Alright,Explain this one to me please.

[carelessthunder]

wr parks where do you live at in NC. I am in jacksonville

[JCL82]

I drive mostly highway miles. That one time it did happen was just luck, i don't know. I believe it's a 24 gallon tank. Now it was low,however the gas warning light never did come on. I was reading on the board a few months ago how a guy keeps his rpm below 2 rpm to save gas. After reading that i gave it a shot, i'm getting about 17-19 mpg depending on the people i drive next to that week. I already check my MPG everytime i fill up,matter of fact i have a calculator in my truck just for it. I know maybe i'm crazy,but i ahve a system. fill up tank,check tires, come back next week ,repeat.

[wrparks]

Hey careless thunder. I live in Clayton now. Just outside of Raleigh on hwy 70. My sister and brother in law ran a few restaurants in Jacksonville for a while, I think they still have one on base there. The andy's chain of burgers and cheesesteaks. I grew up in Mt. Olive about an hour from jacksonville.

[carelessthunder]

oh ok. yeah i like andy's.

[AdAmN20]

I've got the Crew Cab with the 4.8 and I can get 400 miles out of a 26 gallon tank. I usually put 22-23 gallons in it, therefore, I am gettin appr. 18.1 miles to the gallon. That is in a crew cab.

[carelessthunder]

I am going to fill up today. This weekend I pulled a 14 ft boat the whole time so I am going to see how much I got. I have just under quarter tank and about 330 miles so far. I love tellin FORD guys about the gas milage I get. Especially the 13 to 14 mpg on the highway that they get

[gm_geezer]

Originally Posted by silverado122775

I am not saying yout lying or anything, but I highly doubt you are getting 500 miles on a tank of gas. considering the V6 get almost the same gas millage as the V8's. you may want to check that again. That V6 has to work harder to move the same mass that a V8 can move easier, therefore less stress less gass.
But if you are correct.. then that's great! But I have read several posts on here where the V6 does not get that much better gas millage than a V8.

I belive him because I turned 500 mi tonight and still have a half a tick above a quarter of a tank. All ya gotta do is drive the speed limit. My normal commute is 10% county roads, 80% 55 mph hwy, 10 % 70 mph hwy with out many stop lights. (my last truck got traded at 105K with the original brakes)

[carelessthunder]

ok filled up and got 16.5 pulling a boat the whole time except for 30 to 40 miles. I was running it pretty hard durning then to

[beer-b-q]

I have a v6 with tonneau cover tune and I can only get 18 mpg max. The first 1/4 tank 135 miles half 250 then it goes quick.

[silverado122775]

Originally Posted by beer-b-q

I have a v6 with tonneau cover tune and I can only get 18 mpg max. The first 1/4 tank 135 miles half 250 then it goes quick.

If I can get between 220-250 miles by 1/2 tank then I am going pretty good. But like you said.. after the 1/2 mark it goes by pretty quick.