ONLY ONE THING!

[Kim Griffiths]

Okay, see if I can get this where everyone can understand it. What is the one, uno, single, only get 1 pick, thing I can do mechanically that will improve my gas mileage the most? :wacko:

 

[Richard Toms]

Dont start the truck and get a bicycle. haha or i noticed if you keep the rpms between 2 and 3 grand, and keep the highway speed around 75-80. it improves drastically.

 

[Gerald Pierce]

Buy a bicycle. (shvd, ya beat me to the punch).



Honestly, from looking at the mileage logs here on the sight, i don't see much disparity in the mileage from one to another.



Biggest thing I have found is keeping my speed down to around 65-70, and driving like a grandma, and while O do drive like an old geezer around town, i still drive 75-80 on the highway and my mileage shows it. If you go back and look at my logs, the best mileage I ever got was on the highway, and normally only when I was traveling with my father-in-law in tow where I was forced to keep the speed down.

 

[Jenn D]

No matter how hard it is, keep it under 2500rpm's. That is, adjust your off the line habits and keep it under 75mph on the highway.



If I am good about doing this, I can get 18-20 mpg. If not (which is often the case) I only get 16-17 mpg. But I don't complain....

 

[Woppy V]

Closely watch your tire preassure!

 

[Thomas Rogers]

What Woppy said.

 

[shawn stonbraker 2]

I third what Woppy said. I lose about 2 mpg in the winter due to the additives in the gas and because I lower my tire pressure for traction.

 

[TomT]

I agree with what everyone else has told you. There is nothing mechanically you can do or buy that will increase your gas mileage. At least not cost effective.

 

[Scott Doughtie]

If you don't have a bike, you could simply push the ST. My be slow going at first, but you should be able to build up some momentum.

 

[Dingo]

Fill the tires with Nitrogen instead of air.

It doesn't leak through the rubber like air because the molecules are larger, and nitrogen isn't susceptible to pressure change.



Mots tire places will do it for 20-25 bucks and they even give you green valve stem covers so other tire shops will know you have nitro and use it if you need more.



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[Gavin Allan]

Trade it for an economy car.



Trucks are not built for saving gasoline.



Decide what you want, buy it, and quit whining about your decision.

 

[Rodger Tellefson]

I agree that there is not just One thing you can do to improve your mpg. If I were to choose one thing to do I would buy a SCT XCal 2 with the 87 octane performance tune, and like was stated above keep a light foot on the accelerator.

 

[Dingo]

There isn't really an 87 octane program for the new trucks yet. I'm going to be at SCT on Friday to work on making one.

 

[Frank Marano]

keep your foot out of the throttle....

 

[Rodger Tellefson]

Dingo, He has an '04 ST, so what I suggested will work. I am running that exact tune on our '01 w/ manual tranny, and as long as I keep the rpm's down to an average of 2k I do get better gas milage.

 

[tom prudhomme]

My last 2 cars have been a thrill to drive. Actually the lower my mileage, the more fun the drive.

 

[Dre L]

What JennD said.

What Woppy said.

Tune ups. Good maintenance keeps your fuel consumption down and keeps the trac going strong.

 

[Dave S 2]

2000rpm or there about...Only sure way to get better MPG. But when you put your foot in it...Who's counting MPG? Cheap entertainment!!!

 

[Johnny O]

Best mod for the money to improve mpg is an exhaust system from Gibson or someone like that. But nothing makes a big difference. I bought a cheap Neon beater last year to use for work, but then too all the money I spent on repairs would've bought a lot of gas. :angry:

 

[schnellmed]

Swap out the stock air box for a cone filter, simple mod with cheap parts found in the projects library. Gained about 3-5 real mpg on my 02.