Gas milage with 32, OR 33 with a 5.0 and 3.73 AWD?? - Ford Explorer Ranger Enthusiasts "Serious Explorations"®

WannaXP8 · 02-23-2003, 09:51 PM

What kinda gas millage will I get with 3.73 AWD, in my v8? If I get 32X 11.5, or 33X11.5s..

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**section525** · 02-23-2003, 10:51 PM

I can get 16+ in mine. What do you get now?

WannaXP8 · 02-23-2003, 11:27 PM

right now, with 31s, im getting 16+ on the highway..

**section525** · 02-23-2003, 11:31 PM

Yeah, if you go to 32s you will hardly see any change. I wish I could tell you what 33s are like.

WannaXP8 · 02-23-2003, 11:36 PM

ok..you got a 98, frame with the v8, and 3.73s right?? and AWD? Does yours seem to shift alot, like on the highway, when you say let of the gas then get back on the gas at about the same pressure, does the rpms like jump up like its down shifting..or is that just torque converter lock up??

**section525** · 02-23-2003, 11:47 PM

Well I can't really tell you because I don't have a VSS hooked up on mine. So mine pretty much won't downshift.

But yours shouldn't be having excess shifts. When I had my '96 tranny in it.. I couldn't get it to drop a gear sometimes (when I really gunned it). It was weird cause when I put lower grade fuel in it.. it wouldn't downshift when I wanted it to.. but if I put in the good stuff it would perform a lot better.

Have you thought about a shift kit?

*coolchriscush* · 02-23-2003, 11:51 PM

i have a v8 awd 3.73 with 33x12.5'' procomp muds and i see around 10 city, 14-15 highway

02-23-2003, 09:51 PM	#1
WannaXP8 Wannabe Elite Explorer St. Louis MO 1998 Explorer Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 641 Vehicle Specs	Gas milage with 32, OR 33 with a 5.0 and 3.73 AWD?? What kinda gas millage will I get with 3.73 AWD, in my v8? If I get 32X 11.5, or 33X11.5s.. SORRY IN WRONG SECTION..PLEASE DELETE POST..OR MOVE TO TIRE AND WHEEL SECTION PLEASE... __________________ 98 Explorer Black 5 liter V8 TV's, Playstation 2 2 inch lift 31's..blah blah blah

02-23-2003, 10:51 PM	#2
section525 sextion525 Red Bluff, Ca 1996 XLT V8 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 13,096 Vehicle Specs	I can get 16+ in mine. What do you get now? __________________ 1996 Explorer 5.0L 2004 F250 6.0L 2009 Jetta TDI

02-23-2003, 11:27 PM	#3
WannaXP8 Wannabe Elite Explorer St. Louis MO 1998 Explorer Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 641 Vehicle Specs	right now, with 31s, im getting 16+ on the highway.. __________________ 98 Explorer Black 5 liter V8 TV's, Playstation 2 2 inch lift 31's..blah blah blah

02-23-2003, 11:31 PM	#4
section525 sextion525 Red Bluff, Ca 1996 XLT V8 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 13,096 Vehicle Specs	Yeah, if you go to 32s you will hardly see any change. I wish I could tell you what 33s are like. __________________ 1996 Explorer 5.0L 2004 F250 6.0L 2009 Jetta TDI

02-23-2003, 11:36 PM	#5
WannaXP8 Wannabe Elite Explorer St. Louis MO 1998 Explorer Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 641 Vehicle Specs	ok..you got a 98, frame with the v8, and 3.73s right?? and AWD? Does yours seem to shift alot, like on the highway, when you say let of the gas then get back on the gas at about the same pressure, does the rpms like jump up like its down shifting..or is that just torque converter lock up?? __________________ 98 Explorer Black 5 liter V8 TV's, Playstation 2 2 inch lift 31's..blah blah blah

02-23-2003, 11:47 PM	#6
section525 sextion525 Red Bluff, Ca 1996 XLT V8 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 13,096 Vehicle Specs	Well I can't really tell you because I don't have a VSS hooked up on mine. So mine pretty much won't downshift. But yours shouldn't be having excess shifts. When I had my '96 tranny in it.. I couldn't get it to drop a gear sometimes (when I really gunned it). It was weird cause when I put lower grade fuel in it.. it wouldn't downshift when I wanted it to.. but if I put in the good stuff it would perform a lot better. Have you thought about a shift kit? __________________ 1996 Explorer 5.0L 2004 F250 6.0L 2009 Jetta TDI

02-23-2003, 11:51 PM	#7
coolchriscush Elite Explorer Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,183 Vehicle Specs	i have a v8 awd 3.73 with 33x12.5'' procomp muds and i see around 10 city, 14-15 highway