How many miles to a tank are you getting with your 3.0?
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different engines / options had different tanks. I don't remember how it goes. I think xl and xlt's have the 16's and then better packages got 19's and then I think there is also a 20/21.
and I don't care about not having an extra 3-5 gallons, that's just a bigger hit to the wallet at one time and more dead weight you're carrying around. Of course I'd expect everyone to have their own opinion about that. haha.
and I don't care about not having an extra 3-5 gallons, that's just a bigger hit to the wallet at one time and more dead weight you're carrying around. Of course I'd expect everyone to have their own opinion about that. haha.
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I've never been able to figure that out. I have a 2000 XLT with a 3.0 and I have the "big" 19.5-19.7 tank or whatever. Never heard of a 20+ tank. I just think people round up the 19.5 tank to 20.
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yeah, no clue. I don't really see people topping it off with 3/4's of a gallon tho. I'd say it's a 20 gallon tank unless you're down to fumes with the "check guage" light on? oh well, doesn't really matter. that's like my truck having cruise and tilt wheel but manual locks and windows? it's all about the options I guess...
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If I burn my entire 19.5 gallon tank at 66-67 real world mph i can go about 290 miles according to the odo, which is ~14% less than what it really is, due to the tires and uncalibrated speedo/odo. The 58mph that the speedo says is actually 66-67, 14% higher (I have gps). So actual miles driven, all highway at that speed, is about 330, or 14% higher than the 290 the odometer reads. 17 mpg.
Add any city driving to that and the number goes way down. All city I get about 12 driving nicely.
Its impossible for me to accurately calculate actual miles driven on a tank in the city, due to the constant speed changes. (the faster you go the more inaccurate the speedo is)
EDIT - I have no idea why I just posted this in the 3.0 forum.
Add any city driving to that and the number goes way down. All city I get about 12 driving nicely.
Its impossible for me to accurately calculate actual miles driven on a tank in the city, due to the constant speed changes. (the faster you go the more inaccurate the speedo is)
EDIT - I have no idea why I just posted this in the 3.0 forum.
Last edited by gts007; 04-14-2010 at 07:01 PM.
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