Finally after 2 1/2 years I know the trucks weight - 5275 pounds with me not in truck
I finally see a truth of the 318 .
keep it empty , but load as needed (no problem )
use the toque curve even if it's a bit slow.
MPG's not so bad after all .
Live and learn .
Originally Posted by
NHscrapman
I never noticed either till last fall, I was looking at my scale tickets and wondered why one unloaded tare was very low...Cleaned out my truck that week..
on average 400-800 lbs of stuff tagging along.
I know for performance cars every 100 pounds equals loss of time on the quarter mile
there must be a consistent MPG loss for useless weight
I weighed out today at 5350 # I used to weigh out at best at 5900 often 6500 - 6700 after a load , some times I took the Dodge 1500 - to 8900 # stupid me . Dodges have a mixed up heritage true American to Mercedes to some corporate name to Fiat ,regardless there rugged .
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