f0r long distance driving, what is the best speed for a 2.5l ford ranger to drive at for the best mpgs? 60/65 in overdrive/5th gear?
if there is a headwind or hilly/mountainy, should i drop it down to 4th gear?
i have like 200-300lbs of stuff in the back
I have to drive 600 miles tomorrow Veeky Forums
Jason Rodriguez
Charles Walker
>if there is a headwind or hilly/mountainy, should i drop it down to 4th gear?
If it's anything like driving my friends Duratec powered Ranger you'll be forced to downshift to 4th, especially if you have the air on.
Joseph Taylor
what happens if i dont downshift?
(everyon who i let drive my truck doesnt ever downshift when it starts chugging and rattling... they just press harder on the gas)
Colton Harris
>(everyon who i let drive my truck doesnt ever downshift when it starts chugging and rattling
Stop letting them drive your car, lugging the engine is terrible for it. Wears the bearings and you can get detonation(which it already sounds like you do).
Jacob Sanders
>On the grand scheme of things, very few teenagers actually injure themselves having fun in car
I'm against any form of nany-state, but this is just wrong. Motor vehicles are responsible for ~35% of teenage deaths.
Benjamin Moore
hmmm do you think an italian tune-up could help with my pinging? ive been pussyfooting the gas pedal for the past 50,000miles becuase im scared of the pinging
also what are the negative effects or running my truck in a low gear all the time? like always cruising on the freeway in 4th.
i have no tachometer, i generally just feel/hear if im in the wrong gear
Ayden Williams
New plugs would probably be better, is the 2.5L the one with 8 plugs? I'd recommend cheap copper core plugs, good conductivity and cheap.
4th gear on the freeway is probably too low a gear once you're past 60-65mph on a flat road but would be fine for going up a hill. The key is to keep the engine at a lowish RPM without lugging, you shouldn't be having to press the accelerator more than just a little. Once the hill starts and you feel yourself adjusting, downshift.
What year is your Ranger?
Hunter Cook
>Wears the bearings
You know what else does that? Running the engine at all. Best bet is to just quit running it if you want to preserve your bearings....
>you can get detonation
Since the invention of fuel injection and piezo sensors, this has become a non-issue. The computer just pulls timing and dumps more fuel.
Carbureted cars with distributors, or anything with a distributor really, would be subject to that kind of problem, but even then, loosening one bolt and turning the dist one way or another by a bit would fix it.
In general, I'd recommend not listening to E.E., as he tends to be absolutely retarded on 99% of topics, and seems to base most of his explanations on 1980's technology and one singular study.
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>do you think an italian tune-up could help with my pinging
It generally helps everything, or breaks something. Either way it's worth a shot.
Brayden Diaz
I was doing the speed limit, passing people legally in the left when when I came up to a rolling roadblock. I kept a safe following distance, but for some reason the cunt in the minivan ahead of me started spraying her washer fluid, and just let it go for a full 30 seconds.
I fucked up and got mad, and at the first opportunity I got in front of her and fired my washer fluid as well. Not liking a taste of her own medicine, she followed me off the highway and made to get out of her toddler wagon at a red light. The light turned green and I pulled away as she was getting out, spraying more washer fluid as I drove away.
I still feel bad to this day.
Ryan Baker
i think i got my plugs changed about 25,000mi ago. it has been all fwy miles
yes, 8 spark plugs, and generally i do like 55-65 on the freeway
yr2000 2.5l 2wd MT