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TRBenj
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I dont see that kind of mileage out of my '07 V8 Runner, but it does tow very nicely. Ive touched 20mpg in the summer on the highway (unloaded), and got 15-16mpg towing the Skier out to GL. |
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GottaSki
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One customer where I used to work would tow his 32' Baja twin BB Bravo & 3 axle with a Pontiac 6000. quite a specticle.
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"There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worthwhile as messing around with boats...simply messing."
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horkn
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Are you running full synthetic oil? When I switched from dino to full synth it gave me a nice increase in mpg. It always got 19-20 mpg before the swap. What gear ratio do you have in yours? We have 3.73's, and ours is 4wd. Also, remember that how the engine was broken in and current driving habits can really affect mpg. The 22mpg we get is loaded with gear, 2 people and 2 dogs. |
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78 martinique- refloored, reinforced, stringers re glassed, re engineered interior
GT40P heads Edelbrock Performer intake acme 4 blade http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/horkn/fish/nautique.jpg |
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horkn
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That is more than a spectacle, it is downright dangerous. If you are over your tow rating, you can be ticketed. So that would also be illegal, and obviously illeagal to anyone that understands tow ratings and what a boat like that weighs. I would be amazed if one of those pontiac 6000's has a tow rating of anything higher than 1500 lbs. Heck, I recall my buddy's father towing a 16' trihull glastron with a 50hp evinrude with a wagon version of that same car. IIRC it was a carbed 2.8 v6 in that wagon, and it worked pretty hard to tow that particular boat. I can't imagine towing a 32' baja with twin motors. |
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78 martinique- refloored, reinforced, stringers re glassed, re engineered interior
GT40P heads Edelbrock Performer intake acme 4 blade http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/horkn/fish/nautique.jpg |
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TRBenj
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Im not running synth- but I have considered going to Mobil1. Ive had great luck with Castrol GTX, but may consider switching for the mileage gains. Im at 30k, so Im due for new fluid in the diffs and xfer case- gonna go synthetic there for sure. Driving habits are pretty tame- I put on ~25k/yr, so a light foot saves my wallet. My roof box probably isnt helping things, but I dont think Im paying too much of a penalty with it either. Its just too damn handy to take off- works great for ski gear both summer and winter. |
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DougsdevilCC
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Snow, Ugh
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summitnautique
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I switched to redline synth in the Taco diffs... they say it helps MPG but seems to be the same for me.
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summitnautique
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Eric -
I see you are from Ohio... I grew up in Sandusky. If you are on the turnpike at the rt. 250 exit that is the lake I skied on...my dad still skis there. |
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eric lavine
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you gotta know J-Bear,aka John Berry he skied for the westshore ski club on sandusky bay, remember the ramp?
also a Dave Mcginty Im about an hour from there and live in Aurora Shore, its a 350 acre private lake |
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horkn
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I have been using the Quaker State Q torque power full syn since about 25,000 miles on it. So, since it has 75k on it now, I would say that is right at 50k of using synth. We bought the 04 4runner in early January of 04. I can say that when we had our Yakima load warrior roof rack on it, and with a good amount of baggage up there that mpg did suffer. Even with the rack empty, it did create enough loss of mpg to warrant me removing it for when I really need it. |
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78 martinique- refloored, reinforced, stringers re glassed, re engineered interior
GT40P heads Edelbrock Performer intake acme 4 blade http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/horkn/fish/nautique.jpg |
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P71_CrownVic
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Ford 5.4s and 6.8 V10s are known for spitting out their spark plugs. They fire them right out of the head. Ford is fully aware of the problem and refuse to do anything other than sticking their customers with a HUGH bill to fix it.
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