Idk supercrewzn, by the looks of your picture, you are 2wd and lower, so your a tad lighter and wont get affected by wind as much (assumption, could be wrong). and maybe 4.6's do get a significantly better gas mileage. i can tell you I dont drive like a dick or a grandma, i drive normally. Like I said, I think it's a common problem with 4x4 supercrews, unfortunately. But I am jealous of your 17mpg... I need someone to come drive my truck and see if Im just a terrible driver, or if it legitmately sucks haha. Either way, it's staying as my daily driver and I'll love it no matter what cause it's my ford.

 

I get 12 around town and 15-16 on the highway. I have a 4x4 scab with the 5.4L ans 33" tires. The mileage did not change when i put the bigger tires on.

 

My friends dad had an scab with bigger tires and it didnt affect his either, and according to scab owners i've taked too, 15+ sounds very common. Idk man I wish I had the explanation cause it cant be my driving =/. like i said i can afford it, but who wouldnt want 2 or 3mpg better, thats 50-75miles extra a tank for me.

 

Im with ya. I have gotten worse and better mileage. I am trying to get the best i can out of my truck. My air intake and exhaust system helped a lot. I know changing out my cats for high flows would be a great power and mileage adder but i dont have the extra $900 right now.

 

Yeah man, same here I dont have tons of money to be throwing around either, Im 20 and currently looking to get into a union type job so hopefully it will work out so i can spend more money. I did notice my truck was getting better gas mileage when it was just an open y-pipe (old exhaust clamp rusted off and the exhaust came off and it sounded good so i ripped it all out, it didnt throw any codes either). When I put on my cold air it didnt go up or down, but i noticed a huge difference in throttle response all over the rpm range which was awesome, and when I got my 2.5 cat back, it was a smoother ride (due to less **** rattling) and made it seem to accelerate smoother and quicker, but gas mileage went down to what it was stock, I should have gone with 3inch piping.

 

I have a 3" dump out before the tire and a Flowmaster super 44. The highway mileage got better but my torque got so much better. I notice now the truck does not downshift as much on hills as it used to. What union industry are you looking to get into. Winter is kind of a hard time in the Northeast.

 

I noticed the lack of needing to downshift as well, which is a plus. And Idk if i should say usion as if i was going into a welders union or something, but my father works for Waste Management Trash Company, and told me they may need helpers for throwing trash, ****ty yes, but 16.50 to start and full benefits after 90 days sounds good, and they are union based so I would get a yearly raise I believe. I figured it'd be good to put my foot into a hard working company and work my way up, my father started as a thrower, then became a driver, and now he is commercial sales manager. Plus Im at a point in my life where I have barely any bills to pay besides phone and car insurance and gas, so i'd like to start saving some serious amounts of money for the future. And I'm currently going to a community college and trying to finish up my associates in liberal arts, so that way I'll have two years of credits under my belt for whenever I decide on a major I'd like to go further in

 

I know what you mean. I am a Diesel Tech in a Union shop. Been in for 5 years now. I got in when I was 20. I found that union or not work your hardest and it will pay off. WM is a good company from what I hear.

 

Yeah, my father has been there a long time, besides when he got laid off and went to a few other companies, but now ended up back there. Their all over the U.S and a respectable company. I just need to get my foot in the door somewhere, and I'll take it from there. Thats my logic thinking for now haha.

 

No thats the right train of thought. You have to work your way up. Show you are willing to do the crappy jobs and take pride in your work and you will get promoted out of it in no time.