Who has the worst gas mileage?

Started by Groundhawger, October 28, 2009, 11:40:20 PM

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Corey

Quote from: Boggin Joe on October 30, 2009, 09:21:44 PM
I get about 15-19 in my 08 chevy
yup i average about 16-17 mostly all city driving

dodgeramsport

ill be looking at around 30mpg when im done with my dodge..4x4.6inch lift 33's..it sits at about 6-10 right now depending on the day and if im wearing steal toed boots or not..haha
if ya cant dodge it, then ram it

BIG TODD

1994 z71 sas,on 42's  4or 5 mpg  race fuel, and 94  50/50 mix

4x4ZR2

2000 s10 zr2 sas on 36" tires gets maybe 8-10 mpg
==nw chevv ==wn


coolguy7

The NASA! They have the NASA Crawler-Transporter (thing) that not in MPG!!! It got 125.7 gallons per mile!!! Read rest of the story.

NASA's Crawler-Transporters are the biggest, baddest, most kickass six million pounds of tracked vehicle in the known universe. There are two, Hans and Franz, but I shall refer to the Crawler in the singular as they are identical and it makes it easier mmkay? It's big, it's old, it's damn near Pharaonic. The "Crawler" is actually a platform full of generators and engines resting on 4 tracked "trucks". The height of the Crawler can be adjusted independently between 6 and 8 meters by each of the four trucks. The crawler is rectangular, 40 meters long and 34.5 meters wide, but the cargo contact points are positioned in a square 27 meters to a side

Since words can not be used to adequately describe its dimensions, let us break it down. The four trucks are 3 meters high and 12 meters long with two treads each. Each tread has 57 shoes per track. Each shoe weighs over one ton. This is all just to support the load, not to move it. The moving is done by 16 375 horsepower electric traction motors, two to a tread, four to a truck. These are powered by four 1,000 kilowatt generators in the main body, which are turned by two 2,750 horsepower diesel engines. This is all just to move the thing in one of two directions, forward and backward. Jacking, steering, lighting, ventilation, and the onboard systems are powered by two additional 750 kilowatt generators turned by two more 1,065 horsepower diesel engines. Two additional 150 kw generators are needed to raise and lower the platform. In case you didn't keep tally that's 7630 horsies of Diesel power being made into 5800 kilowatts of electricity.

This thing pokes along at 3 kph, 1.5kph loaded, and gets a full 0 mpg. That's right, 0 mpg. Because when you round 0.007 mpg, it becomes zero. Back on track, this means that the Crawler gets 42 feet per gallon, at 125.7 gallons per mile. It takes about 1,000 gallons to move the Shuttle and MLP between the Vehicle Assembly Building and the launch pad. This drinks from the combined 5,000 gallons of onboard fuel storage. All this makes things hot, so 500 gallons of water circulates through six radiators each with up to a 75 hp pump. The crawler is also said to be the loudest vehicle on earth, even after taking into account it's six 9 foot long 3000 pound mufflers.

The Crawler is controlled from one of two cabs on opposite corners of the Crawler. They don't try to back this thing up, they just reorient themselves and switch control cabins. The crew consists of one driver, four observers advising the driver, and six technicians minding the many systems. When the Crawlers where first used during the Apollo missions, the crew were all actually supplied by the Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems company, which seems to specialize in heavy trucks, but I can find no data on the current crew. The driver's cabin has the regular instrumentation of gas pedal, brakes, speedometer. air conditioning, two way radio. The ignition process is no simple turning of key. There is a 37 page checklist to be followed that involves charging circuits, pressurizing pnuematic and hydraulic systems, and setting up the generators. But I must wonder, what kind of acceleration does a 6 million pound vehicle get when carrying 12 millions pounds of cargo? Does he just tape the gas pedal to the floor and read the paper until the speedometer jumps from '0' to '1'?

Mud Rebel

Less than a mile per gallon, but man what a ride!!!   1979 F-250

Uncle Steve

 a=f  just took a trip in mine ,got 17 mi. to the gl. a=f
==bgmS 10 Blazer with 31"s chevvv

3+3

#27
Quote from: TBigLug on October 31, 2009, 02:06:52 AM
Brutus gets 7, no more, usually no less!

That's why I drive Cavvy, 35 not driving nice.
I have a 01 z24 cavvy (32+ mpg) that I haven't driven in 4-5 months because I am always on call and have to drive a stupid box truck (7 - 9 mpg) everywhere. Ps. since June 15th when I got the box truck I've put 28,000+ miles on it. Don't do the math it will make you sick.



big red

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Eroq

94 f250 351W gettin between 10 and 14... not awfully bad

dsJeep

the Jeep gets a little over 12mpg right now, needs a tune up...

bearcrazy


loboman7x57

#32


94 k1500 ,mild 350 roller motor, turbo 350, 4.56 gears, 9"lift, 38.5 mickey thompson claws-6.5 mpg
88 blazer on 35 tsls and boggers, mild 327, turbo 400,10 bolt and 14ff  with 4.10 gears - 7.5 mpg
01 w900 kw, cat c-15, 18 speed, 3.90's pulling a set of super trains @160.000+ lbs   3 mpg , pulling a 7 axle walkfloor now @142,000 to 145,000 lbs i'm up to 3.8mpg!!!!

chico

#33
1964 chevy c20 2 wheel drive,292 6 cyl. 4 spd. 8' stepside 513 gears gets only 10 mpg empty or towing
badass can tow a tank with ==np only 57,000 original  miles on it.

Norm Henderson

1990 F-150 XLT  15 - 17 depending on the mood its in

1995 F-150 XLT Lifted and sitting on 35's........bout 9 - 13 city/highway
Drive It Like You Stole It

ballistics-10

1996 chevy dually 454 with 4.56 gears. I get around 6-8mpg
aggravated assault is here!!!!

big red

Well i heard today on the news $3.50 a gallon by memorial day...
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RIP_K52007

my d.d. gets 32-35 beating the p00 out of it and close to 40 being nice. My truck gets 16-18 beating on it and 25-28 being nice.


d.d. is 93' geoo prizm 1.6L 5 speed 2wd , truck is 91' gmcc sonoma 2.5L 5 speed 2wd 


did I win?


Blazin40s

5mpg. City in the k5.....8mpg highway
87 K5 Blazer, 42 TSL's, 355ci, TH400/208, D60/14ff

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