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He must have an older 7.3. When the tree-huggers pushed the new diesel regs through, causing the 7.3 to be ineligible for new sale, Ford introduced the 6.0 - which does good to get 16-17 on the highway.9mmGuy wrote:my boss has a turbo diesel F350 and gets about 25 mpg on the highway. just cause there big does not mean they aren’t efficient.
LOL -- dontcha love unintended consequences?DFWCHLer wrote:He must have an older 7.3. When the tree-huggers pushed the new diesel regs through, causing the 7.3 to be ineligible for new sale, Ford introduced the 6.0 - which does good to get 16-17 on the highway.9mmGuy wrote:my boss has a turbo diesel F350 and gets about 25 mpg on the highway. just cause there big does not mean they aren’t efficient.
9mmGuy wrote:my boss has a turbo diesel F350 and gets about 25 mpg on the highway. just cause there big does not mean they aren’t efficient.KD5NRH wrote:Base it on person-miles/gallon:boomerang wrote:I think it's a good idea to allow motorcycles in the HOV lane if the goal is to reduce congestion and save fuel. Maybe we can get the laws fine tuned even more. If a little Honda Civic needs two people to use the HOV lane, maybe Suburbans and Expeditions and Hummers should have at least three people.
Economy car - 30mpg, 1 person = 30 p-m/g
SUV - 15mpg, 2 people = 30 p-m/g
F350 - 10mpg, 2 people = 20 p-m/g
No reason the Accord should be kept out of the lane when the trucks get to use it.
I have a friend who has a 1-ton 4x4 with 7.3, a power chip and Banks power pack. If he keeps it at 55-60 he rolls out about 25-26, with an average on a 200 mile trip at about 23-24. He said the chip and exhaust really made a difference and gained him about 3-4 on the the highway.anygunanywhere wrote:9mmGuy wrote:my boss has a turbo diesel F350 and gets about 25 mpg on the highway. just cause there big does not mean they aren’t efficient.KD5NRH wrote:Base it on person-miles/gallon:boomerang wrote:I think it's a good idea to allow motorcycles in the HOV lane if the goal is to reduce congestion and save fuel. Maybe we can get the laws fine tuned even more. If a little Honda Civic needs two people to use the HOV lane, maybe Suburbans and Expeditions and Hummers should have at least three people.
Economy car - 30mpg, 1 person = 30 p-m/g
SUV - 15mpg, 2 people = 30 p-m/g
F350 - 10mpg, 2 people = 20 p-m/g
No reason the Accord should be kept out of the lane when the trucks get to use it.
I am going to throw down the bull pile flag on this one.
My F250 turbodiesel achieved 22 mpg once, usually 18-19. highway unloaded while maintaining 600 degF exhaust temp which is the 7.3 most efficient point.
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Mine has ram-air, all synthetics in engine, tranny, rear, was chipped before PCU fried. The fried PCU took out the chip and 3 sensors (ouch). Only mod I don't have is big exhaust.Keith B wrote:I have a friend who has a 1-ton 4x4 with 7.3, a power chip and Banks power pack. If he keeps it at 55-60 he rolls out about 25-26, with an average on a 200 mile trip at about 23-24. He said the chip and exhaust really made a difference and gained him about 3-4 on the the highway.anygunanywhere wrote:9mmGuy wrote:my boss has a turbo diesel F350 and gets about 25 mpg on the highway. just cause there big does not mean they aren’t efficient.KD5NRH wrote:Base it on person-miles/gallon:boomerang wrote:I think it's a good idea to allow motorcycles in the HOV lane if the goal is to reduce congestion and save fuel. Maybe we can get the laws fine tuned even more. If a little Honda Civic needs two people to use the HOV lane, maybe Suburbans and Expeditions and Hummers should have at least three people.
Economy car - 30mpg, 1 person = 30 p-m/g
SUV - 15mpg, 2 people = 30 p-m/g
F350 - 10mpg, 2 people = 20 p-m/g
No reason the Accord should be kept out of the lane when the trucks get to use it.
I am going to throw down the bull pile flag on this one.
My F250 turbodiesel achieved 22 mpg once, usually 18-19. highway unloaded while maintaining 600 degF exhaust temp which is the 7.3 most efficient point.
Anygun
well, as it is not my truck i cant prove it, but thats what he told me. it is a 7.3L, with 6 inch turbo back, chip, blah, blah...anygunanywhere wrote: I am going to throw down the bull pile flag on this one.
My F250 turbodiesel achieved 22 mpg once, usually 18-19. highway unloaded while maintaining 600 degF exhaust temp which is the 7.3 most efficient point.
Anygun
"6 inch turbo back" pipes?9mmGuy wrote:well, as it is not my truck i cant prove it, but thats what he told me. it is a 7.3L, with 6 inch turbo back, chip, blah, blah...
CompVest wrote:This thread is off topic.
in the turbo world they are, to a certain extent. some back pressure is needed to prevent to much turbo lag.KBCraig wrote:"6 inch turbo back" pipes?9mmGuy wrote:well, as it is not my truck i cant prove it, but thats what he told me. it is a 7.3L, with 6 inch turbo back, chip, blah, blah...
Maybe it's working for him, but bigger pipes aren't always more efficient. Very few automotive exhaust systems do anything to eliminate standing waves and actually tune the exhaust system. They could stand to take some lessons from the motorcycle world.