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Old 02-15-2009, 07:57 PM
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I just put a conntroller on my 06 1/2 ton 5.4 screw with 58k on it and i was wonderin what i should expect for fuel economy towing a 2 thousand pound trailer and a 3500 lbs trans am i don't plan on driving over sixty to be nice to my trans im figuring anywhere from 8-12 im not to sure though any info would be helpful, see im used to towing with a 2002 7.3 powerstroke that doesn't even know the wiegth is there i know my truck can do it just wanna know how much fuel ill need to plan on
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when i tow my 6000 lb camper i get about 8 or 9 mpg.hope you don't have to go far.
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yeah but i just picked up a 2000 T/A ls1 for 4g's so i couldn't turn here down **** it you know i bought a truck for a reason lol, good thing gas is kinda cheap right now its about 165 miles one way so itll probably cost me round 100 bucks gotta do it ya know, thanks for the info bro appreciate it
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ya my friend has a 97 ta ls1 well worth the ride.really really fast.
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yeah it was worth the trip but man the truck didn't do anywhere near as bad as i thought it would i got 11 out of it i was shock had a 2500 lbs trailer with that 3500 lbs car i was impressed big time
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Originally Posted by matt06xlt
yeah it was worth the trip but man the truck didn't do anywhere near as bad as i thought it would i got 11 out of it i was shock had a 2500 lbs trailer with that 3500 lbs car i was impressed big time
How much could you feel it behind you?



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