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DaveK
Dodge Dakota
11/17/2001
08:45:10
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Hi.I have a 2001 Dakota Quad cab sport v6 3.55 rear end auomatic and I am trying to get some info on what kind of gas mileage I should be getting.Right now I am Averaging around 14 gal per mile,on a mix of city and highway.The sticker reads 16/20.Is the mieage I am getting good or is there somthing I should talk to the dealer about.
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DakotaDan
Dodge Dakota
11/17/2001
11:33:18
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Dave
I have almost the same truck only in a 4x2 Club Cab, the first time I checked mine I got 18.5 with mixed driving, then at about 700 miles I added a K&N FIPK and DynoMax muffler and a soft Tonneau cover, I usually get 18-19 mpg most of the time with mixed driving the best I have got is 20.2 and the worst I have seen is 17.5 ( that was mostly in town ) I haven't done any long trips on the highway to know what I'll get there. If you search around this site you will find that all Dakota's are not created/built equal they seem to take on their own little personality. I can't think your Quad Cab could make that big of a difference, you just have a shorter bed and a little more cab space than a C C !
Dan
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cbsdakota
GenIII
11/17/2001
14:26:27
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If your truck is relatively new, it will get poor MPG. I got around 14 until my truck got broken in. At 10,000 I was still only getting 16. Now with 20,000 and an Airaid and a Flowmaster, I get 20 consistantly.
Project QUIKV6
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BlakDakMagnum
Dodge Dakota
11/18/2001
02:27:18
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those are all good ideas as to why you might be getting bad mileage but here's one: Maybe your foot is made of lead like mine?
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cbsdakota
GenIII
11/18/2001
08:13:40
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I forgot about that. You could purchase an aftermarket Billet aluminum foot to replace the lead one. I think the site is www.slowthefu**down.com!!
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kotadude21
Dodge Dakota
11/18/2001
22:28:04
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97 RC SLT V6 here , i get around 17.5 MPG everytime...
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jimmeyjack
Dodge Dakota
11/19/2001
00:21:42
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2001 Quad 4x4 v6 i get 15 mpg combined and there is a big difference in # between cc and qc, almost 500# i think.
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Andy VH
Dodge Dakota
11/21/2001
09:42:06
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Dave K, check out my post "GAS MILEAGE, HAH!" in the Performance Section of the Forum, dated 10/29/01. It stirred a lot of discussion on gas mileage. My 99 SLT 4x2 V6/auto 3.55 recently got 18.8mpg as my best yet. Was as bad as 16mpg. I have put in a K&N cold air intake, electric fan, Napa Cap/Rotor, Accel 8mm wires, coilwire re-route. I have a Flowmaster DeltaFlow muffler going in soon and I plan to add a tonneau cover as well. I may eventually modify the throttle body and go to 19# Ford Motorsports injectors. Lots of crap to do just to get better gas mileage (my goal is 21mpg), but the power gains are a REAL kick in the butt. Unfortunately, the 3.9V6 is just not as effecient an engine design as the GM 3.8. That's something that's real hard to change.
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DAK2
Gen III
11/21/2001
09:50:49
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I've got a "00" CC with 3.9l 5spd and 3.21 tail gear even pulling 1200lb popup I avg. 20 to 22 mpg on highway. But maybe that has to do with
engine running at 2000 RPM at 70 MPH in 5th gear.
Y2K DAK 3.9L 5 Spd OS/2 Keeps going&going&going
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LI blackdak
Dodge Dakota
11/24/2001
02:29:14
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i have a Y2K V6 4x4 CC with airaid, poweraid, 15,000 miles and a lead foot..lol...and on certain tanks ive gotten 12 mpg then i laidoff a little on the last tank and got 14. the most miles i ever got on one tank was 296 and the best milage was 16 or so but i think i accelerate too hard
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sicminds
Dodge Dakota
11/24/2001
21:34:01
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I have a
98 Rc
Home brew K&N
glasspack dual exaust
180 thermo
jet chip stage II
P255 - 65 - 16
I seem to be getting 18 or 19 and i do a lot of mixed driving as well. ON a bad tank i only get 16. I also use 93 octane.
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malenurse
Dodge Dakota
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9/07/2003
15:54:29
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I am on the verge of buying a used Dodge Dakota Sport with the 3.9 v6. How does this engine compare to other competitor trucks in it's class for gas mileage. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks...Trick
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I think not
Dodge Dakota
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9/07/2003
19:15:12
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thats pretty low.
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xmr
Dodge Dakota
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9/07/2003
21:47:28
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MY 98 extcab v-6 gets 17 to 18 in town and 20 to 22 on the highway. I thought that was bad but it looks pretty good compared to some of the other postings.
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pilot
Dodge Dakota
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11/11/2003
21:32:48
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I just bought a 2003 Dakota manual trans. v6 3.9L (4000 miles on it so far) put a small sixpac camper on it (had it on 4cyl toyota SR5 got 17mpg) now I get a very constant 10mpg town or highway OUCH ! Mechanic keeps telling me this will be untill I get about 10k miles on it but how much better could it get? Am very worried I will never see much improvement with this thing.
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THRASHER
Dodge Dakota
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11/11/2003
23:50:40
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I average about 13-16mpg in my truck, 98 v6 4x4, 5speed 3.55 gears and 33in bfgs, this isnt that bad , but i think i could do better. i have a flows, ported TB, Autolight 3923, k&N cold air, iat mod...
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Chobot
Dodge Dakota
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11/12/2003
10:38:03
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I have a 2WD 3.9/V6 AUTO 95 Ext Cab Dak thats mostly stock with 206k and I'm getting 20mpg mixed constantly. It has plans for a tune up, and split rear cat back maybe some exhaust headers. It's a nice truck, I love it.
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Ray
Dodge Dakota
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12/05/2003
23:41:10
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Try using Amsoil.
it gave me +3mpg.
For more info email me at(ray_cummings@hotmail.com)
Thanks
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Bulldawg003
Dodge Dakota
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6/11/2006
05:23:29
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I have a 2000 3.9 v6 with a 3" fabtech lift , 32" Goodyears, and a tonneau cover, i get bout 12/16 , i hopeing with a right tune up and different gearing to get bout 14/18, but lets not get our hopes up the 3.9 liter was not the best engine around, it was put in the engine line as a truck only engine by dodge. It was a base model engine, that means that it was cheap to make,or in other words cheaply made, my buddy has a 4.7 liter v8 , 4x4, 4"lift kit, 33" tires and he gets better mpg's than i do
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craig
Dodge Dakota
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6/11/2006
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2002 dakota sport cc 3.9 4x4. 14/17-18 with 31's stock sport package height. looking to put on a 3in bodylift and 33x12.50 bfg m/t's but fear gas mileage
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J and J Auto
GenII
6/11/2006
22:40:00
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1995 4X4 3.55 225/75 r 15 tires 114,000
All the boltons
crank sensor mod
relocated IAT
ram air
pacesetter prediter dual
1 colder FR5 NGK plugs .035
48mm f&b
tonno cover
jet 2 chip harlands
1.7
napa cap rotor
msd 8.5
injector sync +3
heads cleand and polish with a gasket match on
the intake
JBA headers carsound high flow cat
19 FMS injectors
last 4 checks
24mpg
23.5mpg
22.7mpg
25mpg A/C off on this one 220 mile trip
my best ever 25.8 if I drive with a lead foot it
will drop to 19 20mpg
TCI shift kit shifting at 2000rpm always set
cruse at 60 62 and let her roll
a stock truck 4x4 or 2 wheel should get 17 to 19
on the high way if not there is something not
right
Vac leak
bad o2 o2s
engine temp sensor
bad map
bad IAT
low fuel presure
partialy pluged cat
plugs cap rotor wires
any off these will adversly effect mileage as will
a draging break or bad wheel bearing low tire
presure
If you want good mileage all these things must
be ok this motor at 114,000 with all the work
is sitting at 189/240 at the wheels
I bought this truck new in dec 1994 it will be 12
this dec but still looks and runs better than new
and I love this little 4x4 so much I plan on
keeping it for ever and a day
new 14 15 mpg after 10,000 17 to 19
Larry
J&J Auto
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