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Old 04-24-2013, 10:48 AM
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Question How many miles can i go with a half tank of gas??

i have a 2002 ford f150 supercrew 4.6 v8 engine. no mods yet.. i need to know how about how far i can go with a half tank.. thanks
Old 04-24-2013, 11:07 AM
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Depends. Are we going up hill or downhill?

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4x4 or 2wd? How heavy is your foot? City or highway? What load? When was the oil last changed? What weight? Transmission fluid? Differentials? What gearing? What size tires? How many miles? What grade fuel? Brand? How old is the gas? When were your spark plugs last done? Air Filter? What is the efficiency of your engine? What condition is your cat in? What is the weather? Are you using the radio? Headlights? A/C? How fast are you going?

It is impossible to say, but somewhere between 1 and 1,000,000 miles.
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HAHAHA If you get over 170 ill be very surprised
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I think I get about 300-400 miles per tank so half would be about 150-200. I'm pretty sure at least 80% of people with a 4.6 get that no matter what all the other stuff listed is. But like my dad always said to my mom when she asked how far can she go on a low fuel light? To the gas station lol.
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Fill it to half a tank ,put a five gal.can of gas in the bed and go run outta gas and find out. Why would you want to know this anyway?
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I get 200-250 miles to my full tank 24gal, it just depends on how hard I smash the skinny pedal...
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I usually hit 550miles on my tank before I fill up, usually takes about 27 gallons
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half as much as a full tank?

are you talking about the top half of the tank, or the bottom half?

I get about 300-335 for a half tank on my F150... another truck I have gets 550-650 per half tank.
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I get about 300 on full... But thats full time city with an 03 supercab 4.2 2wd. Yea. My mileage sucks ***.


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