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Old 06-14-2008, 02:10 PM
Az2500Cummins08 Az2500Cummins08 is offline
 
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hey everyone. i am on my phone in southwest Iowa. I am on my 3rd fillup right now. best tank i have had was 13 MPG at 65 mph, 1800 rpm. i changed the oil last week, new air filter yesterday before i left. tires are at proper inflation, trailer is emptty. WTF is wrong with my truck? my dad says it is the continental divide, i have been going uphill the whole time. what do yall think?
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Old 06-14-2008, 02:50 PM
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well overall killeen and des moines are the same in elevation, if you went through wichita youll have gone up only about 500 feet, so really over that long of a distance youre not seeing much resistance....

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Old 06-14-2008, 03:15 PM
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F'n PAGE ERRORS!!!! [:@]
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Old 06-14-2008, 03:18 PM
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Az, are you taking in account that your speedo / odo is off by 10% because of the tires?
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Old 06-14-2008, 03:18 PM
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Is it possible your speedo / mileage is off due to bad calibration of your tires?

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hey everyone. i am on my phone in southwest Iowa. I am on my 3rd fillup right now. best tank i have had was 13 MPG at 65 mph, 1800 rpm. i changed the oil last week, new air filter yesterday before i left. tires are at proper inflation, trailer is emptty. WTF is wrong with my truck? my dad says it is the continental divide, i have been going uphill the whole time. what do yall think?
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Old 06-14-2008, 03:18 PM
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You are actually doing around 72 MPH and getting 14.3-14.5 MPG.
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Old 06-14-2008, 03:19 PM
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Your lift and tires are what kills your highway mileage. You expose all the undercarriage an that adds drag.
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Old 06-14-2008, 03:20 PM
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How many times has it gone into regen on the trip?
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Old 06-14-2008, 03:42 PM
Az2500Cummins08 Az2500Cummins08 is offline
 
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I have been going off my GPS, which is telling me my odometer is only off by a couple miles. I dont know how many times my truck has gone into regen, i am going to assume none since my steady speed at the rpm keeps my engine hot enough right? i am not doing 72 at 1800, according to my gps. firemedic is running the same lift and tires I am and he is seeing almost double my mileage.
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Old 06-14-2008, 03:47 PM
Az2500Cummins08 Az2500Cummins08 is offline
 
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at this current moment I have 151 miles on the tank and I am sittn at just over 3/4 tank. I am roughly 40 miles south of Soux City, Iowa.
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