Why 4.1 axle?
I tow an 8000 pound trailer with a GMC 2500 with 6.0l engine, 4 speed transmission, and 4.1 axle ratio. I rarely need 3rd gear on the highway; only on steep hills. For my next truck, why not get si...
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^Except those 2 engines have never been in a HD GM truck and the Ford 6.2 I don't believe has AFM either. 6.4 Ram does, but he!!, the wife's 6.4 SRT Charger can't get 20 mpg commuting. Barely over 20 just driving the speed limit on a flat road!
And 17-18mpg in any HD is either a pipe dream, your commute is 52 mph down a straight farm road in a 2wd or you're a moving traffic hazard!
Love people's mpg claims.
Remember there's 3 things most men lie about... The size of their ____, the size of the fish they caught and the fuel mileage of their truck!
Of course we are on geezernet. A guy might be able to get 17mpg on occasion in a HD by hyper miling with the wind at your 6. The rest of the world has to get somewhere before they have another birthday, so 17mpg in a 3-4ton pickup is not happening anywhere but in someone's mind.
And 17-18mpg in any HD is either a pipe dream, your commute is 52 mph down a straight farm road in a 2wd or you're a moving traffic hazard!
Love people's mpg claims.
Remember there's 3 things most men lie about... The size of their ____, the size of the fish they caught and the fuel mileage of their truck!
Of course we are on geezernet. A guy might be able to get 17mpg on occasion in a HD by hyper miling with the wind at your 6. The rest of the world has to get somewhere before they have another birthday, so 17mpg in a 3-4ton pickup is not happening anywhere but in someone's mind.
