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carringb
Corvallis, OR
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Fuel economy will increase slowly over the first 10,000 miles. It takes a while for the V10 to break in.
If you have 4.30 gears, you probably will never see much over 14 mpgs. 15+ is only likely if you have 3.73 gears.
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2000 Ford E350 DRW Wagon (14-pass all captains chairs)
V10 w/ Banks PowerPack, Diablo Predator, 4.56 LS, 230,000+ miles
Had: Weekend Warrior 41' FSW (still looking for its replacement)
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admiral0647
Illinois
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thomasinnv wrote:off topic, but not really, would the scan gauge 2 work on a 99 f250 v10?
The best place for that answer would be http://www.scangauge.com/
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grampachet
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Our 2004, F-250,CC,SB,4x4,KR,V-10,3.73 averages 13.5 to 14mpg empty at 70+ and 8mpg at 60mph towing combined weight of 19,000# 5ver.
2004 F-250 KR,CC,SB,SRW,4x4,V-10,3.73
2008 Montana 3000RK
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johnthecamper
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Shoulda bought the diesel, more power and better mileage!!
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Vulcanmars
Naples, FL
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carringb wrote:Fuel economy will increase slowly over the first 10,000 miles. It takes a while for the V10 to break in.
If you have 4.30 gears, you probably will never see much over 14 mpgs. 15+ is only likely if you have 3.73 gears.
Yes gets better after about 5k.
15+ MPG I wish. You guys kill me.
Mars
06 Rage'n FA3005
04 V10 F250 SDCC 4X4
Pullrite SG 16K
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