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Elliott

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Posted: 04/14/02 02:16pm

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I'm curious. What do people tow & tow with that gets over 10 miles to the gallon? I'm talking gasoline engine. I want to down size from a 33' 5th wheel for more campground selection & manuver-
ability. But I also would like to improve my 6mpg.
Thanks, Elliott

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Posted: 04/14/02 02:35pm

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Well, I doubt you would want to down size to my size, but you asked

. My truck (see signature) towing my trailer which weighs about 4,000# loaded gets about 11 mpg towing. Before adding the K&N air filter I got about 9.5 towing.

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Posted: 04/14/02 02:36pm

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Yeah, I get 10, but just barely. Problem is, with my tank size, my range is only about 160 miles before my hands start sweating.

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We get 8-10mpg depending on the conditions.

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Posted: 04/14/02 04:03pm

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Posted: 04/14/02 04:47pm

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Thanks, yes I am interested. I have been thinking down in the 17/20 foot size. Guess we'll have to go looking to see what is out there. Elliott

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Posted: 04/15/02 11:14am

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I get about 10mpg, but that's at 65mph in 3rd. I never tow in OD. If I push it to 70, I drop to 8mpg. The van gets about 16-18 empty.

*This Message was edited on 15-Apr-02 11:23 AM by Caddywhompus*

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Posted: 04/17/02 10:59pm

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Posted: 04/17/02 11:36pm

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We get about 9.5mpg towing with our rig. Trailer weighs in at 5100 pounds.

Todd- you aren't trying to sell us all something now, are you???

A 10% increase in mileage just be switching to synthetic ATF (and you're other claim on another post about Syn ATF dropping tranny temps 40 degrees)- you think we're all that naive?

*This Message was edited on 17-Apr-02 11:38 PM by V10gunner*

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