Who's gas mileage dropped after....

who else's gas mileage dropped a ton after they did some custom work to their truck?I went from 18-24mpg to now im getting 12mpg. its like im driving an h2

i was lucky when i first got my old ram i was getting 15 city 19 highway if i was lucky lol after bagging it and removing the front inner fenders and adding the cold air and exhuast i was getting 19 city and 24 highway

Um, I think most people will say it helped with gas mileage. Something about being lower and less drag..........

mine dropped a little bit after i did all my work. its gotta be from all the extra metal on the truck. mine might have went down because of the motor work thats done to it also.

While I was driving mine I coulda swore someone was stealing my gas, it burned through it soooo fast, duno what was going on.

Alignment is a HUGE issue when it comes to MPG. Wider tires also will hurt MPG. Bigger wheels take more energy to get spinning whitch requires more gas. Maybe one of those is the cause?

mine was actually getting 30 MPG highway with my v6 and a bed full of luggage and 4 20's going to MS on stock tires! no problems for me

Could be from runnin smaller tires? Your RPMs could be runnin higher than before. Maybe you just need a tune up.... Could be tons of things.

Edited: 3/15/2006 2:04:06 PM by John Nissan

I could see the 20s making a differance. that i figured. I removed FIVE cats, added dual magnaflos, and a KN intake. i figured they would have offset each other.

I need to get an alignment and the wheel balanced.

maybe i shouldnt rev the motor on hondas at every light.

Originally posted by Scrubn



Could be from runnin smaller tires? Your RPMs could be runnin higher than before. Maybe you just need a tune up.... Could be tons of things.

The rpms are just about the same from stock.... it does sound like a sports car when you get on it, burns out thro 2nd gear. yes its an automatic.