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Old 06-12-2010, 04:55 PM   #308 (permalink)
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So, the truck's EPA rating is 24mpg mixed.
The way I drove it I got 28ish mixed.
With the additions, I get 33ish mixed.
Under ideal driving, (flat and 55, not tailwind and downhill) I hope to get 36.
I'll keep adding new data. I just moved from Seattle to Jackson Hole though, so I'm not sure how the 6,000 ft. gain will effect it.
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Next projects are mid-grade gas and better hub caps. Then belly pan.
cons,on the return from my emergency trip to Phoenix I drove the last 633 miles at 55-mph and pulled 36-mpg with the T-100.
Your Ranger,with a little less frontal area should see 36 mpg with high confidence level.Keep us posted and thanks for the heads up!
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