As said gear ratio and tires and tune up condition makes a differance. It runs very well, and the truck is in great shape overall. Used all together, the above methods can help squeeze another one to three miles per gallon from your full-sized Chevrolet Silverado truck. This is not bad for a crew cab 4x4 with a 5. A five-speed manual transmission came standard with the 1995 K1500 Silverados.
These accessories can be useful, but if they are just for looks, then they're adding unnecessary rolling resistance, weight and aerodynamic drag. For most minor clogging you can use a product like Techroline or Lucas Fuel System Cleaner to help clean out your injectors. Do this a few times record your data. Of course they can also consume more when given the chance. I figured it wouldn't be great but as you mentioned, they are designed as work horses and as passenger vehicles, just going to have to bight the bullet as to gas mileage. A 350 cu-in, is there much of a difference with this size of truck.
With an aluminum front, and fiber glassed back. Lock up is good for about 3 to 5 mpg. The regular cab supported seating for up to three people, while the extended cab variant allowed for up to six people with front and rear bench seats. Saw 21 mpg Canadian gallon with a tailwind. The C designated rear-wheel drive variants, while the K designated four-wheel drive variants. They are good work horses for a work truck but not good just for transportation the gas mileage will kill you. Get rid of extra items in the cab and bed of the truck.
Roscotrain21 answered 5 years ago I have a 95 Z71 with a 305 being a mechanic i had done all the above. The equivalent of changing the rear end out and running a bigger engine. I drove my grandfathers '99 with a 454 and that's about what it was on the highway. If you can get 0. I had a 1985 Chevy half ton with the original 350 in it.
I did and runs much better. I can tow my boat and haul a heavy load and the mileage is pretty much the same. It would cost at least 2 grand, more like 3-4. Hubs or no hubs on the front axle will affect the mileage, as will the transfer case style - part time or full time 4 wheel drive. Change Your Driving Habits for Better Chevrolet Truck Gas Mileage I noticed about a one mile per gallon gain by adjusting the way I accelerated and decelerated. Being the proud owner of a Chevy 1995 c1500 I can honestly say that this truck has classical curves with that nineties flare. I trust it will be over 10mpg easy.
I own a 1994 4. All in all, though, I'm happy with the purchase. I changed the transmission fluid with original, did a full flush in my driveway without the flush machine, and yes, it can be done without the machine, just takes two people to do it, no big deal. Programmers work in all kinds of ways, including decreasing idle speed, adjusting torque converter locking-unlocking and preventing downshifting to boost fuel mileage. These add extra drag and raise the profile of the vehicle so that more drag is created.
Changed the front and rear differentials over to Amsoil synthetic gear lube. Use a Programmer I use a Hypertech Max Energy Econ programmer on my Chevrolet Silverado, which gives the truck a few more horsepower and has increased fuel mileage by about one mile per gallon. Th350 did have a lock up option on the last generation. On mine, I put a true dual exhaust system and gained about 3. Is there anything that I could possibly do to increase the gas mileage on my 5.
He was still getting like 12 mpg. Also, avoid the temptation to lift your truck. You can do a number of things which altogether will get you small mileage increases. On the other hand, if you often tow things a diesel may be a better choice. I believe that switching to the higher volume air filter has increased my fuel mileage by about a half mile per gallon, though I would like to test that theory by switching back and forth over the course of several tanks of gas.