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rbpru
Mar 31, 2019Explorer II
I had a 2002 F-150 with a four speed transmission. It also has a 200 hp. motor. We rented a 25 ft. TT for a week in the Ozarks.
You had to adjust the gas pedal constantly to keep the rpms down. This gave a top speed of 60 mph on the flat and 50 to 55 mph on anything resembling a hill. Gas mileage was very poor.
we traded up to an F-150 e-boost engine with 356 hp. and a 6 speed transmission, with the same size TT we get 10 mpg.
Wind can play havoc with mileage. When we buck head winds 8 to 9 mpg is what we expect, the few times we had a tail wing we got about 11 mpg.
On the average trip we expect 9.5 to 10.0 mpg
You had to adjust the gas pedal constantly to keep the rpms down. This gave a top speed of 60 mph on the flat and 50 to 55 mph on anything resembling a hill. Gas mileage was very poor.
we traded up to an F-150 e-boost engine with 356 hp. and a 6 speed transmission, with the same size TT we get 10 mpg.
Wind can play havoc with mileage. When we buck head winds 8 to 9 mpg is what we expect, the few times we had a tail wing we got about 11 mpg.
On the average trip we expect 9.5 to 10.0 mpg
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