Not a bad deal with that Focus at all man! 8)

 

do you know what the cruising speed for your truck is? mine is 72mph....at that mph in 13th im turning 1500 rpm and it hums right on down the road getting 5.7 mpg....I tried driving slower and it gets exactly the same at 65. yes anything over 72 and it takes a hit but not a big one. also, despite what everyone says I would not use the cruise to pull hills as that wastes more fuel and is more strain on equipment as it cannot anticipate a hill and pours the power on at once, as opposed to you being able to roll the power on before hitting the hill and pulling it easier...smaller hills I will use the cruise and just feed it some juice before I hit it then let the cruise pick up from there, though.

 

I just don't believe it will increase your fuel mileage enough to offset the cost.

 

Because Ford has to compete with these Japanese car makers, they give you much more stuff "standard" when you buy a Ford. The only option I'd add to this Focus SES is the leather seats. It already has everything else - including a tire pressure gauge on the dashboard that tells you when to get out your tire pump The 2008 model looks like a smaller version of Fusion. I was really impressed. If only I could get rid of my current 2007 Focus SE ...

 

Exactly I rather have a Ford over those Japenese rice rockets.

 

ops: ops: BUSTED :lol:

 

Most of the guys I know running new macks are only getting about 4 MPG with manual transmissions. Don't think your going to do any better. Adding aluminum will not increase MPG. It will increase the tonnage you can haul and hopefully help pay for the fuel. Driving 55 MPH will help fuel mileage. There is a fine line between road trucks and off road trucks. Changing rear end ratios might help with MPG but you will loose alot in off road performance. Road geared trucks tend to tear out drive trains going into the soft stuff. I'm running 400 Cummins, 8LL Trans, 536 Rears, 6 MPG running 55 Mph, 1900 RPM. You can have 1 or the other but not both.

 

Ok thanks for the reply. The only reason I mentioned aluminum is because of the weight savings the less weight you haul around the less strain on the motor which gives better gas milage. But I guess I won't be removing enough weight to make a difference.

 

Aluminum will limit what you can haul, such as big rocks and slag and stuff like that, it will screw up your bed if you make it aluminum.