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That POS sloppamatic tranny I had.
With the auto I consistently got 12 mpg, regardless. Every fillup my mileage was always in the 12's. ALWAYS. With the fuel prices I drove it as easy as I possibly could to get the best mileage. 12 was the best I could do.
Now that I have swapped to the manual my mileage has taken a drastic increase. I filled it up today, and got 18.71 mpg. Yes, nearly a 7 mpg gain. I do not drive it very easy now with the manual, its too hard when you have the power there in each gear.
I rarely drive highway. This is all city/country driving.
I think I can do even better, because I still have a small leak somewhere when the engine is working hard, such as towing heavy or really into the throttle. Anytime I have a trailer hooked to it I can smell diesel fuel and its sprayed on the trailer. It's not leaking a lot, but any leak is too much as high as fuel is. I just can't find the leak.
But anyway, I could NOT be any happier with the new manual tranny. :woot::thumbsup
With the auto I consistently got 12 mpg, regardless. Every fillup my mileage was always in the 12's. ALWAYS. With the fuel prices I drove it as easy as I possibly could to get the best mileage. 12 was the best I could do.
Now that I have swapped to the manual my mileage has taken a drastic increase. I filled it up today, and got 18.71 mpg. Yes, nearly a 7 mpg gain. I do not drive it very easy now with the manual, its too hard when you have the power there in each gear.
I rarely drive highway. This is all city/country driving.
I think I can do even better, because I still have a small leak somewhere when the engine is working hard, such as towing heavy or really into the throttle. Anytime I have a trailer hooked to it I can smell diesel fuel and its sprayed on the trailer. It's not leaking a lot, but any leak is too much as high as fuel is. I just can't find the leak.
But anyway, I could NOT be any happier with the new manual tranny. :woot::thumbsup