Terrible fuel economy in a Ford 7.3 gas? What do i think
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The one thing I’m not doing is buying a nice big truck and then thinking about gas mileage.
Drive it like you stole it...expect to pay!
Stay safe out there
I distinctly remember as a youth in my excursion back in the day with a v10 burning 40 gallons in 205 miles. Which is about 5 mpg. And thats driving it like you stole it. Not long after the torque converter died and i learned what a trans build cost. So that changed my behavior a bit. Less driving like i stole it and more occasional bits of fun.
Thanks for watching you be safe out there too. Way too many good people (fun loving people) dying in avoidable crashes. It erks me.
Great ride along. My 7.3 tremor just rolled over 12,000 miles. I've hand calculated mpg since first fill up. I'm sitting at 12.7mpg overall. On I-75 empty running 77 mph I'm showing 12-13 average. Pretty good for a 1 ton with 4:30 gears.
I like the ride along model. I dont think standing infront of a white board is any better.
I do wish mine had 4.30’s but so far it hasnt been a handicap.
You are doing very well at those speed at that average. This is a great powertrain at least when its young. Im looking forward to seeing lots of 7.3’s over 200k miles
I'm driving like a grandpa and can barely keep it over 13. I have the 4.30 gears though, I've seen people with the 3.73s getting 14-15 pretty consistently.
How are you accelerating? Whats your rpm at say 60? I wish my truck had 4.30’s but its fine with 3.73’s
@@greatlakespowerstrokefx4 I'm in Eco most of the time, which dulls the pedal response so, outside of highway merging, I'm taking it really easy overall. RPMs at 60mph are around 1800, 2000 cruising on the highway at 70.
Eco is kinda questionable
On the highway at 65 - 70 I’m getting 16.4. With some stop and go, around 14. I have a lighter foot, but that’s darn good for a crew cab 8 foot bed with a cap on the back! No complaints here.
@@JohnOrsucci its amazing to have so much performance and good fuel economy too. Thats always the achilles heal of a gas engine. Not with the 7.3!
My hemi 6.4 megacab runs at 1600 rpm at 65mph. When I pass a vehicle it jumps up to 2000 rpm, and passes fairly quick. Ive hauled 1 ton in the bed quite a bit and 7000 lb utility trailer also and it didn't rev up as high as you said. It just cruises along even when its weighed down. Unloaded driving at 65 mph i get between 18 and 22 mpg. Its not as torque'y as a diesel but for a gas it sure does move. Im no lead foot but im also no slouch.
Yeah, no one is getting 18-22mpg with a Ram 6.4 Hemi.
@wakeupamerica2024 yesterday from farmington nm to Albuquerque through cuba, nm. I averaged 15.3mpg doing the speed limit(65-55-45-35, lotsa communities). I topped off before leaving, and I topped off in Albuquerque to see what the truck actually used, not the lie-o-meter. Then drove here and there, dropped off things.
Then, before leaving heading to gallup, I topped off on fuel and drove 85mph on i40 west. On the interstate hauling ass I averaged 18.5mpg based on topping off in gallup and spent the night there. 85 mph and peterbuilts were still passing me.
At 85 mph, my rpm was at 2000/2100, just barely over the 2.
6.4 hemi with 8 speed.
All stock truck.
TFL truck did a video on the 6.4l hemi and the ford 6.2l got just as good as the 6.4l what year is your 2500 megacab
And I had a 2019 f250 6.2l and would get 16 to 17 with the regular bed but a flatbed I would only get 13.5 with new mud tires and no bed about 18.5
@@stevenhooten4275 2019 3500 megacab.
Your fuel economy for what that truck is is excellent. Here is a bench test for you. My 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 with the 6.0L V8 got 11 mpg city and 13 highway. I loved that truck but that is bad gas mileage.
Its a pushrod big block v8 with a 4.30 rear end in a HD truck. Its made to work. Not to be a prius.
Not a big block and yes its made to work but just like paying less taxes, any time you can cut fuel cost its a win win
@@greatlakespowerstrokefx4 ... It's a 7.3 port fuel injected v8 in a heavy duty truck with a 4.30 rear end on 1 ton axles. What pixie dust do you want them to summon to get mpg out of that 😂
I've NEVER-EVER seen a Prius towing a Bobcat !!!!
@@oznetyoutube125 he's not towing a bobcat. He's towing his daughter home from school.
i run my work truck hard alot of stop n go with a constant 5,000 lb on the bed and get about 8 mpg average
What did you expect for 445 cid engine. And the more changes in tires and weight, the mileage suffers. I had a dodge ram with the 8.0L engine with 3.54 gears. It got 15mpg at 75 mph, When I bought the truck I was warned about bad gas mileage if I opted for the 4.10 gears. But 15 mpg was it.
Just as an FYI ... I bought new a '21 F350 with the 7.3L & 3.73 rear. I bought it tow our 8400# trailer.Traveling at ~62-64mph with the trailer I average 10.3mpg's over ~12k miles here in the Pacific N.W. with hills & mountains. I've had one trip @13mpg's (flat) & one at 7mpg with a large headwind. Empty on frwy @ 65mph is 17.0 to 17.5 mpg. Very seldom city driving but ~12-13mpg's. I'm real happy with all this though. I've had numerous trucks over the last 50+ years. The older ones were always 10mpg, empty or full, city or frwy, 6cyl or v-8 under 400 cu in. A F250 with a 460 was ~7mpg. . I have a Honda sedan for mpg's.
Your experience sounds right and also its very good. 7 mpg in head wind in mountains is very respectable.
Mine gets about 12.5 mpg. I do use 93 gas. About 180-200 to fill. Meh, if I wanted mpg I'd drive a tesla
Hade a 8.1 in my 3500 GMC drw 4door was a beast with the Alison trans pulled better than my 7.3 power stroke
That does not surprise me the 7.3 was not much of a engine. Very over rated.
@@greatlakespowerstrokefx4 so true
Not bad 15 16 mpg
16 mpg is really good for a HD truck with a 445 cid engine and 4.30 gears, laws of physics are the laws of physics man.
I agree its a pretty special powertrain. But i think alot of people drive 7.3’s like they stole it and then wonder why they are getting 10mpg
It's similar for both gas & D, at the bottom of every gear, go easy, As the R's come up add more fuel, for that acceleration that we all love,. Then a little before the top of that gear, back-off the pedal just a hair, letting the theTrans drop into the next gear, rinse & repeat. Mine has a nine-speed, and it wasn't until I learned The Machine before the truck got its best performance/economy. Believe it or not the two go hand in hand.
-- If you add the load/fuel while the R's are within the power band the motor burns all/more of the fuel and you get your money's worth.
-- If you add the load/fuel before the motor is in its power band when the motor isn't ready to burn, that unburnt juice gets scrubbed by the emissions system.
Drive The Machine the way it was built ( with the brain and not the pedal )and you can still have some seat-of-the-pants fun. It's when we push these things before they are ready to burn the juice is when they fall short in whatever efficiency they can reach.
Fuel economy has a direct link to the skinny pedal .......hmmm you may be onto something here
Its common sense but it works. My dad being a engineer has a real thrill when he maximizes fuel economy. I think his fascination is that he can go from point a to point b for as little energy as he can. I thought it was stupid when i was young. I remember complaining in the passenger seat of his lbz as he speed up to 53 which was the lowest speed it would go into 6th and converter lock up and slow down a bit carefully and it would hold 50 in 6th locked. He got a kick out of that and timing traffic lights so he never had to stop. Now that im older, and i see the fuel bill i really get a kick out of it too
Wow. You drive a 7.3 liter and it gets bad fuel economy. If you're surprised by that, consider it a stupidity tax.
Did you watch the video lol
underrated comment. 7.3 is a great engine. It's great on fuel when it's in a truck loaded to capacity. News flash: big heavy trucks are not for joy riding or general commuting. They're for towing hauling heavy or large items.
They're way harder on fuel than they claim. But yes. It's a big truck with a huge engine. The reliability is the surprise that's going to bite a lot of people.
I don't drive fast at all. Single cab 8 foot bed 2019 6.2 I get 8 to 9 miles per gallon
6.4mpg last time I checked with my Ford E-450, but it's an ambulance, idles for hours every day and weighs more than 15,000lbs.
You’re wrong. The 6.2 was indeed put into 8 lug chassis Gm trucks. Had a 3500 srw come into the shop I used to work at
Zero 2500hd’s or 3500 hd had 6.2. None in express or 2500 burbs. All were 6.0’s. The 6.2 is an aluminum block engine and wouldnt pass durability tests in an hd truck.
Even denali hd’s didnt have them. Thats a common assumption though because the engine cover looks the same and visually the engines look the same.
When talking about fuel economy nobody takes into account the terrain. If I'm driving through the mountains of pa or wv I'll get 13. If I go west into Ohio where it flattens out I'll get 17.
Those grades really burn fuel and there is nothing you can do about that. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Were you getting these numbers from day 1 with your truck or have they gotten better as the truck gets more broken in? I'm averaging around 12 right now with a little over 300 miles on the truck.
More or less day one. Between you and me im very impressed with it and i wonder if ford snuck in some cheating. My 2019 6.7 was unbelievable until the dealer reflashed it with that tune update that i asked them not to do but some fool did it anyway. I lost about 3mpg with that tune update and it was a big reason i traded the truck in.
My dads cummins im sure is part of that cummins recall. Its a g56 manual and gets 20 plus average mixed driving. Its a really remarkable truck.
We are protecting that obd2 port with our life lol.
But in regards to the 7.3 its more or less always been like that. I drove it about 200 miles then hooked to a small enclosed trailer and went to bear camp with a friend. So basically 200-1300 miles was towing a 7 foot tell 16x7 enclosed trailer to which i averaged 11 ish at 65. But when i unhooked and went exploring i was seeing 15 plus at 50-55 and i was very impressed. That was within 500 miles of new or so. So its been like this the whole time.
So much of fuel economy has to do with how you accelerate. Im willing to waste an extra 25 seconds going slow up to speed because it makes a big difference in how much i spend on fuel which means more for other activities.
Thanks for watching.
@@greatlakespowerstrokefx4thanks for the response. According to your video I definitely accelerate quicker than you do. I'll try and do better lol.
it's all about smiles per gallon baby
What did the 460 get back in the day?
10
I got 12 consistently in my 1990 f250 4x4.
what gauge is that on the a piler
Its a banks data monster. I had it in my previous truck with the derringer hooked to it. It honestly isnt doing much in the 2023. I need to call banks and find out if i can update it to get access to more data.
It just hooked to obd2 port so its pretty universal. But the things if actually like to monitor like trans temp, air intake temp, spark advance and manifold air pressure or volumetric efficiency isnt a useable option with 2023 at least as of now.
That is FORD buddie. They in cahunts with the gas companies didn't you now that? That is why they make that big ass air catch up front.
you driving it wrong its a GODZILLA stupid ford gimmick names for every engine hooks lots of people
Godzilla is a stupid name. We all know the gtr is the real godzilla
Those “names” are internal code names that get leaked to the public. Ford literature doesn’t refer to those engines by those names. Plus the 7.3 isn’t a big block like people say. It doesn’t have a the bore spacing for it. Also, big and small block is GM callouts. Ford has engine family’s but never mentions big or small block. The 7.3 is more of a medium block. Damn good engine, I have one in a dually. Hauls the camper really well!!
7.3 Liter and you're thinking about fuel economy??? I'll reserve any further comments.
Darn right i am who wouldnt?
Oh man looking at your other comments I have realized what is up here. I'm sorry dude, don't mean to make fun of the disabled.@@greatlakespowerstrokefx4
@@RyGuyTheAVGuy it blows my mind how many people think it gets bad fuel economy, and how many people dont value their hard earned dollar. Thats ok though, the people who would in oil and gas appreciate the demand
That’s ass. I get 9-10 in my freightliner cascadia
Its pretty well known a small displacement highway geared semi hauling 40k gross gets similar fuel economy to a fully loaded gas pickup. Im not sure which one is more impressive. Im pretty happy with the economy my 7.3 gets