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B.M.800
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My dad had a Scout, nifty lil truck. Still has it (sorta) front end is gone and body is shot... though the engine and tranns is still around.
You will if it's an automatic
Not necessarily, you see, that only works if its in drive!
cumminsbayou4x4
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yes it does we have tested many times with the dividing the gallons of gas and how ever it gos i for get to now we did it when we were driving city and high way i dont see why you dont belive me i promise we are getting 17mpg in the truck i think it is cause it is such a big motor that it dont have to ever work on driving up hills and towing the boat but yet it isnt a big block gas hog when towing the camper it gets terrible and yes it is a atomatic i wouldnt have it and nether would my dad had boght it new if it was a manuel
devino246
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Period and coma keys broken on your computer?
Either you were driving down a mountain, or you miscalculated. I just can't see getting 17mpg out of a 5.9. The last time I heard of someone getting that kind of mileage out of an engine that big, the guy found out that someone added gas to the tank between fillups.
cumminsbayou4x4
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when you have a motor that is small like a v6 its not gonna get 17mpg in a truck may like 10 because it is underpowerd i dont no why you wouldnt think that like the new trucks dodge makes with the hime gets 20 and yes my period and commas key are broke my baby brother smashed them
devino246
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A 6 cylinder in a truck will get significantly better mileage than a larger V8. There are plenty of people to attest to that. Modern technology has improved mileage greatly. They've also made the engines smaller.
cumminsbayou4x4
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a inline 6l may be better but still i do get 17 in my 5.9 like take my word for it the gas gage almost never moved when it worked the it broke
Deadeye
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How did you put "5.9" if your period key is broke? Just wondering.
In my experience, all vehicles break. It's really that simple. I had a 2000 Cherokee I6 "which is supposed to be bulletproof" and that thing overheated no matter what you did. In one year, I replaced the thermostat 4 times. Tried 180's and everything, the thing still ate 3 rads, and 2 heads. It was a shame really, because the rest of the jeep was great. But she had too go.
I had an 85 Ranger with the sad little 2.8 v6 in it. From 0-60, 25 seconds or so
. The motor had 170,000 on it when I bought it. I beat the living piss out of that truck. Used to bounce the front end 4 feet off the ground, nothing happened cept for a popped tire and bent wheels. One time, my buddy put tranny fluid in the gas tank (drunk idiots). I said screw it and ran it through. Nothing! Broke the ring gear, coasting backwards in nuetral and then I would slam it into drive and floor it. Must have done that a 100 times.
Various other vehicles that I've put through hell, some make it some don't. It's just like anything else in life. If your dumb enough to break it, atleast be smart enough to fix it. Your mileage may vary.
In my experience, all vehicles break. It's really that simple. I had a 2000 Cherokee I6 "which is supposed to be bulletproof" and that thing overheated no matter what you did. In one year, I replaced the thermostat 4 times. Tried 180's and everything, the thing still ate 3 rads, and 2 heads. It was a shame really, because the rest of the jeep was great. But she had too go.
I had an 85 Ranger with the sad little 2.8 v6 in it. From 0-60, 25 seconds or so
. The motor had 170,000 on it when I bought it. I beat the living piss out of that truck. Used to bounce the front end 4 feet off the ground, nothing happened cept for a popped tire and bent wheels. One time, my buddy put tranny fluid in the gas tank (drunk idiots). I said screw it and ran it through. Nothing! Broke the ring gear, coasting backwards in nuetral and then I would slam it into drive and floor it. Must have done that a 100 times. Various other vehicles that I've put through hell, some make it some don't. It's just like anything else in life. If your dumb enough to break it, atleast be smart enough to fix it. Your mileage may vary.
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crazzywolfie
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as far as trucks go i don't think gas mileage has really gone anywhere. the only thing that has changed was the amount of HP and torque.
bighead
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If Obama gets his way all cars and trucks will get 55mpg by 2025. Amagine what trucks and cars will look like then?
Towing? LOL that will be banned!!!!
Towing? LOL that will be banned!!!!
Bluethunder3320
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this is one of the reasons why i really dont want to enter the auto repair trades. you'll have to take the engine head off in order to change a headlight. even my parents cars ('05, '08), are a ***** to work on most of the time..
crazzywolfie
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i think cars could be made simpler and more fuel efficient. less garbage that is not needed would probably make it more efficient. as far as what they look like. i think they would look like this more or less.
cumminsbayou4x4
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my dad had lots of slant 6s he said they are indstrutable you can run them with out oil and over heat them they wont cieze or any thing as for trucks in the future i dont want to thing about that my dad got a 08 dodge ram 2500 4x4 last year because he needed a new truck really and he got a 08 cause he doesnt like the new looking body stiyle i think they look retared like why did they do that and all the new dually fenders in any truck look dumb the fords look like older dodges the chevys look the best but still dont look good and the dodges look to huge and on his truck it has the 6.7 cummins which has all the blue tec on it and so it has a loss of power and makes oil and doesnt roll coal it get bad fuel milege cause of it he is gonna bypass it soon but imagine what stuff will be on cars in the future there will no such thing as a big block or sport car dodge had to get rid of the 440 cause of emsions and so did chevy with there 454 i wish i was rich anof to go to chevy tell them to make me a 2012 z71 specil off road packege corvet with a 454 and a blower and pay them anof to do it it would be lifted as much as a stock 4x4 truck but make it clear 35s
I see that period there again. LOL
I just skip over your posts....honest. I am not going to hurt my brain trying to read anything you type.
fowler
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Lol at least break it into paragraphs
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I will be like nascar, stupid things all look the same except a slight variation in color.
i think cars could be made simpler and more fuel efficient. less garbage that is not needed would probably make it more efficient. as far as what they look like. i think they would look like this more or less.
Ehh... golf ball?
crazzywolfie
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ya. myth busters proved that it would decrease wind resistance or something like that which would increase fuel mileage. plus i would probably make it hard for some body to dent your car or if they did it would not stick out as much. if i had the too
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bighead
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I like it! Sigged!
I will be like nascar, stupid things all look the same except a slight variation in color.
Ehh... golf ball?
I seen drag racing teams looking into this as well. Been years though now.
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