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Old 10-15-2006, 08:51 AM
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can anybody tell me about the big cam 350 cummings made? its an old manual that smokes white when its cold but once warm its fine. it has no electrical what so ever on the motor. anyifo on this thing would be great.
btw its a re con motor put in in 99.
 
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what are they paying to pull containers down there anyway?
 
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can anybody tell me about the big cam 350 cummings made? its an old manual that smokes white when its cold but once warm its fine. it has no electrical what so ever on the motor. anyifo on this thing would be great.
btw its a re con motor put in in 99.
5.8 average I'm guessing but you don't mention ratio
 
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can anybody tell me about the big cam 350 cummings made? its an old manual that smokes white when its cold but once warm its fine. it has no electrical what so ever on the motor. anyifo on this thing would be great.
btw its a re con motor put in in 99.
5.8 average I'm guessing but you don't mention ratio
In almost 30 yrs of driving I've never seen a big cam Cummings or any other non computer motor get this kind of MPG. Some people say so but it will be another story made up by someone, you know " you aint gonna believe this"
If you are lucky and seeing as how the motor is 7yrs old the high side maybe high 4s but more likely around 4!
 
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i wil keep track and post the mpg when i know also.
 
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can anybody tell me about the big cam 350 cummings made? its an old manual that smokes white when its cold but once warm its fine. it has no electrical what so ever on the motor. anyifo on this thing would be great.
btw its a re con motor put in in 99.
5.8 average I'm guessing but you don't mention ratio
In almost 30 yrs of driving I've never seen a big cam Cummings or any other non computer motor get this kind of MPG. Some people say so but it will be another story made up by someone, you know " you aint gonna believe this"
If you are lucky and seeing as how the motor is 7yrs old the high side maybe high 4s but more likely around 4!
I'll betcha he gets around 5.5 or close to it.
 
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Old 10-15-2006, 05:23 PM
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can anybody tell me about the big cam 350 cummings made? its an old manual that smokes white when its cold but once warm its fine. it has no electrical what so ever on the motor. anyifo on this thing would be great.
btw its a re con motor put in in 99.
5.8 average I'm guessing but you don't mention ratio
In almost 30 yrs of driving I've never seen a big cam Cummings or any other non computer motor get this kind of MPG. Some people say so but it will be another story made up by someone, you know " you aint gonna believe this"
If you are lucky and seeing as how the motor is 7yrs old the high side maybe high 4s but more likely around 4!
I'll betcha he gets around 5.5 or close to it.
If he ran empty this may be possible. To bring us out of the 3 to 4 mpg motors they introduced us to computerized motors but with most trucks averaging low 6s 5.8 for that old of a truck and motor would be lieing to him. Now there are trucks getting higher than low 6s but nothing of that age!
 
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Old 10-16-2006, 04:21 AM
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I forget what the 290's got for mileage but it's pretty much the same block.
 
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