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Old 03-05-2008, 10:44 AM
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I have always been a Ford fan, and I recently purchased a 1995 F150 (Flareside w/ fuel injected 5 liter)to haul my 20' Pontoon Boat to the Lake (approx. 35 Miles). I joined to find out what I can do (if Anything) to improve Gas Mileage. Right now, it's costing me $60 plus round trip.
Old 03-05-2008, 07:33 PM
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Welcome to the board!

I think you will find that the mods that can, and will, improve mpg's are (perhaps) more expensive than the money you will save on gas. There are several threads here regarding mpg's already. I think the general consensus is that you should do the for the added performance and enjoy the extra mpg's as a bonus. We own trucks, afterall, and not econoboxes so we should not expect to get great gas mileage anyhow.
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Welcome to the site. If you use your truck for towing, some mods to free up power might help you quite a bit, because your truck would not have to work as hard, thus saving quite a bit of gas.

You can always do the simple things like making sure you are not carying around dead weight, making sure your airfilter is clean, keeping it under 65 on the highway, and making sure that your tires are properly inflated.
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Thanks, Y'all. I Will look into the power threads...




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