2000xl_toronto

yes I actually just convert my kilometers into miles and my litres into US gallons and then do the standard calculation rather than converting l/100 into MPG. My truck's onboard MPG readout is usually within 0.5mpg (normally optimistic) also.

2000xl_toronto

just for the record though, I do drive with a pretty easy right foot - I've seen my display go as low as 18.5mpg if I'm just hompin on it all through town - but even that is excellent economy for a v8 1/2 ton truck.

isthatahemi

Right now my brand spankin SCAB 3.7, 3.73, 4WD is showing 11lhk, it was showing 10lhk. (with 1050kms / 663 miles)on the first tank. This converts to 26-28 imperial mpg, or 21.5-23 mpg. I will do a full write-up, but I'll start by saying this beats the Tacoma I god rid of by 20%. No babying either; over a dozen trips to 7000 rpm, (near the end of the tank, and not in first gear...) traveling 95% highway between 65 - 75 mph.
I am blown away, I will be checking the mileage manually as well.
Wow.

isthatahemi

Much easier to just take 240 / LHK = US MPG
Or
282 / LHK = Imperial MPG

BobLobLaw

Last week I got 26 mpg on the freeway. 1 hour trip. I reset the display before I left my house. But I was going slow, there's construction right now on the freeways here so the speed limit is 80 km/h which is around 45 or 50 mph. Cruise was set on 80.

I have a 4x4 supercab 3.73

BarryL

Is the 3.7 the 5.0 minus 2 cylinders, like the chevy 4.3 was the 5.7 with 2 cylinders hacked off?

engineermike

No. The 5.0 is another variant of the modular v-8's. The 3.7 and EB are based on the Duratec v-6.

Jax123

Sure about that? (and I am not) - The 3.7 has all the features of the 5.0 (piston oil cooling, direct injection etc...) and .75 of 5.0 happens to be 3.75. Could this be a coincidence??
But what is surprisingly different is that the 3.7 is a 7000 rpm engine while the 5.0 is limited to 6000.
Let the jury speak!

engineermike

The Duratec/3.7/EB are 60 deg V6's. The 3.7 is 3.76" bore x 3.41" stroke.

The 5.0 is a 90 deg V8. 3.63" bore x 3.65" stroke.

Jax123

[QUOTE=engineermike;1165722]The Duratec/3.7/EB are 60 deg V6's. The 3.7 is 3.76" bore x 3.41" stroke.

The 5.0 is a 90 deg V8. 3.63" bore x 3.65" stroke.[/QUOTE']

Thanks EngineerMike for clearing that up for me.
Now I know why the3.7 is a rev'er. 60 deg and short stroke equals rpm, Like the Mercury BlackMax outboard.