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Originally Posted by Bierkan
Congrats on the shop go-ahead!
The 5.9l is a darn good engine. In a 2wd application with the weight of an AD truck and an overdrive transmission behind it, it should get around 18 mpg. My Clifford got that as an average between city and highway. If I kept it at 55 on the highway, I could get 21. And this was with a Ram 1500 extended cab that weighed damn near 2 ton.
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That's good to know. I am going to try to retain all the drivetrain management electronics, including the rear wheel ABS just to keep things simple. The front axle on the 1994 Dodge has a vacuum controlled central axle disconnect, allowing the front drive to freewheel like lock-out hubs. I will still give up a little bit to rotating mass, but it won't be nearly as bad as the old full-time 4wd. My 1978 W200 Power Wagon never got better or worse than 10 MPG, but then gas was about $1 per gallon, too.
-Joe
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