Made the big change this weekend
My wife and I took a trip to the White Mountains in Arizona a couple of weeks ago. We pulled our 28ft Cougar 5th whl with my 04 Chevy 6.0 Gas guzzler. We averaged 7.5 MPG, but what was really discon...
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My Juice with Attitude has been on my truck for just a little over 180,000 miles. No issues...but on the highway with over 475HP and nearly 800 pounds foot torque, I simply can't get this grin off my face. The acceleration from 50 to 80 is crazy...I have a Porsche 911 and my 8000 pound Dodge will easily out accelerate in this range.
In the "Tow" mode it increased my mileage from 14mpg to 16mpg towing a 4500 pound motorcycle, 24' trailer.
The truck never downshifts. Towing the trailer with four bikes in it and one in the bed and four people on board we went through the mountains of West Virginia and it never downshifted. I had to use cruise control to keep it UNDER 80 mph!
But then again.....Real Men have 6 Cylinders! :-)
In the "Tow" mode it increased my mileage from 14mpg to 16mpg towing a 4500 pound motorcycle, 24' trailer.
The truck never downshifts. Towing the trailer with four bikes in it and one in the bed and four people on board we went through the mountains of West Virginia and it never downshifted. I had to use cruise control to keep it UNDER 80 mph!
But then again.....Real Men have 6 Cylinders! :-)
