Who has a diesel and whats your mpg?

fordman00 · 07-12-2011, 08:35 AM

Hey everyone just curious how many miles per gallo do you get with your diesel not towing? I have a 99 pstroke stock except exhaust and somehow I'm only getting 10-12 in town and I drive like an 80 year old grandma! it does have bigger tires which may be a factor but still 12 mpg!

race10 · 07-12-2011, 09:19 AM

I have a 02 extended cab short bed 4x4 cummins empty I'm around 18.5mpg with my gooseneck on I get around 14.5mpg. I have a couple of small mods done to it.

fordman00 · 07-12-2011, 09:35 AM

That's way my buddy has and his Is about the same.and my uncle has a 6.0 powerstroke and it was getting 17 and I was beating the snot our of it

blazerbrad · 07-12-2011, 10:09 AM

Just talked to 2 guys here at work, both completely stock 4x4 versions:

'99 auto - 16 highway, 13-14 city
'00 6-speed - 18 highway, no city info, but about 14 towing 7k on highway

fordman00 · 07-12-2011, 10:12 AM

Hmmmm.I dont know, it just irritates me because I know it can do better.I gave a l99 as well ext. Cab 4x4stock except tires n exhaust.

blazerbrad · 07-12-2011, 12:11 PM

Have you corrected the speedo/odo for the larger tires? If not, you are actually getting more miles out of a tank of fuel

fordman00 · 07-12-2011, 12:15 PM

No,I actually have not but I hope to be getting a chip soon and maybe down size my tire size.

humpy · 07-12-2011, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by fordman00

Hey everyone just curious how many miles per gallo do you get with your diesel not towing? I have a 99 pstroke stock except exhaust and somehow I'm only getting 10-12 in town and I drive like an 80 year old grandma! it does have bigger tires which may be a factor but still 12 mpg!

That's bout right for a choke... Put a box on it and it may get a Lil better but not much

fordman00 · 07-12-2011, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by humpy

That's bout right for a choke... Put a box on it and it may get a Lil better but not much

All the ones I looked at said maybe 2-4 miles per gallOn gain.mostly ts 6 position

mckeddie · 07-12-2011, 04:43 PM

I have a 99 with the 6 speed 4x4 on 35s. I get 12 highway, 12 city, and 12 regardless of how much weight I have behind it. I have a ts 6 position and keep it on the 50 horse. Not much difference bt the 50 horse and the.rest of the settings with stock injectors other than the amount of smoke imo. I hope to lower it to a 2 or 4 inch lift (currently an 8") so that should help my milage a little. I want to get it up to around 15.

mike shelton · 07-12-2011, 05:47 PM

i just sold my old 97 12 valve 4x4 5 speed x-cab that was getting 25ish empty and around 18 towing. had well over 500.000 on it too. my 03 crew cab is around 22 empty and 14 towing. it is a two wheel auto tho.gabby.

tubehead · 07-12-2011, 06:24 PM

I have a 05 Dodge CCLB 3500 single rear wheel 6 speed. On the highway it will all most break 20. Hand calculated it comes in right at 19.97 most of the time. Towing I usually get 14-15. I drive right at the speed limit and run my smarty jr on #2 with an intake and exhaust.

Fordman00, I've had 6 or 7 Powerstrokes. My last one was a 2000 CCSB and the best it would get was 14 and 9-10 towing. They were good trucks but I couldn't get the milage up.

solar1 · 07-12-2011, 01:22 PM

I have an 03' Cummins auto, 2wd and get about 20-21 daily driving mixture and get about 15-16 towing my Jeep running at 70. If I go above 70ish it drops fast. All stock with a Leer Snug Top on it.

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oklahomawelder · 07-12-2011, 04:31 PM

2010 dodge 2500 4x4 mega cab
16-18 highway or around town 35 mph or 75 mph doesnt matter

But put a 24' GN behind it and BAM bout 8-12

I am running 33's with the odo corrected

I put a 6" lift and 37's on it for about 3 months and took that **** right back off. It Dropped to 12-13 MPG and with me averaging 1000-1500 miles a week that wasnt going to cut it...

07-12-2011, 08:35 AM	#1
fordman00 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 433	Who has a diesel and whats your mpg? Hey everyone just curious how many miles per gallo do you get with your diesel not towing? I have a 99 pstroke stock except exhaust and somehow I'm only getting 10-12 in town and I drive like an 80 year old grandma! it does have bigger tires which may be a factor but still 12 mpg!

07-12-2011, 04:43 PM	#10
mckeddie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: van wert oh Posts: 583	I have a 99 with the 6 speed 4x4 on 35s. I get 12 highway, 12 city, and 12 regardless of how much weight I have behind it. I have a ts 6 position and keep it on the 50 horse. Not much difference bt the 50 horse and the.rest of the settings with stock injectors other than the amount of smoke imo. I hope to lower it to a 2 or 4 inch lift (currently an 8") so that should help my milage a little. I want to get it up to around 15. __________________ zuk buggy.....it'll be a jeep eventually.

07-12-2011, 06:24 PM	#12
tubehead Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grayson KY Posts: 35	I have a 05 Dodge CCLB 3500 single rear wheel 6 speed. On the highway it will all most break 20. Hand calculated it comes in right at 19.97 most of the time. Towing I usually get 14-15. I drive right at the speed limit and run my smarty jr on #2 with an intake and exhaust. Fordman00, I've had 6 or 7 Powerstrokes. My last one was a 2000 CCSB and the best it would get was 14 and 9-10 towing. They were good trucks but I couldn't get the milage up. __________________ www.roarkfabrication.com

07-12-2011, 09:19 AM	#2
race10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: oxford Posts: 179	I have a 02 extended cab short bed 4x4 cummins empty I'm around 18.5mpg with my gooseneck on I get around 14.5mpg. I have a couple of small mods done to it.

07-12-2011, 09:35 AM	#3
fordman00 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 433	That's way my buddy has and his Is about the same.and my uncle has a 6.0 powerstroke and it was getting 17 and I was beating the snot our of it

07-12-2011, 10:09 AM	#4
blazerbrad - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 831 Images: 6	Just talked to 2 guys here at work, both completely stock 4x4 versions: '99 auto - 16 highway, 13-14 city '00 6-speed - 18 highway, no city info, but about 14 towing 7k on highway

07-12-2011, 10:12 AM	#5
fordman00 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 433	Hmmmm.I dont know, it just irritates me because I know it can do better.I gave a l99 as well ext. Cab 4x4stock except tires n exhaust.

07-12-2011, 12:11 PM	#6
blazerbrad - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 831 Images: 6	Have you corrected the speedo/odo for the larger tires? If not, you are actually getting more miles out of a tank of fuel

07-12-2011, 12:15 PM	#7
fordman00 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 433	No,I actually have not but I hope to be getting a chip soon and maybe down size my tire size.

07-12-2011, 05:47 PM	#11
mike shelton Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: waco ky Posts: 211	i just sold my old 97 12 valve 4x4 5 speed x-cab that was getting 25ish empty and around 18 towing. had well over 500.000 on it too. my 03 crew cab is around 22 empty and 14 towing. it is a two wheel auto tho.gabby.

07-12-2011, 01:22 PM	#13
solar1 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Berea, KY Posts: 61	I have an 03' Cummins auto, 2wd and get about 20-21 daily driving mixture and get about 15-16 towing my Jeep running at 70. If I go above 70ish it drops fast. All stock with a Leer Snug Top on it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07-12-2011, 04:31 PM	#14
oklahomawelder Tradin' Fool Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 86	2010 dodge 2500 4x4 mega cab 16-18 highway or around town 35 mph or 75 mph doesnt matter But put a 24' GN behind it and BAM bout 8-12 I am running 33's with the odo corrected I put a 6" lift and 37's on it for about 3 months and took that **** right back off. It Dropped to 12-13 MPG and with me averaging 1000-1500 miles a week that wasnt going to cut it...