+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: Just cause it sounds fast, it must get horrible mileage...

Hybrid View

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Location
    Fort Smith, Arkansas
    Posts
    496

    Just cause it sounds fast, it must get horrible mileage...

    I hauled my 450lb motorcycle + about 300lb worth of gear/equipment on a 3 hour road trip and got 17.4 mpg! Before my swap I would use my mother's '03 F-150 crew cab 4x4 and it would struggle to get 13mpg!

    Now for my little story. On a seperate trip last weekend some friends and I hauled our dirt bikes to a track about 2 hours away. We rode the track and met some new friends then began to load up. I finished loading up so I started my truck. It sat there loping and shaking like it does for about a minute when some guy turned around and said sarcastically "sounds like you got GREAT mileage comin up here!" I nodded my head and said, "Oh ya, bout 17." He just gave me a funny look like "WTF?" I simply smiled. Probably gets better mileage than his effing Tundra. It sure is nice to have the hot rod sound/performance mixed with the reliabilty/mileage of modern vehicles. Thanks LS1Truck.com!
    '91 2WD RCSB
    5.3l L59 DBW
    4L80E
    TR220 cam
    RevMax 2800rpm stall converter
    Schoenfeld LT Headers
    Nelson tuned

    My Truck Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw9y1...&feature=email

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Posts
    146
    Yeah that's a great feeling, and that's pretty good mileage too.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    San Antonio, TX
    Posts
    11,038
    ya, those ls engines are hard to beat!

+ Reply to Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts