Recent content by richsaenz

If you go to gearvendors site under trucks/ towing and Ford 4spd , fifth paragraph down: " Expect 20% increases during highway cruising with any rear gear in the 4's and 10-15% with 3.73 with any big block gas or diesel."  It doesn't mention towing here.      I generally get around 10mpg, but my...

Shayne, did you go with Banks or Gearvendors? Gearvendors claims 20% increase in fuel economy for my rig. 4 to 10% would make my payback even worse! Thanks for your help!

I only drive my diesel rig about 10,000 miles per year. After looking at Banks and Gearvendors and crunching the numbers, I'm looking at paybacks of five to seven years for a 20% increase in fuel economy!? Power is no problem; could I simply increase my exhaust size to help out at the pump...

I tow an #8000 camper with an E-350 7.3 PSWD 4.10 gear and have usually gotten around ten miles per gallon; but my tow vehicle is also my work van(I'm an electrical contractor) so it is always loaded. Today before a 300 mile trip, I pumped up the tires to max pressure(80 psi), cleaned out my K&N...

Does anyone have an opinion on using premium diesel vs #2? How about biodiesel?

I tow an 8000# camper with a Ford E350 7.3L diesel van in the Midwest and get about 10 mpg. Is this average for this rig? I've heard of Dodge 6 cyl. diesels pulling bigger campers and getting 20 mpg.