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fordman76367

fordman76367

Texas Chapter member
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well boys my 94 ext cab f150 i just bought has the 300ci 4.9 i6...i was wonderin if yall could shoot me approx. mpg rating and its horsepower/torque numbers on a dead stock motor
 

optikalillushun

Coal Cracker
70
3
auto or manual? ratings differ by 5. approx 145/150 hp; 260/265 torque, auto/manual.

my dads truck gets 16-18 mpg with 210,000 miles. mine got like 12 no matter what but i have it hot rodded. is ur 94 going to be 4wd? i would with a tune up and **** probably 13-16 average.
 
jteck75

jteck75

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Benton,Ky.
My 1980 F-150 300-6 got about 11 or 12, I also had a 1992 F-150,that got about 18,my current rig is a 1995 F-350 w/300-6,she only gets about 10-11mpg,but man what pullin',workin' son of a gun that truck is!
 
fordman76367

fordman76367

Texas Chapter member
426
4
its auto and 2wd...im figurin itll get abt as much as my 5.0 did 13 or 14 maybe more w it only havin 500mi on it....it may get less since this is ex. cab...well the numbers aint near what my stock 94 w the 302 5.0 in it was pushin out....will she get up n go like the 5.0? thissun aint no heavy duty work truck i got the 96 f350 for tht..its just a daily driver..the 84 is the hotrod...but iv been known to have a lead foot so im sure itll get hotrodded around like the others....im gna break it in this weekend....see if it can handle me...u kno...burnout test...0-60...sliding ability..
 

optikalillushun

Coal Cracker
70
3
dood i have no idea what ur saying. from what i gathered, u want to know if the 300 will go like the 302...and the answer is no. it'll boogy, but dont expect it to see the high side of 80 and like it. it will get off the line quicker though and it'll lug itself better.
 
Watchdog7

Watchdog7

Guarding the Gates
276
7
The 300 is slow. It's more of a tractor engine. Think of it as a non-turbo diesel engine and drive it as such. You will appreciate the low end grunt, realiability and fuel economy.
 
nobodyspecial

nobodyspecial

Fire in the hole...
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366
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If my 95 F150 had the 300 instead of the 351 I would not be selling it.
 
flareside_thunder

flareside_thunder

Florida Chapter member
7,812
246
The better fuel economy in the 90's is from a redesigned "fast-burn" head. Chances are she won't Get up n go like a 302 no...but she'll have plenty of torque for ya, so starting from a stopsign with a load (even if it is just a DD) will be no problem. Also, check what gears you have...that can make all the difference.
 

Fordzilla80

Ranger Lariat
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262
Narnia
Watchdog7 said:
The 300 is slow. It's more of a tractor engine.
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Mine even sounds like a Tractor.:D

When I was dumber and didn't particularly care for the 300,I put my truck up against an 85 F150 302 FI 8.8/w 3.55's in a pullin contest.I'm runnin a 300 9" w/2.75's.Nether of us went anywhere.He was tryin,I was tryin.My rear ratio wasn't any help at all.We just sat and spun the tires.I'm pretty sure the 300 helped that out.Looking back,I would never put the truck through a pullin contest,but I did find out she can hold her own.
 
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nobodyspecial

nobodyspecial

Fire in the hole...
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if you both weigh roughly the same, and you are both spinning your tires, no wonder neither of you moved... Its all about traction.
 

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