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Old 10-31-2009, 03:34 AM   #25 (permalink)
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Re: 6 litre fuel mileage.

I took my 91 chevy ex cab 4x4 to fort sask last weekend. it is gas/propane. I hear it should be about 20% less fuel milage on propane and 20% less power but when propane is 50 cent a liter it is great. when I pull a big hill I just flip to gas and I stay at 130 plus. it cost me $70 in propane and less than $20 for gas to go over 800 kms. it sucked on the way back because propane went through the roof over night. gas is 95 and propne was a buck just out side calgary at morley. found propane in canmore for 70 cents a liter. if it goes over 80 cents it is cheaper to run gas. dont really know what Im getting for gas milage but it cost the same to drive my super charged 4 cylinder MR2 two weeks eailer. oh and my truck has over 300 000 km and could use a tune up lol. oh and that was with a sled in the back also lol. why cant these new trucks get good milage???????????
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Re: 6 litre fuel mileage.

I run around 11-12MPG wether I am loaded or not. I have the 6.0L in my 2000 GMC 2500 with 4:11 gears and 190,000KM. It pulls pretty much anything I would like to pull but also likes its fuel. Hauling my heavy trailer with 3 quads and 1 in the box, also four of us in the cab gets the same milage as running with just me empty, although that is at 120 on the highway. I haven't hauled anything heavier yet but would like to just to see how she pulls.
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Re: 6 litre fuel mileage.

With my 2007 Chev 6.0L the best I ever got was 21 empty on a straight non stop run from ft Mac to red deer, average is 17 highway 14 in the city and 12 with the cargo trailer. The worst I ever got was 8 mpg pulling a very large scissor lift it was approximately 13 000 lbs and it was a lot of high revs but what else do you expect with that load. The truck has 3.73 gears and lots of upgrades listed below
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I used my sons 2001 6 litre ext cab HD 2 wh drive short box last yr for my annual trip to Nebraska. if wife drove the 60 mph limit, she got 21..If I drive 75 mph I got 14.it had 3.73 gears.pulling the car trailer with 4 quads got 10 .

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Re: 6 litre fuel mileage.

Originally Posted by teamgreen View Post
Im dragging another ancient thread out because I dont want to start a new one. I have a 2004 Chev 2500 Crew 4x4, 6.0L, 3.73gears and with only a marathon sled deck on it, sides retracted I am getting 12-13 MPG doing 105 km/h. The truck it stock other than 265/70R18 BFG all terrains. I was getting better mileage before and wondering if a dealer can diagnose poor engine efficiency. The truck has always had a bit of a miss at idle, I have had it since 92,000km and it has 225,000 now. Any ideas?
some ideas ( some may not have any effect on mpg though)
* plugged cats
* bad o2 sensors
* old spark plugs - could be causing the miss
* new coil packs ? - could also be causing the miss
*spark plug wires
* needs cold air intake
* thermostat
*thinner oil in the winter *
* run a couple of tanks with fuel injector cleaner ( buy quality stuff not cheapo )
* carboned up injectors
* just an idea but. with my Cummins driving around 100 -110 mark it gets worse milage empty than if i was doing a steady 115-120 but i also have bigger tires on the truck so its probably due to the rpms being lower due to the overall gearing change.
* lighter shoes...lol

I also hope your hand calculating those number too because going by the lie-o-meter overhead is usually false although some may be close but theres no way my Dodge gets 36 mpg haha i do wish it did though!
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Re: 6 litre fuel mileage.

Originally Posted by teamgreen View Post
Im dragging another ancient thread out because I dont want to start a new one. I have a 2004 Chev 2500 Crew 4x4, 6.0L, 3.73gears and with only a marathon sled deck on it, sides retracted I am getting 12-13 MPG doing 105 km/h. The truck it stock other than 265/70R18 BFG all terrains. I was getting better mileage before and wondering if a dealer can diagnose poor engine efficiency. The truck has always had a bit of a miss at idle, I have had it since 92,000km and it has 225,000 now. Any ideas?
Sounds normal to me. My boss has had three different 6.0L trucks and they have all sucked (no pun intended), 2 of them got 9 mpg and the best (?) one got 12 mpg........running empty.
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Re: 6 litre fuel mileage.

My '04 f350 empty was almost as good as my '06 cummins.........the 6.0l gas mileage was really bad until i downloaded a superchip economy mode program, and it improved to almost 20mpg if driven decently...... I would get a programmer asap for your truck too, as it would pay for itself within a year(depending on distance driven in a year)........
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Re: 6 litre fuel mileage.

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My '04 f350 empty was almost as good as my '06 cummins.........the 6.0l gas mileage was really bad until i downloaded a superchip economy mode program, and it improved to almost 20mpg if driven decently...... I would get a programmer asap for your truck too, as it would pay for itself within a year(depending on distance driven in a year)........
IM A LIL confused.. i thought we were talking about a 6 liter vortec lol could maybe make my previous post regarding spark plugs sound A LIL silly lol
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IM A LIL confused.. i thought we were talking about a 6 liter vortec lol could maybe make my previous post regarding spark plugs sound A LIL silly lol
OOOPS! I guess I was confused too!! I also thought it was a 6.0L Vortex we were talkin about! l8^0
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Re: 6 litre fuel mileage.

Sorry, i finally backread and he did say 6.0l vortec....was down on his 2nd post....
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Re: 6 litre fuel mileage.

Originally Posted by Summitric View Post
Sorry, i finally backread and he did say 6.0l vortec....was down on his 2nd post....
but speaking of which .. i can vouch for the 6liters powerstroke getting waaaaay better mpg with just the addition of a simple programmer + cold air intake combination.. with the programmer being set on a economy setting

i had a 2004 hemi r/c short box and i couldnt for the life of me get over 500km per tank.. i added a CAI and flashpac programmer and exhaust and i kinda think my mpg went down. but that probably because i was always on the loud pedal alot more so i could hear my exhaust lol.. i also had a throttle body space ( WASTE OF MONEY it did make a pretty lil 100 dollar whistle though )
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Re: 6 litre fuel mileage.

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Sorry, i finally backread and he did say 6.0l vortec....was down on his 2nd post....
So I still look like a goof!! LOL
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