Ram 2500 Cummins Furel Mileage
In my ongoing effort to decide to trade my Hemi for the diesel first let me say this: THIS IS NOT ABOUT TOWING CAPACITY. This is about FUEL ECONOMY. My 5.7L Hemi tows my 8000# trailer over anything...
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rhagfo wrote:
I am not sure you really want to rely on the console fuel mileage. I think you find that most of us that do "hand calculations" find the console to be off by about 1 mpg or so.
I don't have the EPA stuff on my 2001, so doesn't matter too much, but seems since Ram went toe DEF, about the same a the 5.9's got, 11 to 12 towing, and about 20 at 65 or so.
Actually the console ir EVIC fuel mileage is more accurate than the hand calculated and for this reason:
The sensors and computer track actual fuel consumption on a continuous basis including how much is returned to the tank.resulting in a more accurate mileage fugure than one can by filling the tank and using the mileage numbers. The difference comes in with how much you actually put in the tank. And that differs, even if only slightly, each time and with the particular equipment at the pump.
Also I dont want to induce math errors by well meaning respondents.
That is why I asked for the EVIC readout.
This exercise has been interesting and the figures I see from all those that responded do correspond with what I have seen from other sources.
I appreciate everyones answers.
