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Originally Posted by DenverChief
Yep. I don't understand hwy speeding. It's the in city speeding that gets you 45 in a 35 or 50 in a 40.
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My Ram, has a pretty small engine (4.7) compared to the huge frontal area of the truck, so that little motor really works hard at higher speeds, especially into the wind.
At 75, it will get about 10mpg in 4th, but at 65 it gets about 15 in 4th. It is a stick, so 5th gear is basically overdrive and really kills it. It gets better mileage at 3000rpm in 4th than it does at 1800 rpm in 5th when it is lugging.