05-07 Dakota 3.9 Fuel milage info

From : rick baldwin

Q: appalacian sp mountains with a moderate load in it and never had a complaint. i will agree with you though about the 4.7 especially in a ram i found it to simply be a dog. . 222 339231 46f485c4$0$32486$4c368faf@roadrunner.com i get 20+ mpg highway with my 07 dakota quad cab slt v8 4.7l and 16-18 mpg city. i dont do a lot of highway but have noticed 21.1 mpg the last time i drove about 15 miles highway time at 65-70 mph with cruise on. i run amsoil 5w30 synthetic and qt regular gas and i dont drive like a grand pa. when i test drove the same truck with a v6 in it i felt like the parking brake was on. there is not enough power in the v6 and almost not enough in the 4.7l v8 but its adequate - nothing more. my other dakota in a 98 with a 5.2l in it. that truck had the power when i needed it. the new one is not as strong. it drives a whole lot more comfortable and sits higher. i like both versions. i see they changed the body style again on the 08 dakota too. that stinks. i am interested in hearing other owners fuel mileagemy folks just purchased one and so far there mpg looks badlike 13-14 highway! .

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From : bigironram

ok just got off the phone with dynatrac and per the feedback they receive the increase in mpg is 2-4 depending of course on the driver. that being said if you see an average of 3 mpg increase with a 34 gal tank you will get an additional 102 miles. and if you are paying $2.95 for premium as i am then you will save about $29.00 per fill up. at $1900 per kit it will take about 66 full tanks to pay for itself. for me thats about 1.5 years. if i can eek out 4 then its even better. so had i known about these when i replaced my bearings i would have gone the extra small amount and installed these. they also claim increased steering response and less vibration due to the decrease in rotational mass. -- ------------------------------------------ laszlo almasi ----cool toys formerly carolina watercraft works ----mack daddy trailers ----ice angels its surely not cheap. was curious if anyone had any real world mileage increase numbers before i give them a call. i plan on keeping my 01 2500 qc 4x4 for many many years to come and might consider this if the increase is sufficient. -- ------------------------------------------ laszlo almasi ----cool toys formerly carolina watercraft works ----mack daddy trailers ----ice angels has anyone here ever had any experience with these mileage increase overall performance http//www.dynatrac.com/productsfreespindodge.html no experience but it would take a long time to break even on what it costs. al .

From : roy

on sep 23 117 pm roy r...@home.net wrote let me think about that - uh no. you friggin idiot you damn well should care! people look at one combat vet acting a fool and everybody gets painted with the same brush. roy the fool said decorated active army vet not combat vet. all decorated means is that he/she received an award for all we know it could be the good conduct medal or an army achievement medal for servicing the commanding officer. i have to ask if he/she is still active army how are you a vet at least in the true sense of what a vet is you got it screwed up. they guy never said he had certain awards. he said he had certain recognition. maybe you need to go back and learn how to read english. tbone .

From : roy

on sep 23 117 pm roy r...@home.net wrote you friggin idiot you damn well should care! people look at one combat vet acting a fool and everybody gets painted with the same brush. roy the fool said decorated active army vet not combat vet. all decorated means is that he/she received an award for all we know it could be the good conduct medal or an army achievement medal for servicing the commanding officer. i have to ask if he/she is still active army how are you a vet at least in the true sense of what a vet is .

From : tbone

fuck you dumb shit. this reply says more about you then you could ever know. how do you think shes going to pay for her rehashed version of nationalized social healthcare democreeps have never met a tax they didnt like. simple eliminate the bogus tax cuts that do nothing for the majority of americans and everything for those who need it the least or just get us out of this bogus war that the retard got us into and use that money and you would have change to spare. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : azwiley1

wait till hillary & the clinton machine stench up the white house. youll be paying $5/gal and more. yea like the current joke of an administration has done any better with oil over $80.00 a barrel. any way that you want to spin it the white house has little control over the price of fuel. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : jmc

suddenly without warning craig c. exclaimed 9/23/2007 338 am tbone wrote intelligence shines as brightly as ever. are you the poster boy for the right nah thats miles. btw miles i noticed that sco filed bankruptcy last week. so much for your superior os eh craig c. wasnt the os thats screwed never used it so no opinion. it was the company and its tactics that sent it over the edge. jmc .

From : tbone

the older 3.9v6 does have plenty of power. i never meant to imply it did not. i also owned one of them and am sorry i sold it. i was referring to the new 3.7l v6 - it drives like the brakes are on. i test drove one because i couldnt find one like what i bought. that was hard to say. i was looking for a v8 with a certain list of options. mine has that list except for the automatic rear view mirror. no the 3.9l v6 has nearly as much power as my 4.7l. the new 3.7l v6 has comparable power to the 4 cyl. they put in some of the low end dakotas. new design - lack of power. old design - plenty of power. on sep 21 802 pm abby.normal back....@nospam.net wrote i get 20+ mpg highway with my 07 dakota quad cab slt v8 4.7l and 16-18 mpg city. i dont do a lot of highway but have noticed 21.1 mpg the last time i drove about 15 miles highway time at 65-70 mph with cruise on. i run amsoil 5w30 synthetic and qt regular gas and i dont drive like a grand pa. when i test drove the same truck with a v6 in it i felt like the parking brake was on. there is not enough power in the v6 and almost not enough in the 4.7l v8 but its adequate - nothing more. my other dakota in a 98 with a 5.2l in it. that truck had the power when i needed it. the new one is not as strong. it drives a whole lot more comfortable and sits higher. i like both versions. i see they changed the body style again on the 08 dakota too. that stinks. i am interested in hearing other owners fuel mileagemy folks just purchased one and so far there mpg looks badlike 13-14 highway!- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - i would disagree with you about the 3.9 not having enough power. my 95 w/a 5 speen manual had pleanty of muscle behind it for what the truck was designed/used for. made many of trips with it through the appalacian sp mountains with a moderate load in it and never had a complaint. i will agree with you though about the 4.7 especially in a ram i found it to simply be a dog. .

From : abby normal

another fuck you dumb shit spewing psycho-babble. ever hear of school bus nagin you fuckhead ignorant people have potential to adjust by education. stupid goes to the bone. bush also caused katrina by your like of thought if you can call it thought on any reasonable level. wait till hillary & the clinton machine stench up the white house. youll be paying $5/gal and more. yea like the current joke of an administration has done any better with oil over $80.00 a barrel. any way that you want to spin it the white house has little control over the price of fuel. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : abby normal

fuck you dumb shit. how do you think shes going to pay for her rehashed version of nationalized social healthcare democreeps have never met a tax they didnt like. wait till hillary & the clinton machine stench up the white house. youll be paying $5/gal and more. yea like the current joke of an administration has done any better with oil over $80.00 a barrel. any way that you want to spin it the white house has little control over the price of fuel. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : abby normal

thanks for the info and tip. all should go smoothly. im going to replce my front disc brakes on my 03 dakota. iv worked on mostly gm brakes they use a allen head driver to remove the pins. are these the same and what size these brakes are very similar but the slide pins have regular 6-point bolt heads... a socket set is all you need. pay particular attention to the orientation of the anti-rattle clips. they can be tricky to put back if you mix up the top/bottom clips. .

From : broom hilda

on sep 21 802 pm abby.normal back....@nospam.net wrote i get 20+ mpg highway with my 07 dakota quad cab slt v8 4.7l and 16-18 mpg city. i dont do a lot of highway but have noticed 21.1 mpg the last time i drove about 15 miles highway time at 65-70 mph with cruise on. i run amsoil 5w30 synthetic and qt regular gas and i dont drive like a grand pa. when i test drove the same truck with a v6 in it i felt like the parking brake was on. there is not enough power in the v6 and almost not enough in the 4.7l v8 but its adequate - nothing more. my other dakota in a 98 with a 5.2l in it. that truck had the power when i needed it. the new one is not as strong. it drives a whole lot more comfortable and sits higher. i like both versions. i see they changed the body style again on the 08 dakota too. that stinks. i am interested in hearing other owners fuel mileagemy folks just purchased one and so far there mpg looks badlike 13-14 highway!- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - i would disagree with you about the 3.9 not having enough power. my 95 w/a 5 speen manual had pleanty of muscle behind it for what the truck was designed/used for. made many of trips with i