5.0 mileage? Owners report please!
#17
Thanks, ya'll.
So If I can keep it at 60, sounds like it gets pretty good mileage. Sux for me, but the only roads on my commute with 55-60 speed limits also have lights every mile or three, which should kill my mileage pretty good... What about @ 70-75? 2/3's of my commute is Freeway/Toll road, everyone is driving 70-75 (when it is not stop & slow rush hour).
So If I can keep it at 60, sounds like it gets pretty good mileage. Sux for me, but the only roads on my commute with 55-60 speed limits also have lights every mile or three, which should kill my mileage pretty good... What about @ 70-75? 2/3's of my commute is Freeway/Toll road, everyone is driving 70-75 (when it is not stop & slow rush hour).
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Yup, the winter blend was made for cars with carbs so they would emit less pollution. The E10 was made to help farmers keep the price of corn up both come back to the Feds. The EPA numbers are based on real gas not the crap they put in our pumps. Your mileage suffers because of Federal policy games.
#21
I filled up today with my 5th tank of Shell 87 octane (E10), combination city/highway and received the following hand calculated results:
2,085.2 total miles
20.1 avg. comp.
374.6 miles on 5th tank
18.703 gal.
20.02887 mpg
That's already better than the 17.8 mpg average in my '07.5 STX SCab with 3" cat-back, CAI and SC Programmer.
2,085.2 total miles
20.1 avg. comp.
374.6 miles on 5th tank
18.703 gal.
20.02887 mpg
That's already better than the 17.8 mpg average in my '07.5 STX SCab with 3" cat-back, CAI and SC Programmer.
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#24
Thanks, ya'll.
So If I can keep it at 60, sounds like it gets pretty good mileage. Sux for me, but the only roads on my commute with 55-60 speed limits also have lights every mile or three, which should kill my mileage pretty good... What about @ 70-75? 2/3's of my commute is Freeway/Toll road, everyone is driving 70-75 (when it is not stop & slow rush hour).
So If I can keep it at 60, sounds like it gets pretty good mileage. Sux for me, but the only roads on my commute with 55-60 speed limits also have lights every mile or three, which should kill my mileage pretty good... What about @ 70-75? 2/3's of my commute is Freeway/Toll road, everyone is driving 70-75 (when it is not stop & slow rush hour).
#26
Before I went back to the sand box I put almost 1,000 miles on my new Lariat. Other than the dealer supplied tank when I bought the truck I got my gas at Walmart.
My first tank was mainly city driving with two short trips on I-10 of about 50 miles each...mileage was at 17.3 on the read out in my 4X2 display on the dash (otherwise known here as the lieometer).
My second tank came in at 19.2 mpg with about a half/half with city/hwy driving.
Hope this helps...figure it will get better when I go in and have that break in oil changed out (oops...might be thinking motorcycle oil here in my new Triumph...don't know if there is "break in" oil in my truck or not).
Dennis
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My first tank was mainly city driving with two short trips on I-10 of about 50 miles each...mileage was at 17.3 on the read out in my 4X2 display on the dash (otherwise known here as the lieometer).
My second tank came in at 19.2 mpg with about a half/half with city/hwy driving.
Hope this helps...figure it will get better when I go in and have that break in oil changed out (oops...might be thinking motorcycle oil here in my new Triumph...don't know if there is "break in" oil in my truck or not).
Dennis
118 dtg Dubai
119 dtg Home for good!
Last edited by molinoman; 03-02-2011 at 11:56 PM.
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I have 1400 miles on my '11 4WD Supercrew, 5.0, w/3.55 gear. The first tank of gas I drove 3 hours highway...then a bunch of short trips over 3 days at destination, then 3 hours back highway again. The average mpg by the computer was 19.8 mpg.
Since that first drive / tank, I have only driven it combined highway and city approx 30 miles to work and back, and short trips around town. I have never had below 18 mpg.
I dont have a lead foot, but I don't drive it like Im drag racing either.
I was really surprised of the lower reported mpg's posted. I especially was suprised at the mpg of the 3.73 gear truck. There really should not be that much desparity in mpg between 3.55 and 3.73 gears. I guess without knowing everyone's driving habits, it is hard to know what a good and reliable mpg is.
Hope this helps.
Since that first drive / tank, I have only driven it combined highway and city approx 30 miles to work and back, and short trips around town. I have never had below 18 mpg.
I dont have a lead foot, but I don't drive it like Im drag racing either.
I was really surprised of the lower reported mpg's posted. I especially was suprised at the mpg of the 3.73 gear truck. There really should not be that much desparity in mpg between 3.55 and 3.73 gears. I guess without knowing everyone's driving habits, it is hard to know what a good and reliable mpg is.
Hope this helps.
#29
Mine's too new to really offer anything useful, but what the heck. First tank, 16.3 which is 95% country highway and 5% downtown, certainly not city, driving. Surely better then the 12 that my 07 has given me most of this winter. But not the higher numbers like some of you guys.
I'm not as impressed with the power of the 5.0 as I had hoped. It certainly has a ton of get up and go if you apply a good amount of gas, but under light pedal pressure it doesn't feel as good as my 07 5.4 Lariat did. And both trucks have 3.73's. Maybe the new one needs to learn and adapt but I think it's just programmed this way. I drive rather conservatively so this is something others might not notice or it's just my truck. Don't know and not really worried about it.
I'll post more mpg data when I get more miles.
I'm not as impressed with the power of the 5.0 as I had hoped. It certainly has a ton of get up and go if you apply a good amount of gas, but under light pedal pressure it doesn't feel as good as my 07 5.4 Lariat did. And both trucks have 3.73's. Maybe the new one needs to learn and adapt but I think it's just programmed this way. I drive rather conservatively so this is something others might not notice or it's just my truck. Don't know and not really worried about it.
I'll post more mpg data when I get more miles.
#30
I attempted to coax 25 mpg out of my 5.0 last week after topping off the tank. I reset the avg comp before hitting the two lane I travel back and forth to work. It is a paved rural road with random farm equipment at times.
I set the cruise at 55 mph and left it. It read 23.1 mpg after a few minutes and stayed there for about 15 mins until I stopped at a traffic light. Maybe I can squeeze a little more out of her when it breaks in.
I set the cruise at 55 mph and left it. It read 23.1 mpg after a few minutes and stayed there for about 15 mins until I stopped at a traffic light. Maybe I can squeeze a little more out of her when it breaks in.