1997 Dodge ram 1500 4X4 Gas Mileage?
I have a 1997 Dodge ram 1500 4X4 that is getting around 6 mpg. It has high mileage (around 215,000) and I understand that is part of the problem. I have a K&N intake system and a throttle body spacer, and true dual exhaust. Plus worn down mud terrain tires, which also dont help, but 6 miles to the gallon is still way low. I cleaned the filter, put new spark plugs in, but still am not getting very good gas mileage. Please tell me any ideas you have to improve my MPG’s. Please Don’t tell me that I need to drive more economical because I do, its still getting horrible gas mileage. I’m looking for Fuel saving parts, (reasonable price) tips, things I can clean, pretty much anything. PLEASE HELP
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Take the horse trailer of the back.
replace the timing chain and gears in it,when they get worn down bad enough you,ll loose 5 miles to the gallon if not more from it,i had a 99 model that was getting really bad mileage and i tore it down and the chain and gears was so badly worn that it was about to jump timing,id at least check them to see,nothing you do to it will help it if its not staying in time right,i was getting around 8-10 miles per gallon mine and it came back up to about 15,good luck on it.
1997 Dodge trucks did not come from the factory with “true duals”. If you removed the catalytic converter from the truck and did not re-flash the ECM it will seriously mess with the fuel metering and cause a drop in mileage. If you tires are much larger than the stock tires it will drop the mileage off. If your transmission slips (if automatic) it will cause a drop in mileage.
Tips: New cat, new O2 sensors, new tires close to stock size, new timing chain and gears