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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by swaggs21
I dont know man, my father has a Dodge 3500 TD, and I have never seen anything pull like it, along with still getting pretty good mileage while pulling...
a friend of mine has a rarely driven TD F250 superduty with light mods and manages 17 mpg.... i get 12 in my ram :sad:
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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by ISP James
a friend of mine has a rarely driven TD F250 superduty with light mods and manages 17 mpg.... i get 12 in my ram :sad:
Yeah, my dad averages 18-20 not pulling, and 15 pulling, but he drives like a grandpa, which he is, but still
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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by swaggs21
Yeah, my dad averages 18-20 not pulling, and 15 pulling, but he drives like a grandpa, which he is, but still
i need a big TD h:

that same friend knows a dude with a broken in TD excursion, he gets 22-24 around town :eek3:
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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 08:30 AM
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Powerchoke I could pass on.

Cummins ftw

(this coming from an owner and believer in Ford trucks as work rigs)

If you want the ultimate rig though...get a Cummins motor, Allison transmission and place them in the F350 dually body ftfw (for the fucking win)
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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by ISP James
i need a big TD h:

that same friend knows a dude with a broken in TD excursion, he gets 22-24 around town :eek3:

damn that's sick. I'd be interested in that :rick:
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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
Powerchoke I could pass on.

Cummins ftw

(this coming from an owner and believer in Ford trucks as work rigs)

If you want the ultimate rig though...get a Cummins motor, Allison transmission and place them in the F350 dually body ftfw (for the fucking win)

a man that knows his trucks, he only speaks the truth.... to bad you would never have this combination in a factory environment....


Originally Posted by ISP James
i need a big TD h:

that same friend knows a dude with a broken in TD excursion, he gets 22-24 around town :eek3:
3500 not big enough??

yeah TD is the way to go if you have to have a big truck. V10 gas guzzlers suck....
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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by swaggs21
3500 not big enough??

yeah TD is the way to go if you have to have a big truck. V10 gas guzzlers suck....

hell a 2500 would be plenty for me.... any big TD would own me.... but if i was serious about springing the money, id get the excursion 6.0 TD ftw
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