Gas Milage Report

[SColang22]

Understood that Fords 10 speed is different. I had the 6 speed F150 and the 3.55 was a good choice with the little 2.7 ecoboost. Some of their trims don't even offer the 2.7 or the 3.55 axle.

We are in the minority (probably) of grocery-getter truck users. It's what she wanted (DIL bought one too) so that's the gearing we looked for (3.21) as the 3.92 would have been a waste.

I would agree that those consistently pulling heavy should use a 250/2500 but many won't. They want their creature comforts and ride quality that the 150/1500's have more of. Maybe
Ford's new 7.3 gas will change some of the diesel crowd's minds, it would be closer to us having a 6.4 available in a 1500 for RAM (but there isn't).

I'm glad to hear that your 3.21 tows well and gets 10. That's a great indication that the gearing and available tq works well with the ZF 8 speed. Don't get me wrong, our 3.21 will do it, just likely locked out of 8th, which is really 7th in a 3.92.

I will stay out of the 3.92 vs 3.21 wars on the forum, my only real "beef" is that we should have had a choice of the 3.55. I'd have taken that with the hemi as a good compromise.
Choice is good, and ultimately you will make do with the truck you have.
Compared to my 77 GMC 1 ton with 210 hp small block 400, 3 speed auto and 4.10 gears, this is 10x the truck in all areas except payload.

I haven't had any problems being in 8th towing so far. Obviously down shifting up hills but that was the same as my 16 F150 with their max tow package. With about 7,500lbs I really feel no difference between the two trucks except gas was better on the F150 but the ride of the Ram is better to me. I think they got rid of the 3.55 because of there wasn't enough people buying them. Upgrading the boat this summer so ill be trading in for a 2500. From what ive see and test drove the 2500s ride just as well if not slightly better than the 1500s.

 

[Willwork4truck]

I haven't had any problems being in 8th towing so far. Obviously down shifting up hills but that was the same as my 16 F150 with their max tow package. With about 7,500lbs I really feel no difference between the two trucks except gas was better on the F150 but the ride of the Ram is better to me. I think they got rid of the 3.55 because of there wasn't enough people buying them. Upgrading the boat this summer so ill be trading in for a 2500. From what ive see and test drove the 2500s ride just as well if not slightly better than the 1500s.

Thanks for the info and welcome over here from Ford. It will be interesting to see what F does in 2021 to try and keep distancing themselves from RAM.

 

[Neokane]

So the official results of my round trip:

Started Odo: 13446
End odo: 15468
Total miles 2022
Total gals of fuel: 129.951
Total MPG: 15.56

 

[Konrad]

A few minutes later??
When you travel 800 miles one way, 80 vs 70 vs 60 - 10 hours vs 11.42 vs 13.33 hours..
also your 23MPG is with the 3.21 rear-end.

Well, of course. You wanna get there faster - you have to pay for that. Also, you don't travel 800 miles one way everyday, do you? In everyday shorter distance driving, commuting etc. it's minutes.

I don't think at 65 the difference between 3.21 and 3.92 would be too drastic, either.



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