Last summer I was getting 6.7-7.1 consistently between fill ups. One it got cold I dropped to 6.3-6.4 then got really cold and got 5.9-6.1. But now it's warming up a bit so I'm starting to improve. Also I drive a faster now than when I first got the truck.
what kind of mpg do you get?
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	Im getting around 4.5 to 5.0.........Then again,I dont really care either... 
 
 87' pete 362 pulling a 96' 48' flatbed ...Heavy hauls..Heavy Trailer... Wheels hopping and motors growling.. 350hp Cat 3406B
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	5.7 mpg after the valve adjustment. Was 5.1 mpg before exhaust rocker arm cracked. 
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	I was just looking for someone that would agree with me and maybe tell me something I don't know. Yes, my "boost" and "pyro" gauge's are on the left, down low. I have thought about moving them to a better place. I have also thought about buying the scangauge because you can adjust the "avg mph" to make it closer to what your truck is actually doing. I am wondering if mine, on the display, can be adjusted in the ecm...hmmm?
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	Why don't you care about your fuel mileage? The better the fuel mileage the more money in your pocket. 
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	2000 freightliner classic xl here. New inframe on N14 Cummins red top 435-475, rebuilt eaton fuller 13 speed and 3.73 gears. Pulling a combo flatbed 48x96 . 
 2 hundred gallon tanks. Only can fit 165-175 gallons of fuel.
 Average miles per gallon came out to 6.0-6.1
 Loaded mostly with 45-49,000lb
 Drive 100 miles empty to pick up backhaul.
 Oh, i get 1080 to1150 on full tanks running 65mph.Last edited: Apr 4, 2014
 
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	'06 Freightliner Columbia CL-120, eaton-fuller auto shift-10spd, rear 3.5...Avg.Mpg period Sept.13-Feb.14 mpg-6.51, traveled about 60k miles, reefer hauler. 
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	My friend works for Hirschbach. he drives a 2015 prostar with cummins isx15 450 hp, 10 sp ultrashift, 2.64. Drives 70 mph in midwest states and gets 9 mpg. Has super singles (also on trailer) and uses Undertray fairings on the trailer. Pulls 19k lbs. 
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	2002 FL Columbia, 12.7 DD, 10 sp auto shift, 3.55 axle, towing a 20,000 pound GVW RV trailer, 62-65mph in the western States, 7.7-8.5mph, bobtail 10.2mpg. 
 
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