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Took the first longer distance drive this week. Was impressed that MPG in this 8cyl hit 20 on I-40 from Kingman, AZ to Albuquerque, NM. Was pleased to see greater performance than the window sticker Highway MPG of 17. Rolled along (no cruise control) right at 80 most of the way except for a few construction spots. I might just keep this rig
First pic is the MPG from Kingman to Holbrook - stopped overnight and grabbed a pic just to make sure I wasn't seeing things. Second pic is the entire trip Kingman to Albuquerque.
And before anyone barks about falling below the half tank point, I was trying to prove to myself I could keep that MPG up.
Left from home (Orange, CA) with full tank of 87 Octane - put half a tank of 89 in at Kingman, then 86 in Albuquerque. This engine definitely prefers 87 or 89.
The drive from Albuquerque to Amarillo only netted 18 MPG - same speed - no cruise control at any point of the trip.
Bought it! Jkjk, that was the other day. I gave it a wash before it got dark, since that happens at like 5pm now.
Nice My 2017 Raptor was lightning blue and if it was still an option my 2020 would've been lightning blue and nobody would even know I had a new truck. I don't really care for performance blue or velocity blue so I I didn't go with blue on my 2020.
Mine isn't nearly as much fun as everyone else's. Dropped my 2018 at the dealer because i could smell antifreeze. 45 minutes later they called saying they had to replace an o ring and the water pump.
At least its covered by warranty.
Took the first longer distance drive this week. Was impressed that MPG in this 8cyl hit 20 on I-40 from Kingman, AZ to Albuquerque, NM. Was pleased to see greater performance than the window sticker Highway MPG of 17. Rolled along (no cruise control) right at 80 most of the way except for a few construction spots. I might just keep this rig
First pic is the MPG from Kingman to Holbrook - stopped overnight and grabbed a pic just to make sure I wasn't seeing things. Second pic is the entire trip Kingman to Albuquerque.
And before anyone barks about falling below the half tank point, I was trying to prove to myself I could keep that MPG up.
Left from home (Orange, CA) with full tank of 87 Octane - put half a tank of 89 in at Kingman, then 86 in Albuquerque. This engine definitely prefers 87 or 89.
The drive from Albuquerque to Amarillo only netted 18 MPG - same speed - no cruise control at any point of the trip.
last month in my 2.7 eco, OC to Albuquerque while pulling trailer with two motorcycles and it was 10mpg both ways... 😬
Just pulled the trigger on a SCT BDX from 5 Star Tuning. Getting 93 Performance, 93 Perf/Tow, 89 Perf/Tow, 85+ adaptive, 85+ transmission only. Very excited to wake up my 5.0 a little more!
Took a while to get them in, but very happy with the result.
Before:
After:
1. Bilstien 5100s on all 4 corners with fronts at 2.1.
2. Fuel Vapor D569 20by9s +19 offset (they sit perfectly flush with my stock fender flares.
3. 275/60r20 116T XL Nitto Ridge Grapplers
Only driven a little on them, my fist impression is wet traction is definitely better, slightly more road noise but only noticeable if the radio is off and no one is talking. Fuels are great, although cleaning them will be labor intensive.
11-20-2020, 08:35 PM
My 2017 Raptor was lightning blue and if it was still an option my 2020 would've been lightning blue and nobody would even know I had a new truck. 
I don't really care for performance blue or velocity blue so I I didn't go with blue on my 2020.
