new guy ?

[turbo7]

Hey whats up guys im new here well im looking at a 04 350 reg cab 4x4 dually. Around 100k on the clock and its an auto. My question is that it has 4.10's in it and the guy claims he averages 15mpg which i thought was pretty good. Is he Full of it or is it capable?

actually it sounds low to me, with mine i am able to get up to 17 with it and mine is a Crew cab.

Also, welcome to the ORG

[Ryan Rønning]

Welcome to the ORG!

It can do better!

[sea71]

Welcome to the site. That mileage is realistic dependant on the way the truck is driven (city vs. hiway, hotrodding or granny style driving, etc)

[turbo7]

well that's good news then. what do you think it is capable of with 3.73's? driven slowly and it is stock. thanks again

[nealsoninc]

Welcome. I have a 01 w/3.73 and I have mods and the best I have ever done is 17.1 mpg. That was for one time only and it was pulling a 22' boat. I avg. 14.5 to 15 unloaded and 13.5 to 14 towing my work trailer.

[turbo7]

Do 7.3's guzzle a little more. Im looking for a nice work truck with some torque but also want something better then my 10mpg right now and 8mpg plowing. I was looking at doges for a long time now and I am pretty familiar with the cummins but its so hard to find ones that are loaded. Also are 6.0 gear driven engines like the cummins or does it have a timing chain?