Supercrew Gas Mileage
#31
hey I am just about to get my licence in a little over a month and would like some help on deciding if a truck is right for me. I have narrowed it down to either an 06 or 07 XLT supercrew FX4 5.5 ft bed. I was wondering what the gas mileage is for this truck. I am mostly going to do rural city driving. So i would say about 80/20 city to highway driving. Could you guys give me some information on what your average gas mileage is for this kind of driving?
#36
I have a DashHawk which gives me real time MPG, the Lariat Info panel, and I input all my MPG info into an iPhone app. They all read consistanly the same, 13.5 MPG. I can tell you through the DashHawk, that to get the best mileage around town is not to take off slowly. Your going to think I am crazy, well maybe i am a little, but get it up to speed as quickly as possible, within reason, and then try to use the vehicle weight to cost as much as possible. I have found that when excelerating from 0-45, just easing on the gas results in around 2-8 MPG the whole time you are getting your 5500 LB vehicle up to speed. The longer it takes you to get up to the target speed, the more gas you will use. I have found that it is best to just, get right up there and then cost. No buring rubber or WOT, use your head. That is one way to get better in town mileage. You can do the hypermileing thing like I did here, but as soon as you get in town or have to idle for any lenght of time, your back to 13.5. My mileage was better with the 18" wheels too.
Last edited by MeanGene; 01-02-2011 at 03:04 PM. Reason: Fixed Link
#38
i have stock 20's, i used to get 18-19 on the highway when the truck was new. installed a k&n cai and a bed cover and my milage stayed the same for a while but recently it has dropped to 15 no matter what. i am looking into getting an edge tuner, changed fuel filter this weekend and next weekend will do the dreaded plug change. have been told to get rid of the cai and just do the gotts mod and clean my maf sensor. hopefully that will help.
#39
#40
i have an 06 mark lt 4wd with a pace edwards retractable bed cover and KN air filter...all else stock...i keep it under 2k rpm and get 19-20 hwy and about 17 when city is mixed in...usually 80/20 hwy/cty....i also use non ethanol gas...ive only had the truck since march 2010 and had a fuel injector go bad...let the dealership replace it and they also reprogrammed my ecu....was getting about 18hwy/15 city before that