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Old 04-04-2018, 01:02 PM   #145
nblehm
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Originally Posted by freerider15 View Post
That's damn good!

I couldn't pull more than 40 or so on the climbs back from Moab on Vail Pass or Eisenhower, with it floored.

The readout had me at about 9mpg average towing. My 7.3 gets about 12.

The truck still drove great, but definitely was a dog on climbs.
Yeah I was expecting 45 or so on the climbs. I wasnt hammering it either. Itd drop to 5 maybe 4 gear, and just go. I was more than expecting to slowly drive the passes because I wasnt going to hot rod a newish borrowed truck.
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