realistic MPG expectations
after some searching, I'm wondering what kind of mileage people are getting when towing. I know the frontal area of the trailer is a big factor, as far as wind resistance, even more so than weight. ...
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FleaM35A2 wrote:
Hand-calculated 15.3 mpg on the last trip. It is a CRD running a custom tune, Magnaflow exhaust and EGR delete. I run about 21 psi boost sustained at full throttle. I also have several mods to make the Jeep work better with the power and weight pictured.
Nice to see another CRD'er here, I know there's another on this site too (ChooChooMan74).
We had a few near overheats towing in very hilly terrain with the CRD, and ultimately we want to upgrade to a much larger trailer which our CRD just could not handle. No matter what upgrades you do, you can't support more weight, and we were within 50lbs of our max carrying capacity when loaded with our butts, our dog, our gear, and fuel, so there's no way we could have handled more trailer. We upgraded to a Chevy 2500HD, still getting about 15MPG towing with it, so really trip costs will be about the same, and we can now tow MUCH larger if we want ;) We just don't drive the 2500 around much when we aren't towing, because it still gets about 15mpg empty lol
