Pat:
I am having a hard time understanding that. My 2000 Expedition 5.4L gets better
gas mileage than my Mustang 5.0L with the same lead foot. That big engine of
yours
should barely notice the wind or the trailer.
Kirk
Pat Kelly wrote:
> I don't want to even discuss what a 460 Ford van gets, especially up the
> grade against the wind to Denver. Ugh!
> --Pat K
>
> Toy4speed@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > well, fwiw, on my drive to kansas pulling the trailered supra behind a chev
> > tahoe, got up to 17 mpg doing 55-60 mph, but when going 70-75 mph the
>mileage
> > dropped to 12-13 mpg. quite dramatic, but i guess the wind resistance is a
> > huge factor in this case.
> >
> > Donald Lew
> > DSP #179 Supra
> > SCCA, NASA, SOGI, BMWCCA
> > Gas on the right, brake on the left.......
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