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Matt
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i have a 1999 dakota r/t. i only get around 13.5 mpg. i would like to get better mpg. so far i have a k&n cold air intake. what else should i get? do throttle bodies help? i know my straight pipes are taking down the mpg a little, but what else can i do to make it better? help me please, thanks
Matt
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Brian y 02 rt
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If you want good gas milage, sell it and buy a neon. In the dodge truck line up(including the ram) the dakota rt gets the award for being the pig on gas.
You will just have to live with it.
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DakotaDan
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2/12/2003
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Your stock gears should be 3.92's you could go to 3.55's that should help a little.
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texaslawdawg
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I would love to get 13.5 !! My 2002 R/T gets 11 in the city and has been known to get 9.5
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Ginther
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Subject - "Anyone else get crappy mpg?"
Answer - YES! We all do! LOL!!
I'd say I average about 10mpg around town.
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91DakotaFreak
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i have a 318 and get 11 and have been down to 7mpg
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Brad
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Welcome to the wonderful world of Dodge ownership. Up here in Canada, Dodge took 3 of the top ten worst gas mileage vehicles. Dodge has always been known for its poor mileage numbers. My family has been very lucky with our vehicles however. 98 Ram 4x4 quad cab 15-18mpg, 98 durango 4x4 318 15-20mpg and my 97 dak 318 auto RC 3.90 rears gets 16-20mpg depending on how hard you drive it. Thats US gallons.
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HIDAKDUR
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I have a 70 Dodge Challenger 440 sixpak (with 3.92 gears) that gets better mileage than my 97 4x4 Dakota CC 5.2 5 spd. I am still scratching my head over that one!!!
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johnjay
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I have a 4.7 01 Quad Cab with 3.92 gears, intake and exhaust and get 21 highway and 18 city. Sell the ancient, gas guzzling 360 and get a 4.7.
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Brandon K
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13.5 mpg's is good, I stay around 9.5 to 11. My dad has a 1968 Charger with a 383, thats a 4000 lb. car, that gets like 21-22 mpg's on the road and like 17-18 in town. HIDAKDUR - me and you are at the same level, I don't know how this happened, I have a 97 318 4x4 cc. Beats the sh*t outta me.
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Matt
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LOL, sell it and buy a neon, HELL NO!!!! the only time i'd ever buy a damn neon is if i only had $500. $500 could buy me a brand new neon, lol j/k. alright, thanks guys
Matt
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Joe
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12.2 MPG Here ........... SUX
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1999Dakota
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2/14/2003
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OH- Since when do you break out the wallet and buy a v-8 for the gas mileage? As far as I can see it you buy a v-8 for the F.UCKEN power and forget about the rest. I spend as much on gas each month as the friggen truck payment! Go figure........
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99dakota
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2/14/2003
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I have a 99 dak 4x4 cc 5.2L 5 speed w/ 3.55 gears and I am getting 12 mph all city this winter I was getting 15 mpg city stock during the summer. I have cold air intake headers plugs wires cap flowmaster exaust now.
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GraphiteR/T
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I have a 2001 cc R/T and get between 8.5-9mpg in the city and about 14 on the highway. Yeah it sucks gas but thats what happens when you drive a V-8 pick-up. Before I bought the R/T I had a 2001 cc.4x4 v-6 dak that only got 13.5 mpg in the city never took it down the highway to find out the mpg. Long live the push rod small block mopar. My dad has a 70 Plymouth Duster 340 that gets about 2 mpg and will only run on 110 octane or higher race gas but it runs 10's hopefully 9's this year.
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JMII
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13 MPG Highway OR City does not matter.
4.7l '02 Quad Cab SLT+ w/3.92 auto LSD and towing package.
All the highway miles are towing an estimated 2,000lb boat/trailer combo at 70MPH over flat terrain. My '96 4.0l V6 Ranger got the same mileage, but had NO power so I'm complaining. Just wish gas was cheaper ;)
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tweaked
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my 97 4x4 reg cab manual gets 15 miles a gallon, city and close to 20 highway, it rules and all i have is k&n and flow, i bet once i get headers it will be even more
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kotagtx
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I'm chasing the mpg also. 5.9 with the typical
MP bolt ons. 3.92, M1, Hookers, getting 15-17
in cold weather, should improve after the IAT is
moved to the intake.
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richard knerr
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I just got rid of my 2001 R/T, becuase I hated the mpg, I would get around 11-12 in city, and I would average around 17.5 on the highway, keeping the speed around 60, to get better mpg, change the rear gears!
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TexasTodd
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I got 20mpg last tank on a heavy, 01, QC, SLT, 4.7, HO cams, 5spd, etc. no belt fan, homebrew air intake, going my ususal hwy/city/traffic mix!
I DIDN'T do hard accelerations, it amazed me how well it still accellerated on the average.
20mpg-mixed, NOT only hwy.
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Mr.Sleepy
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Yup getting abou 10 mpg here... 4.7 4X2 3.55 ext cab. no matter what i do or how i drive. its killing me and its about a 6 to 8 mpg drop since the summer. Dealership is clueless and not very helpful. If gas stays at about 1.80 a gallon for more than a month, I'm going to sell the piece of !@#$ and get a nice coupe.
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dakotajess01
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11 mpg, 4.7 QC, 2x4, flowmaster deltaflow, it also idales between 500 and 800 rpms, i had a bad o2 but i changed it and also changed my plugs it has 59,000 miles and they looked like they were never changer, the throtal response it better but thats about it, still has sh@@y gas milage and ideling like crap, i cant figure it out the dealer will just flash the computer, with my experience that just makes it worse, so i am reluctant to bring it in, gas milage dosent bother me i would have got a honda if i wanted good milage but the idel is pissen me off
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98FlameRdDak
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2/17/2003
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DakotaJesse....I would think it it might be a dirty throttle body...more likely the idle air control valve. Located behind the throttle body, held in by 2 torx screws. I had the same problem, rough idle...I removed the TB to clean and removed the valve and the valve fell apart. 42 bucks at your local Auto Zone.
As far as gas milage, 98 4 by 4 3.9, with 3.92 gears...I get 12 miles to the gallon....no matter how I drive it. K&N air filter, 180 stat, Denso Plugs, brass cap and rotor, no difference. Thought about putting on another muffler, something along the lines like a Raven, but hard pressed to spend any more money to squeeze a 1/10 of a mile more per gallon. Also using Amsoil fluids in everything, engine oil, tranny, transfer case, front and rear difs.. Not noticeable increase in milage.
Mark
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awesome R/T
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2/21/2003
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14.2MPG here. If you have a 4.7 that gets 21 on the highway you've probably got a 5 speed ,am i right?
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awesome R/T
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14.2MPG here. If you have a 4.7 that gets 21 on the highway you've probably got a 5 speed ,am i right?
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Cal Dak
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Hey guys, you think your MPG is bad. I've got the 3.9L 4X4 cc with dual flows - and got 13.5 in city traffic. But then again i am in high school and love to floor it and rev the engine(thanks to the flows)
I got about 15 mpg when i didnt floor it alot, so its all good
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Rich
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2/22/2003
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check your speedometer calibration. Mine was way off!
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Rich
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I just installed a hypertech Programmer. So I decided to get the speedo right on the money.I had suspicions that it was reading a bit fast.
I Have been running 255/55/17 dunlops for 60k.
The Dunlop spec is only .010 larger than the stock Goodyear's
How about 15 mph at hwy speed. I just thought everyone else drove like grandma's around here.
It's been this way for so long it just seemed normal. After getting it callibrated I just didn't believe it could be right. I felt like I was really creeping along down the hwy.
That difference changed the perceived mileage by 4 mpg. I just ran an agressive tank and still got 17.5 mpg.
Maybe this is why we see such a variance in mpg.
The good news for me is that the odometer has been reading low...:)
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TJ318
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I get 14-15 around town and 16-17 on the highway in the winter... 15-16 in town and 17-19.5 during the summer.
TJ
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1992 Dodge Dakota 4X4
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K&N FIPK, Flowmaster Muffler
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3.90s LS
MP Computer
15.74@87.59
4350lbs
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91DakotaFreak
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2/23/2003
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I hav been wondering if i could switch my 91 premag TBI 318 to a 2 or 4 barrel carb and change the intake if that would give me better gas mileage i currently get 11mpg and have gotten 7mpg. This beeing city driving. My dads TBI 350 in a van gets better mileage than this
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snowman
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2/24/2003
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I just bloted on a Kenne bel supercharger and a M-1 intake now I only get 9.3 mpg.
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