Jerry Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 Last week my '86 V6 got 700kms (430mls) and still had 15 liters (4gal) left. This week I'm trying for 800kms (500mls) Thinks I'd better chuck a spare fuel can in the back :yes:
Blue88Comanche Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 i was getting about 19.5 MPG average.. and about 210-230 miles per tank.. thats with a 4.0 and a BA10 /w 231 TC and 225/75R15... don't know the axle gears..
Jerry Posted August 16, 2011 Author Posted August 16, 2011 Guess I should have mentioned! I have an 89L (23.5Gal) tank so if you're posting mileage please also say what size tank you have :thumbsup:
Blue88Comanche Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 woops.. I seem to have about 15 gallon tank? i can't remember what the sizes are but i know i put in 12 gal. to fill it up usually.. ... i want a 23 gallon tank.. lol :yes: not to be a smart a.. but 225 miles / 19.5 MPG = 11.5 Gallons .. which is usually about when i fill up because i am nearly at empty thus one tank
jpnjim Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 I have the bigger short bed tank (not the tiny 13g or so tank). And I average 200-220 miles per tank. :( 89' 4.0L auto 2wd daily driver w/38k miles.
btm24 Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 200-210 miles :-/ that's a 89 short bed I6 auto Branodn
Jerry Posted August 17, 2011 Author Posted August 17, 2011 200-210 miles :-/ that's a 89 short bed I6 auto Branodn 11.5gal tank?
terrawombat Posted August 17, 2011 Posted August 17, 2011 I get between 220-240 miles, but I have no idea what size my tank is. And my fuel gauge is off. What are the standard (and optional) tank sizes on the shortbeds? Longbeds?
Zenobian_84 Posted August 17, 2011 Posted August 17, 2011 I get between 220-240 miles, but I have no idea what size my tank is. And my fuel gauge is off. What are the standard (and optional) tank sizes on the shortbeds? Longbeds? 16 that I know of for Shortbeds (mine's that size, give or take) and the 19 /24 for Longbeds. Not sure I've ever seen the 18.5 (19) on a shortbed? :dunno:
Thunderbear Posted August 17, 2011 Posted August 17, 2011 325 on the odo, 357.5 actual. Edit: That's just this tank. Last one got 371.5 actual.
Jerry Posted August 17, 2011 Author Posted August 17, 2011 325 on the odo, 357.5 actual. Edit: That's just this tank. Last one got 371.5 actual. Guess I should have mentioned! I have an 89L (23.5Gal) tank so if you're posting mileage please also say what size tank you have :thumbsup: Tank size? :wrench:
Zone Offroad Posted August 17, 2011 Posted August 17, 2011 I think we might have squeezed 140-150 miles out of our 15gal fuel cell so far. That is turning 40s with a 4.6L stroker, 5spd and np231 with 5.38s in the D44/D60. Get past that 150 miles mark and you better be wearing hiking boots. Oh, also, we weighed our beast. It came in at a shade over 5K. All that cage work and frame plating really added up.
Jerry Posted August 18, 2011 Author Posted August 18, 2011 So how many different tank sizes were there? :hmm: Any one know? :dunno:
ejndssn Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 From what I was able to find there may have been 3 size's a) 15 gal/57 liters B) 18 gal/68 liters c) 23.5 gal/89 liters i haven't check my owner’s manual the first one may have been the early models :dunno: i do believe the other two may have been the norm for short and long beds there are after markets tanks that list a 20 gal/76 liters, as for the diesels I could only speculate that there was no difference in them. The other consideration would be the type of fuel injectors one would have on these butes' either the stock 19 lbs or the ford 19 lbs since the spray pattern on the ford's injectors provide better atomization we could see a better increase in fuel economy. :rant:
Fezzik Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 I believe 3, the short bed only got an 18.5 while the long bed had a choice of 16 or 23.5, all in gallons oh, and I've gotten 280 ish out of my short bed 4.0/BA-5, but I think I only put ~15 gallons in it then.
87Chief Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 About this ford injectors... what year and models? And I'm not sure what my mpg is because mt fuel gauge is messed up (sending unit)
johnj92131 Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 Time before last I put 18 gal in after 270 miles. That is 15 mpg Last time I got 14.5 mpg and 16.1 gal of gas for 233 miles Have a 91 long bed with a 23.5 gal tank. Not my daily driver, just parked most of the time till I need a truck. 4.0 with Automatic and 2 wd, Big Ton package. 226xxx miles on it.
Truckcom Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 I normally get 19mpg +- around town and 20-21 on the hiway. I estimate that AC use drops mileage by 1/2 to 1 mpg. Best I've ever done is 22.6 driving slow in the Keys. Most always 300+ between fillups. 88 Pioneer 4wd, 4.0L, poojoe 5, 200k+, 18.5 gal tank, 235X15 tires. I ♥ my truck.
Randy in Maine Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 450 miles on my 23.5 gallon tank (however that was when I first had my injectors cleaned/calibrated at cruzinperformance.com and with new NGKs plugs with the triple grounds) about 90K miles ago. Coming home from Denver driving across Neb at a pretty steady 65 mph. I routinely do about 400 before I fill up, so that was a bit further than I wanted to go but I did have a 5 gallon can in the back with not much load on. I get about 21.2 mpg usually.
Jerry Posted September 6, 2011 Author Posted September 6, 2011 Yeeeess! 800kms! Must have been on fumes cos it took 92litres to fill it up again
cracker Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 200-210 miles myself on an 18 gallon tank on 37s and Ford injectors.
Pete M Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 I bet I've gotten 1500 miles out of the last tank of gas I dumped into the 88. course I towed it the majority of that distance. ha! :D
SubSonic Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 I tend to get 240 on an 18 gallon tank. That's even when I had the stock size tires and only 10,000 miles on my h.o. It's also an ax-15. How do some of you get such good mileage?
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