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Old 02-12-2019, 03:28 PM   #26
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Re: What are you 1-ton guys getting for MPG?

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Thanks for the reference numbers Bob. Really like that C35... I've had a thing going for 1-ton regular cab pickups lately, dually and single wheel.
I rescued the poor thing from the scrap yard. I was surprised to find it was a one ton srw.

PS My dad used to have a Gravely like the ones on your youtube channel banner. Pretty cool machines.
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Old 02-13-2019, 08:53 PM   #27
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Re: What are you 1-ton guys getting for MPG?

my 91 Crewcab got 10 loaded /mty/or parked!!!
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Old 02-15-2019, 02:05 PM   #28
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Re: What are you 1-ton guys getting for MPG?

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Headboard could be reworked to follow the shape of the cab...here's the one I built for mine...
Yep... that is a much better design, aerodynamically speaking. Is that a word? IDK.. I have been researching aerodynamics a bit lately for my camper build and the absolute most important part of aerodynamics is the leading edge. Mongocanfly's headache rack is in the "shadow" of the cab and the front corners of the bead are smooth. These things will make a surprising difference in MPG's.

I get 8.36 MPG's with my dually. It is a big block though, so that isn't that bad.
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Old 02-15-2019, 04:45 PM   #29
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Re: What are you 1-ton guys getting for MPG?

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PS My dad used to have a Gravely like the ones on your youtube channel banner. Pretty cool machines.
They are, and everyone who collects always has a mess of them! Last count I had was 42...


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Yep... that is a much better design, aerodynamically speaking. Is that a word? IDK.. I have been researching aerodynamics a bit lately for my camper build and the absolute most important part of aerodynamics is the leading edge. Mongocanfly's headache rack is in the "shadow" of the cab and the front corners of the bead are smooth. These things will make a surprising difference in MPG's.

I get 8.36 MPG's with my dually. It is a big block though, so that isn't that bad.
As I said, unfortunately that headboard has to stay due to what I use the truck for. I thought that if I did take it long distance (and not have the bed full) I would remove the one currently on it and fab up a small 1ft, 1-1/2ft high deal just to keep stuff from sliding forward into the cab.

I think it comes down to the ECM programming at this point. Every other comp/tbi combination I had always ran around 10-10.5. I could start going through sensors and modules on the engine again, but those have all been done at least once in the past 5-6 years. Mind as well just bite the bullet and keep on driving. It's an old truck and a wind jammer on the highway!
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Old 02-15-2019, 10:23 PM   #30
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Talking about wind resistance....a guy at work has a samuri... he put a roof rack on it and said it cost him 5mpgs....and he said it made it even more horrible to drive just from wind turbulence ...
He took it off...
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Old 02-15-2019, 10:56 PM   #31
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Re: What are you 1-ton guys getting for MPG?

the guy across the street went from a bumper pull camper to a 5th wheel unit and i said your going to wish you had a 3/4 ton over the 1/2 ton truck .

he did a run from new york to a southern nascar track and he said it pulled so easy / less gas pedal / worked so easy / rode so nice .

its all in the way the wind hits the first surface area . cut the bed down and make it clip in for the times you need it that big .
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Talking about wind resistance....a guy at work has a samuri... he put a roof rack on it and said it cost him 5mpgs....and he said it made it even more horrible to drive just from wind turbulence ...
He took it off...
That's because the rack weighed more than the vehicle. It was even more top heavy and underpowered. Lol
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