One and ONLY gas mileage thread please

[ironside]

All of y'all need to drive more cause this oil prices thing is starting to look ominous for my job situation.

 

[Wilson]

We will always need oil

 

[WyoStorm]

That's not good ironside.

And heck, gas is still almost $3.00 a gallon here.

 

[mkelly984]

For those wanting better MPG

I stole this idea from NASCAR, they use tape on the front of the cars to increase aerodynamics and fuel mileage during races so I figured why not try it on the Raptor. I used the blue 3M painters tape over the grill from the hood down to the trim piece just above the bumper, and from headlight to headlight, minus a small strip in the middle to allow a little air in to keep the radiator cool. Granted it was 40 degrees out so this is only a winter time test/application. I drove roughly the same streets with the same amount of red lights and interstate, used cruise control every chance I could for consistency and the result was pretty surprising being that the grill relatively small compared to the whole front of the truck.

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first leg

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tape job (yes it looks like shit but...)

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the results are pretty interesting I think.

 

[RLTW]

Wow, significant, impractical but still pretty cool.

 

[Bulletnjm]

Wow thats impressive

 

[Deleted member 17706]

That's very interesting... I run premium 93 from Costco and average about the same gas mileage. Typically around 15-16 MPG. I typically let my truck warm up for 15-20 mins in the morning, or else it would be a lot higher. My first couple weeks driving my raptor I average around 17.5 MPG, and that was during the middle of August. I drive with cruise control mostly because all my driving consist of highway miles. At least where I live it doesn't get much above freezing.

 

[SuperRaptor]

Any vehicle being driven in cold weather should really have about 50% of the radiator or more blocked off. A bed cover and blocking off the grill (even in warmer temps) will result in higher MPG's. You have to imagine they have to design the air openings to cool the trucks @ 100 degrees while towing.

 

[mike.s]

Ford Focus Active Grill Shutters - YouTube

 

[Sage]

Try taping a piece of black cardboard behind the grill (just looks better) and see if it does the same thing.