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Old 12-02-2017, 09:12 PM   #16 (permalink)
gumby79
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little jona - '91 Dodge D 250 first gen cummins LE
Team Streamliner
90 day: 23.4 mpg (US)

Little Jona airo modded - '91 Dodge RAM 3/4 TON D 250 2×4 AUTO
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90 day: 18.5 mpg (US)

The Salted Hound Jenny. - '87 Dodge Ram 50/D-50 5sp 4X4
90 day: 20.24 mpg (US)

Jona Allison aero - '91 Dodge Ram D-250 Le
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1+ 4x4 chassie( torsion bar ,they are easyer to keep low) rwd gas, fwd electric . Mount the batteries under the bed inbord of the frame. Doable, expensive, and time consuming. With a 4wd frame you can still drive in rwd wile you are building. At 19 I'm guessing that you have 1 rig so no projects that will take more than 72hrs (standerd weekend) are not aloud without consequences. Conciter a small diesel wv tdi 130-190hp stock. Or a 4bt Cummins backed by a nv5600 or nv4500 130hp tunable to much more . 4bts from bread trucks are a dime a dozen($1500 ebay for a cut frame includs trans ,wires , and evrything in front of the fire wall) the 6bt will fit in a 73-87 chevy by cutting the fire wall. 4bt is tight with all the coolers . Trick is keep the boost down, you should be able to pull 20-30mpg in a full size diesel with a 1000 load ,if you drive it right. If you could swing it +1 one of the new mid size diesel trucks may pay for it self(granted you will be working it for the next 50 years). There is an eco/aero modle Canyon/Colorado ... it is EPA rated at 29mpg. Active grill luvers and about 10 modds for better mpg. A frend got a 4x4 its purity pepy @160hp and 38X ftlb tq has pulled 35mpg hwyfrom the liometer . Basicly the same power in this as my stock 91.5 IC Cummins with 7200 tow J2807 and a lighter pacage.
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1st gen cummins 91.5 dodge d250 ,HX35W/12/6 QSV
ehxsost manafulld wrap, Aero Tonto
best tank: distance 649gps mi 24.04 mpg 27.011usg
Best mpg : 31.32mpg 100mi 3.193 USG 5/2/20


Former
'83 GMC S-15 Jimmy 2door 2wd O/D auto 3.73R&P
'79 Chevy K20 4X4 350ci 400hp msd custom th400 /np205. 7.5-new 14mpg modded befor modding was a thing
87' Hyundai Excel
83 ranger w/87 2.9 L FI2wd auto 18mpg on the floor
04 Mitsubishi Gallant 2.4L auto 26mpg
06 Subaru Forrester XT(WRX PACKAGE) MT AWD Turbocharged 18 plying dirty best of 26mpg@70mph
95Chevy Blazer 4x4 auto 14-18mpg
04 Chevy Blazer 4x4 auto 16-22mpg


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