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Originally Posted by dem45133
The challenge... use any and all eco mods and reasonable driving mods to enable one to still commute 120 mile RT.
I'd like to make net yield equiv to 30 mpg.
As you can see... she's a damn nice truck.... but I didn't buy it to look at...I bought it to drive it!
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If you actually want to recoup the cost buy a $500 crap car and drive it at 50mpg.
If you don't mind a long payback period, buy a cheap set of CNG tanks,
Get aCNG mixer (like a propane booster)
and get fuel for $1-$2 a gallon, of coarse you will still burn 40-60% diesel. You also need to be carefull with CNG as you can make more power and more power = burnt up engine, keep it light throttle and light on the CNG and it is fine.
Oh, And you need a fuelling station somewhere, some are popping up around here (wi).
To get a REAL 30mpg in you truck you need to pulse and glide at low speeds or almost as good cruise in a high gear at very low speeds (aka 30mph or less)
Cheers
Ryan