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RE: Volvo after 2 years - Mattman - 11-22-2020
What's the fuel mileage numbers?
RE: Volvo after 2 years - Magard - 11-22-2020
(11-22-2020 )Mattman Wrote: What's the fuel mileage numbers?
It’s hard to tell but it’s doing a consistent 60 gallons less on a round trip with cattle out of Idaho than the Lonestar. It’s like 6.8mpg with cattle. That’s 60 gallons less fuel in 1850 mile round trip. It’s done it 3 trips in a row. I don’t totally give credit to the Volvo engine. The transmission has eco roll. It spends a lot of time in neutral when on cruise. Its like having Rawze slapping you and making you put your manual transmission in neutral every chance you get. I got 7.8 mpg hauling hay a couple times. The engine is the D13tc 455hp/1850 torque model which is kinda a fuel squeezer so that probably helps some. The engine brake sucks compared to Cummins. No vg on the turbo. Idk if Eaton automatic has a eco roll of some sort. If so I’ll bet Cummins would do pretty well on fuel also. Honestly I was just afraid of even more compression and the same old liner design in the Cummins. Thought I would try it and see. I’m doing 160,000 miles a year so I ain’t gonna keep it past 5 years.
RE: Volvo after 2 years - Magard - 11-22-2020
(11-22-2020 )marek4792 Wrote: saw it over on facebook really great looking truck! Mine as well with X15 performanceWhat transmission and rear ratio did you go with.
RE: Volvo after 2 years - marek4792 - 11-22-2020
13 speed manual, 3.36 rears, but I'm going 65-75mph so it works in my case, 6.5mpg trip avg. from Chicago area to PNW and back.