Author Topic: Tow rig fuel mileage (Read 10490 times)

motorider228 · « **on:** Apr 16, 2006, 03:09:05 PM »

What do you guys all get? I have a 98 dodge ram with a 5.2 and 33's and I get 7 miles to the gallon in the city. I was just wondering what you all get and if there are any tricks to help that. I put a K&N fipk on the other day so maybe that will help a little bit.

Willy Mammoth · « **Reply #1 on:** Apr 16, 2006, 03:21:36 PM »

Getting 11-12 with our motor home. It has a 5.9 Cummins.

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #2 on:** Apr 16, 2006, 03:26:40 PM »

I really don't want to know, I'd probably have a cow if I did.

Willy Mammoth · « **Reply #3 on:** Apr 16, 2006, 03:34:15 PM »

Who is going to give you a cow?

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #4 on:** Apr 16, 2006, 03:43:55 PM »

Quote from: Willy Mammoth on Apr 16, 2006, 03:34:15 PM

Who is going to give you a cow?

Um, the bull does

freds40 · « **Reply #5 on:** Apr 16, 2006, 06:46:10 PM »

I can get 21 on the freeway. I work construction and am always driving around the jobsite. On the job, I get about 12, in the city I get about 16. Towing my rig, it's about 14-16 depending on where I go. This is on a '97 ram with a CTD that has a bit of motor work done.

Unfortunately for your truck, I've never heard good numbers out of the 318s or the 360s in those model years. A friend with a '98 with a 360 gets 11 on the freeway and about 7 or 8 around town.

red · « **Reply #6 on:** Apr 16, 2006, 08:12:42 PM »

my tow rig/offroader gets 17 city, about 18 highway. 94 suburban 4x4 with the 350.

Hyena · « **Reply #7 on:** Apr 16, 2006, 09:41:43 PM »

My dad's 97 GMC with the 5.7L 350 gets 12-13 city dry. 16 freeway. I haven't clocked it towing though. But i know it isn't good at all.

My 01 F-250 powerstroke gets 12 city. 16 freeway. about 14 towing freeway, and it goes down to about 9 towing in the city.

4.3 headache · « **Reply #8 on:** Apr 16, 2006, 10:34:18 PM »

i was getting about the same mileage on my 98 silverado 5.7 4" lift w/ 285 bfg's & 4.10 gears 12-13 city 15-17 hwy.
got 12 towing my yota @ 65mph.

duramax's avg 16 mpg w/ 6k on it with my heavy right foot

mudmaster · « **Reply #9 on:** Apr 17, 2006, 08:16:06 AM »

About 16 towing and around town. 04 F350 4X4 6.0 Powerstroke

S-10 Stewy · « **Reply #10 on:** Apr 18, 2006, 09:07:24 PM »

I have an 01 Silverado 2500 HD crew cab short bed. 6 inch RCD, 35 inch BFG's with the 6.0. It has a programmer and cold air intake (airaid) and running up and down the road I can touch 13 mpg on a good day.

Towing the S-10 it drops off to 9 mpg.

derek · « **Reply #11 on:** Apr 19, 2006, 08:35:29 AM »

17 driving 80 everywhere. close to 20 if i go 55-60.
towing i get 12-14 depending on speed.
96 dodge ram 3500 dually 4x4 with a cummins.

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #12 on:** Apr 25, 2006, 10:50:18 AM »

Quote from: motorider228 on Apr 16, 2006, 03:09:05 PM

What do you guys all get? I have a 98 dodge ram with a 5.2 and 33's and I get 7 miles to the gallon in the city. I was just wondering what you all get and if there are any tricks to help that. I put a K&N fipk on the other day so maybe that will help a little bit.

you'll be lucky to get 10mpg out of the gas burning dodge,

deisels will consistently get 16-20 mpg depending on the driver and gearing

a cummins is happiest around 1800

S-10 Stewy · « **Reply #13 on:** Apr 25, 2006, 01:57:55 PM »

God Bless those coal burners!!

!!! 20 mpg with a 7k - 8k lb truck, how cool is that!?!? Now if they only didn't cost 4k - 6k more then a gas engine we would have the frosting on the cake! 8)

motorider228 · « **Reply #14 on:** Apr 25, 2006, 04:38:54 PM »

Quote from: 79Coyotefrg on Apr 25, 2006, 10:50:18 AM

you'll be lucky to get 10mpg out of the gas burning dodge,

deisels will consistently get 16-20 mpg depending on the driver and gearing

a cummins is happiest around 1800

oh well I am very lucky, I filled up my first full tank after putting my FIPK on and it boosted my city mileage to 10 mpg. I am getting headers and exhaust now too so I am going to be saving even more gas YAY!!!!!!!!

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #15 on:** Apr 25, 2006, 06:17:05 PM »

man thats great, put a cover on the bed and you might make 12mpg

motorider228 · « **Reply #16 on:** Apr 25, 2006, 09:21:58 PM »

do they make toneau covers that are easy to put on and take off? because I use my bed for alot of things so I would have to remove it every once in a while. also they did do that test on myth busters where they had one pickup with then tail gate down and one with it up and the one with it up got better gas mileage.

derek · « **Reply #17 on:** Apr 27, 2006, 03:20:40 PM »

well towing to the hammers i got 15.2 mpg, kept it under 70 most of the trip.

beano · « **Reply #18 on:** Jun 30, 2006, 11:16:36 AM »

My 00 tundra got 9mpg. All highway

Tice · « **Reply #19 on:** Jun 30, 2006, 12:17:13 PM »

Get about16-17 while towing without my tonneu cover, 14-15 with it on!!!

Did anyone see mythbusters when they did the tailgat up tailgate down test? Tailgate up went 30 mile further!!!

freds40 · « **Reply #20 on:** Jun 30, 2006, 01:44:16 PM »

Heard about that episode but never saw it. A year or 2 back, talked with some people that said they did wind tunnel testing on this concept. Tailgate up actually allows an air bubble to form in the bed that allows the air to flow over and around the back of the truck. Tailgate down allows the air coming over the top to push down on the bed of the truck increasing drag and decreasing mileage. Of course lucky me, the PO of my Dodge installed an expanded metal tailgate so my a$$ is dragging.

Tice · « **Reply #21 on:** Jun 30, 2006, 08:21:59 PM »

Thats basiclly what they found out on Mythbusters. I think a tounneu cover does the same as a tailgate down.

johnny_boy02 · « **Reply #22 on:** Jul 02, 2006, 12:25:42 AM »

06 Dodge Quadcab 4x4 Cummins. I get 14-19 MPG depending. Oh yeah i am running 35's.

alwaysbroken · « **Reply #23 on:** Jul 08, 2006, 04:53:17 PM »

23 mpg out of a 03 duramax 4x4 4door long bed.. about 10mpg with the fifth wheel and toy inside.
23 is with the programer set to high and i have a banks exhust and kn cold air intake.

want2crawl · « **Reply #24 on:** Aug 27, 2006, 11:45:47 AM »

i think my dad gets 20mpg with his dodge 3500 towing the 5thwheel fully loaded down

Hottrod81 · « **Reply #25 on:** Aug 27, 2006, 03:25:34 PM »

I get about 7mpg with my motorhome. It has a 460 and banks exhaust kit.

alwayzbroken · « **Reply #26 on:** Sep 27, 2006, 08:48:06 AM »

I get about 11 mpg with the toy on the trailer. I have an 01 F-350 diesel 4x4 long bed crew cab with 35s.

Caboose · « **Reply #27 on:** Sep 29, 2006, 04:58:31 PM »

1996 Dodge Ram 5.9L i get 7mpg in town and 15 on freeway

southernoffroader · « **Reply #28 on:** Oct 13, 2006, 07:34:52 PM »

1997 GMC Suburban 2500 4x4, 454, 4.10 gears, 285/75/16 SSR's, Crane Powermax programmer set for 87 octane. Never checked my towing mileage but my best flat interstate mileage at 70mph was 13.42mpg. How do I post pictures??

topar · « **Reply #29 on:** Oct 13, 2006, 07:51:48 PM »

I have a 98 Ram 360, jet 2 chip, running 38's and 4.56 gears get about 61/2 around town. I am scared to see what I get towing!

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