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Buy a Prius if your worried about MPG.What has been done successfully to increase mpg? Anybody in hear successfully swapped to an overdrive?
Glad to hear I am not the only one that does that! I tell people that same thing for both my 93 HMMWV and the wife’s H2. They always respond with “really I thought they did horrible” and I always just say “that’s what I always heard too”. Used to drive a 99 Cummins that got 28mpg. Was always fun to be able to prove to people my 3/4 Diesel got better mileage than their rice burner.When I refuel and someone asks me about fuel mileage in my hmmwv, I say it gets over 20 mpg. The look on their confused faces is priceless. It takes the wind out of their sarcastic reply.
With a modern f350 weighing just a few hundred pounds less than a hmmwv, there is no reason with a properly tuned diesel and the correct final drive ration that we shouldn't be able to get at least 15mpg at 60 mphBuy a Prius if your worried about MPG.
And if read through and search the HMMWV forum you will probably come up with a 100 threads on it ,some with posts from the last few days. Also your comparing a "modern F350" to a 30 year old tactical truck with a turd for a motor.Most anything is possible if yoiur pockets are deep enough.With a modern f350 weighing just a few hundred pounds less than a hmmwv, there is no reason with a properly tuned diesel and the correct final drive ration that we shouldn't be able to get at least 15mpg at 60 mph
209 threads searching "overdrive transmission" . It includes Cummins swaps, gas swaps and several different model tranny swaps.I searched through the forum and like all other forums I belong to find hundreds of what if's without any real attempts. Does this forum tend to be people who stick with factory equipped or are there a few guys who start customizing
I installed a Huges Perfomance GM5 fuel miser torque converter when I installed the 6.5. I will reView attachment 717900port if there is any improvement.
12-13 religiously and that's mixed driving
F350 is generally quite a bit heavier than a hmmwv.With a modern f350 weighing just a few hundred pounds less than a hmmwv, there is no reason with a properly tuned diesel and the correct final drive ration that we shouldn't be able to get at least 15mpg at 60 mph
I did a 100 mile round trip at 45MPH. I got 15MPG. But mine is a 2door 998. I was empty so i'm probally lighter than most. I have a 6.5NA and the 3 speed. If I ran 50-55 I assume it would have been a lot worse.How did this end up working out for you?
Mine is a 2 door soft top m998 that's the one I get 13 miles per gallon religiously doesnt matter if it's around town or 55 miles an hourI did a 100 mile round trip at 45MPH. I got 15MPG. But mine is a 2door 998. I was empty so i'm probally lighter than most. I have a 6.5NA and the 3 speed. If I ran 50-55 I assume it would have been a lot worse.
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