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RE: Miles per gallon- What are you getting? - 5/29/2006 12:38:12 AM    DodgeRam318_4bbl Posts: 2069 Joined: 11/17/2005 From: Apex, North Carolina: Raleigh/Durham Metro Status: offline With the new TCI transmission and non-lockup torque converter, the mileage has actually dropped. In my GVX, my Mom drove it one day and I got in it on the next day. When I left home, the computer said the avg. was 25 mpg. I drove 10 miles, and it dropped to 16.7 mpg. It made me wonder how I still have a clean driving record. _____________________________ -John- "I reject your reality and substitute my own." 1984 D150/318/Edelbrock Carb & Intake/TCI Sizzler/0-60 In 7.0 Seconds/Now For Sale/$3,000 Touch My Truck, You Meet Jesus. Personally. Support Our Troops (in reply to casper) Post #: 16

RE: Miles per gallon- What are you getting? - 7/11/2006 7:22:20 PM    rmharris   Posts: 21 Joined: 6/17/2006 Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: joschmo86 With my stock 85 D150 Ram(318, 3 speed a904) I get 10mpg city(driving hard) and 14mpg hwy. I do have a rebuilt longblock 318, but its all stock with exception of the k&n filter and ignition(wires, plugs, mopar performance cap and dist). Note: I am probably the only one running stock hubcaps and tires. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/570246/2 hey i got the stock hubcaps and maybe tires on my 88 318. and my truck's a retired CHP cruiser i also spend the least amount of money for gas since its not even running yet < Message edited by rmharris -- 7/11/2006 7:24:56 PM > (in reply to joschmo86) Post #: 17

RE: Miles per gallon- What are you getting? - 8/1/2006 8:12:24 PM    rogertc1   Posts: 50 Joined: 8/1/2006 Status: offline Hi All Just bought my 84 Ram 100. a 318 rebuilt motor with racing cams (2BBL Carb) and a little over 1000 miles. 4 speed manual trans , dual 3" pipe with glass packs and Hoosier tires. No polution equiptment nor cat what so ever. Red with bench, radio, crank window and that is about it. I got an average of 9.8 which included town and highway. Roger < Message edited by rogertc1 -- 8/1/2006 9:05:44 PM > _____________________________ MY TOYS: 87 F170, 84 D150, 79 Couger XR7,84 AMC Eagle,91 Mercury Capri Turbo, and 99 Tauraus Wagon (All in great working order and appearance.)) (in reply to rmharris) Post #: 18

RE: Miles per gallon- What are you getting? - 8/8/2006 5:44:03 PM    rogertc1   Posts: 50 Joined: 8/1/2006 Status: offline Had wiring issues and she is back up!!! During the fix put on new distributer, wires and Hi pro coil. Very sweet truck for what i paid for it. Needs rear brakes redone and parking brakes. Only cost me 1500. I will have put in 300. more and it whould be perfect. very satisfied. Same carb as my 83 AMC Eagle. Did I say body was re-done and painted a year ago...no holes nor rust. New exhaust, new clutch on the manual OD transmission, I guess I said that already. My gas milage figgures may not be that accurate as they are not stock sizes and my odometer may be off.. Roger < Message edited by rogertc1 -- 8/19/2006 2:25:33 PM > (in reply to rogertc1) Post #: 19

RE: Miles per gallon- What are you getting? - 9/1/2006 1:20:47 PM    rogertc1   Posts: 50 Joined: 8/1/2006 Status: offline Had carb issues and will replace with a Holley. Then I'll see what milage is... _____________________________ MY TOYS: 87 F170, 84 D150, 79 Couger XR7,84 AMC Eagle,91 Mercury Capri Turbo, and 99 Tauraus Wagon (All in great working order and appearance.)) (in reply to rogertc1) Post #: 20

RE: Miles per gallon- What are you getting? - 9/12/2006 5:46:43 PM    Jacob1   Posts: 267 Joined: 8/14/2006 Status: offline I have what i think is a bone stock engine wise and the usual (spark plugs, battery, wires, etc.) 1992 Dodge Ram 150 LE with the 5.2L 318 motor. I am currently getting 22-25 on the highway and not much less than that in town. (in reply to rogertc1) Post #: 21

RE: Miles per gallon- What are you getting? - 9/16/2006 4:50:16 PM    rogertc1   Posts: 50 Joined: 8/1/2006 Status: offline Well with the Holley carb and better air flow system I gained a whopping 2 MPG average for my 1984 Ram, 318 to....12MPG average. < Message edited by rogertc1 -- 9/17/2006 10:44:46 AM > _____________________________ MY TOYS: 87 F170, 84 D150, 79 Couger XR7,84 AMC Eagle,91 Mercury Capri Turbo, and 99 Tauraus Wagon (All in great working order and appearance.)) (in reply to rogertc1) Post #: 22

RE: Miles per gallon- What are you getting? - 9/19/2006 8:59:07 AM    rogertc1   Posts: 50 Joined: 8/1/2006 Status: offline regulay unleaded gas today 9/28, @ Davenport IA 2.05 gal. < Message edited by rogertc1 -- 9/27/2006 9:46:42 PM > _____________________________ MY TOYS: 87 F170, 84 D150, 79 Couger XR7,84 AMC Eagle,91 Mercury Capri Turbo, and 99 Tauraus Wagon (All in great working order and appearance.)) (in reply to rogertc1) Post #: 23

RE: Miles per gallon- What are you getting? - 10/27/2006 1:41:56 PM    dodgedakotacrazy   Posts: 178 Joined: 10/9/2006 Status: offline 1992 Dodge D350 Singlewheel D60 Rear with 3.55 gears 5spd gets 22 around town if not gettin on it. don't know what highway is haven't drove it a long distance. yeah its a cummins i turned the pump up a turn. (in reply to rogertc1) Post #: 24

RE: Miles per gallon- What are you getting? - 11/2/2006 5:40:20 PM    edbama2 Posts: 26 Joined: 1/8/2006 Status: offline 05 Hemi quad cab automatic 18Mpg country road driving 83 Ram W150 360 engine 4WD automatic regular cab 17Mpg automatic country road driving < Message edited by edbama2 -- 11/2/2006 5:41:14 PM > _____________________________ 8 Ball Corner Pocket 2005 Ram Quad Cab Thunder Road Hemi 1983 Ram Reg Cab 360 Engine Automatic 4WD (in reply to dodgedakotacrazy) Post #: 25

RE: Miles per gallon- What are you getting? - 11/3/2006 7:55:56 PM    rogertc1   Posts: 50 Joined: 8/1/2006 Status: offline What type of Carb you have on that 360 4wd to get 17MPG...I am doing something wrong?? _____________________________ MY TOYS: 87 F170, 84 D150, 79 Couger XR7,84 AMC Eagle,91 Mercury Capri Turbo, and 99 Tauraus Wagon (All in great working order and appearance.)) (in reply to edbama2) Post #: 26

RE: Miles per gallon- What are you getting? - 12/17/2006 9:51:41 AM    wtrussell Posts: 4 Joined: 7/2/2005 Status: offline I've got an '89 ¾ ton 4x4 with a stock 360.  It's used for camping with a 10½' camper on it.  Last trip to the Uinta Mountains I got 6mpg.  Man, would I love a new cummins diesel. (in reply to casper) Post #: 27

RE: Miles per gallon- What are you getting? - 1/8/2007 1:11:33 AM    topsites   Posts: 172 Joined: 12/30/2006 Status: offline I'd say consistent maintenance and a feather light throttle foot are the key. The '86 D-250 318 2bbl got 14-15mpg while towing a 6x12 landscaping trailer around the county. That's with Accel HP (HighPerformance) Cap and Rotor, double platinum plugs, Taylor 8mm HP wires, a Flamethrower coil, and a 14-inch HP air filter.  Oh, oil change every 3k, trans fluid and filter every 10k, fuel filter twice in 50k, pcv valve and breather cap twice also. Greased wheel bearings once, lubed all the zerks at least once (maybe twice), flush and fill radiator once. Keep all 4 tyres filled to the Max. psi printed (on my truck, 50psi). Mythbusters or not:  Replaced tailgate with a rubber mesh one. Always run Premium 93 octane namebrand (BP or Texaco). And I take it real light on the throttle, drive like granpa. Dunno on the '95 with the 360 yet, too early to tell (just got it), thou I expect much of the same (14-15mpg with trailer) since it's running 10w-30 Synthetic racing blend and has multiport EFI (+ same mods as the '86). Only thing I miss is dual exhaust and racing headers, but then I'd need dual cats (so, expensive). < Message edited by topsites -- 1/8/2007 1:20:38 AM > (in reply to wtrussell) Post #: 28

RE: Miles per gallon- What are you getting? - 1/14/2007 5:17:21 PM    1niter   Posts: 3 Joined: 1/14/2007 Status: offline I get about 8 on the interstate. However i do know that if you take a stock 318 and rebuild it to stock specs except drop in an r.v. cam 4brrl card about 650 cfm with vacuum secondarys and put a dual plane intake you can almost double your mileage. I've done it. Dodge always has put to small ofn a carb on their motors. (in reply to casper) Post #: 29

RE: Miles per gallon- What are you getting? - 2/27/2007 9:43:02 PM    Kev_n_AZ   Posts: 2700 Joined: 2/27/2007 Status: offline 93 D250 5.9L diesel gets 19 to 21 in city and with freeway traffic. have not had it on long trips yet. (btw, it has 333500 miles on it ) (in reply to 1niter) Post #: 30

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