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5.7L non Etorque.. What are your best Average MPGs (EVIC or manual)?

Condor757

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Hit a new high today after refueling... 22.7 per the EVIC. 62mph using cruise control on the interstate. Impressed! What are you guys typically getting/what is the best you’ve seen?
 

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Best I have got is 24.8 EVIC. Wyoming to Illinois, tailwind. Same trip Illinois to Wyoming 18.9 EVIC, headwind. 3:21 gears.
 

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You're cherry picking with your method. Run a full tank and hand calculate then report back.
Mine is same engine as yours and my MPG blows. Mostly short trips in-town driving for me with a light foot and i can't get better than about 12.5 MPG hand calculated.
I did notice that at 72mph on flat interstate with no wind I get 18mpg and at 76mph I get 17mpg on the EVIC. But that's just a snapshot in time.
 

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22.6 mpg @ 65-70 NYS Thruway driving. 18 mpg + - in town, so no complaints.
 

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Thanks all I will manually calculate when I finish this tank.
Edit: I have 3.92 gears
 

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I would love to get over 20 but I am wayyyy happy with my 17.3 MPG while not towing. I came from a 2007 Ram 1500 5.7 with MDS and was only getting 14.2 MPG while not towing. And both were 3.92 gears... Very happy with the MPG and I am at 43,128 Miles. Sorry to break the thread since I do have the e-Torque.
 
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My best yet was from Orlando to Miami and back. Roads are straight and flat, 89 octane fuel and adaptive cruise set to 72. Me and a passenger with 150 lbs cargo on the way down. Stopped for lunch, dropped off the cargo then picked up 300 lbs cargo for the return trip. Lie o meter said 23.7 in my driveway.
 

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22.7 on a trip from NJ to SC and back, 70-80 mph 3 people and about 200lbs in the bed.
Not bad at all.

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Just bought the truck last Monday. I've commuted to work and back (Fredericksburg, VA to Arlington, VA), about 49 miles each way, 3 days this week. The route is slightly hilly, on a slightly downhill slant towards the Occoquan River, then uphill for a few miles before beginning a slow descent toward the Potomac River. Home is about 175 feet above sea level, whereas my job is situated at about 10 feet. Speeds between 65-70 most of the way. Not driving aggressively at all.
With all that said, my first day I finished at 24.1 mpg. Second day - 25.3 mpg. And the 3rd - 26.1! :oops:
Yeah, I'm skeptical too. This was using the EVIC. I'll know more when I fill up, drive it, and fill up again and do a manual calculation. But can you imagine if it's true?

BTW, on the way home I didn't reset the AVG MPG meter and by the time I had climbed to my 175 feet, the reading was between 22 and 23 mpg. Still pretty good for a truck this size. We'll see what the manual calculations say next week.
 

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17.92 hand calculated on a 350 mile trip at 75-80mph
Falken Wildpeak AT3w/ 275/60/20 P Rated.
4x4 3.92 Gears
For comparison my 2019 F150 3.50 Eco/10speed
same tires and 3.55 gears would return 20.6mpg
 

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My best so far is 18.2 hand calculated im consistently at 16mpg in a mix of city and highway driving
 

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Ok I just filled up and hand calculated. Results from a 339 mile tank of gas:

EVIC = 17.1 mpg
Hand calculated: 17.27 mpg.

This was a mix of city and highway. Looks like the EVIC is pretty accurate!
 
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How about a KN air filter change and an Outlaw by pass tube to eliminate that bathtub muffler! Im suffering with my 2020 4x4, 392 gears Rebel not breathing.
 

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I have had 2 Trips recently that were both over 3,000 of mixed driving. I averaged almost 18.6 on one trip and 18.4 on the other. Truck is lifted, 3.92’s, and 35” tires with a snug top topper. My EVIC is within .1 mpg. Around town I average 13.3 consistently.
 

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