are gas engines about as efficient as diesels?

are gas engines about as efficient as diesels?

04-28-2006, 06:35 PM

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bigtoy

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are gas engines about as efficient as diesels?

Or am I being fed a line of bull? A friend of mine stopped over last night to show me his new to him 02 chevy reg cab with the 5.3 liter gas. We went for a drive and stopped to talk to a guy that has a new ford 150 4 door gasser. They commented that they each were getting over 18 mpg while driving 75-80 mph. Are these new gas engines getting that good of mileage or are they full of it? These trucks are both 4x4 to boot. The best mileage I have ever got with a 4x4 gas was with a 95 chevy reg cab with a 305 V8 driving about 60 to 65 mph. I got just over 16 mpg. Thats pretty good mileage but you have so little power with a motor like that. The best mileage I have got with my CTD is 21 on a 350 mile trip. Short trips usually 15-18 mpg. If these gas owners are stretching things by 2-3 mpg, then I will have to raise my mpg to about 23-24 mpg!!!

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