Pre EGR overrated ?

Depends. 7 mpg would be great for someone getting 5 mpg. For those of us getting mid 7's or better, then it is cause to wonder what happened...... was I in a more difficult terrain with a heavier load, high cross winds, etc. For those that have and are getting at or above 8 mpg, yes, it is terrible to get 7 mpg. It is not terrible when you look at the trucking average, but when you are running a business, why would you want your numbers to be average? Most would like to maximize their profits.

 

Once again, I will explain that I was speaking of a STOCK cat motor in a WS. I've heard the 12.7's can get into the 7's in a WS. My truck got 5-5.5mpg STOCK when I got it. I was able to get sit into the 7's but it has cost me a little over $8,000 in upgrades to get it there. I also had to slow down from 65mph to 60mph

 

i'd be tickled pink if i could jump from 4.5 to 7.

 

New Coronado Glider, $114,500.

http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=3723269&

 

this is correct. watch out some egr in 03

 

Get the best of both worlds. Get an '06 with EGR, delete the EGR and now you have a new truck that will get better economy and never have an EGR problem. Blocking EGR is easy on all motors.

 

As Cowpie stated, glider! Had my Coronado(Fitzgeralds) since April, always over 7+, continues to improve. You can have the new emmissions wonder trucks and all the related downtime, costs and lost revenue .

 

I love the idea of a glider but just can't make the math work even accounting for the lost income. And I use full revenue numbers not lost profit.

 

What do you mean by lost revenue?