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Hello everybody
I recently found your website while looking for ways to improve the MPG I get on my 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9L. Anyway, hello to all and to all a happy Easter.
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04-16-2017, 11:48 PM
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Welcome.
Is it mainly highway or city driving that you do?
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04-17-2017, 04:01 AM
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11.25 mpg? Ouch. Well, you came to the right place. Automatic?
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04-17-2017, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
Welcome.
Is it mainly highway or city driving that you do?
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Mainly highway. About 25% of my commute is city driving.
I just got around to changing my air filter so hopefully that should provide some improvement, I bought this truck a few months ago off of someone who wasn't treating it the best but it has worked out fairly well. Each bit of maintenance I get to on it is slowly improving it's MPG.
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11.25 mpg? Ouch. Well, you came to the right place. Automatic?
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04-17-2017, 11:09 AM
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Is your 5.9 a gas or diesel?
Welcome, you've come to the right place. Dig around and you'll see a lot of good things being done with pickup trucks here.
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Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @∞MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
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04-17-2017, 02:15 PM
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Should be the gas engine.
Being it's automatic, it runs ATF+4
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Cruise or no?
Tire size?
4x2 or 4x4?
Reg, Ext, or crew cab?
White or black tires...JK 
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04-17-2017, 02:24 PM
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Is your 5.9 a gas or diesel?
Welcome, you've come to the right place. Dig around and you'll see a lot of good things being done with pickup trucks here.
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It uses gas. So far I've been using regular.
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Should be the gas engine.
Being it's automatic, it runs ATF+4
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Cruise or no?
Tire size?
4x2 or 4x4? 4x4
Reg, Ext, or crew cab? crew cab
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It has cruise control with controls built into the steering wheel, but I'm fairly certain I need to rewire them as I have yet to see them actually do anything.
My tires are 16" x 7" and it is a 2-door crew cab. |
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04-17-2017, 04:27 PM
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Welcome to the site Redz. Best of luck with the truck. There is tons of useful info and people here to help.
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04-18-2017, 01:42 PM
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You could make a quick and easy half tonneau cover with a sheet of plywood or coroplast. Cover the back half of the bed and leave the front open.
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Do you know what's its differential ratio?
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