2007-05-17 14:00:04 · 11 answers · asked by mografix 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Dodge
Check your tire pressures. Add a K&N or some other kind of higher flow intake, or at least make sure your air filter is clean. Maybe a flowmaster exhaust to make it breathe easier, that will make it sound nice too. Make sure it is running properly and there's no check engine light. Turn off the air conditioning, slow down a few miles per hour when you drive, and take it easy on the gas pedal when you accelerate.
If you do all this and still aren't happy, trade your truck in for a Honda or something
2007-05-17 14:16:07 · answer #1 · answered by WS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know why but Dodge has the goofiest airbox in the industry. Get the K&N air filter kit and you'll see an improvement in gas mileage and acceleration right away.
I'm really surprised that raising the throttle body has such a positive effect, since this would have been so easy for the factory to do. But everything I've seen and read indicates that the improvement is real.
One of the things I've been curious about is that maybe Dodge thought they had a clearance problem and that they decided that raising the throttle body and air cleaner might result in higher temperatures under the hood. But if anything the two trucks I helped modify actually ran a little cooler.
So,, maybe Dodge just didn't do their homework?
2007-05-18 07:52:32 · answer #2 · answered by MechBob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a 97 dodge ram 1500 and when i got it, it was stock except for the lift. i was lucky to ever get 10 miles to the gallon. i went out bought a K&N air filter. i used the stock air box since mine is not restricted in any way. i bought a throttle body spacer for like 50 bucks and that did the most for my truck. then i opened the exquast, put a jet chip in it, and changed the thermostat to a 15 degree lower then it was. i now get 15 in the city and about 19-22 high way. i also use lucas oil and fuel stabilizer every other oil change. try some of it. the chip and throttle body spacer is a must. i also boosted the hp more then 60 then it came ouot of the factory. i had it dyno'd at 347. which is good for a 5.9. i also run my ac all day
2007-05-17 14:29:56 · answer #3 · answered by dbjeeps 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jet stage 2 performance chip, will give you about 18 in the city depnding on how you drive. also adds performance. On ebay they have cheap colod air intakes, about $50, this helps they come with a k&n filter. Get your tires nitrogen filled, costs about $40. If you do this, all of it still keeps to your warranty if you have one and will pay you back in gas saving within a few tanks of gas. Also, your truck will have anywhere from 50-75 more horsepower depending on which engine you have.
2007-05-17 15:50:28 · answer #4 · answered by BobbyK 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all the modding in the world will not justify the price you spent on the mods to your increase fuel mileage. you might get 2 to 3 MPG more at most. and the guy with the 5.9 no way you get up to 22 MPG with that 360. everyone I know with a 360 gets at best 15 HEY and they have modded more than your lil truck could imagine. just save your money on the mods and might be time to get a lil 4 cylinger beater car that gets better mileage.
2007-05-19 09:36:35 · answer #5 · answered by Jecht 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop driving your GF around and get a dog instead - you'll drop the standard cargo load by about 50 lb! Toss out those cosmetics and other little crap she keeps stowing in the cab and save another 20 pounds.
A prominently displayed shotgun in the rear window rack may help clear traffic for you, reducing wasteful stop and start driving.
Large tires - make that VERY large tires - allow you to bypass Hyundais, hippies and other annoying road bumps with ease.
2007-05-17 14:13:10 · answer #6 · answered by dukefenton 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stop driving it. Seriously, about the only way to increase mileage would be to install a less restrictive exhaust system, and an air filter kit such as one from K&N.
2007-05-18 01:17:59 · answer #7 · answered by Bill S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"318" stands for the engine displacement in cubic inches. In metric, it is a 5.2 L. Your current Crown Vic will get better fuel economy than the Ram truck.
2016-05-22 01:15:12 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to autozone or orileys and ask them for a fuel saver chip i bet they know what you will be talking about, and get a throttle body spacer and run open headers baby:D
2007-05-17 15:02:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
air intake exaust maybe a chip, all depend on how much money you feel like putting in it
2007-05-18 11:41:28 · answer #10 · answered by bearmoran 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋