That's about what I get with mine.

 

whats the point of the v6 then?
could have a v8 with the same mileage couldnt ya?
a buddy of mine with an 03 ram with the hemi is getting 12, and thats in the city.
looks like thats a problem lol\
my ram with the 318 is gettin 15 city
my bros with the 360 is gettin bout 14 to 15.
never really heard of a v6 gettin that kind of gas mileage

 

Honestly, there isn't much point to the V-6. I got mine with it because of the deal I got on the truck when I bought it. The added power of the 4.7 would be nice but it's hard to ignore $1000 equity before you even drive it off the lot.

 

well damn, hope ya didnt get suckerred into that one.
i guess its not really a bad thing though, some of those v6's can take a beatin

 

ok so i have a 2003 dodge 1500 3.7l with 22s on it and the gas mileage sucks.i know the 22 are not helping.just curious what everyone else is getting.im getting 12mpg

I had that engine in a Jeep Liberty and didn't get good mileage at all either. It does have a great power band for a small engine though!

 

i have heard those engines are pretty consistent all the way through the rpms, from a couple people.
my buddy's girlfreinds liberty and another freinds moms patriot

 

yeah i was happy at first about my getting a v6 in a truck but shortly after discovering the mileage i was bummed 12 c 19 h

 

i had the 3.7 in my 07 dakota same gas milage as my hemi im driving now.also had 2006 gm 4.3l same gas milage but my old 94 ram had 3.9l v6 got 18mpg in city 22 on highway.

 

I average 14.5 mostly highway. I have a K&N cai and vx muffler with dual side exhaust in from of the rear tire, and stock 20's

 

you have to remember you are using a smaller engine to push close to the same amount of weight. If I understand it correctly.

 

Yea i got about 16, but I mostly did highway driving. (Louisiana)

Now im in Washington (trailered the truck on the move) with hilly roads that have already claimed my radiator.... i dont even want to know what the hills are doing to my millage haha.

It's what Nate said though, truck was prolly designed for the V8, but they put the V6 in there as another option.

 

when i had my 05, I was only getting 11.9 mpg on the highway so I feel your pain. what gears do you have?

 

I've been getting 22mpg on the hwy with my V6 I noticed if I don't weight on the trottle and fill with 91 octane my mileage stay's consistent

 

Hi

I have a 2002 and a 2003 both are ram 1500 and I get 19 mpg with regular size tires. You might check your spark plugs.

 

water drip

I have a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500. We have noticed some water drips on the passenger side floor board. Could this be the heater core leaking? It leaks when you use the air condition. And how big a job it is to change it out if it is the heater core? Thanks.

 

I'm averaging about 16 now, much better after tune up/air filter/throttle body cleaning and that's mixed driving but primarily highway. Tough for me to judge my city mpg's since I really don't do much stop and go driving but with regular maintenance, I have no problem with my 3.7L. Even get to beat a HEMI once in a while.

- Cajun

 

I'm averaging about 16 now, much better after tune up/air filter/throttle body cleaning and that's mixed driving but primarily highway. Tough for me to judge my city mpg's since I really don't do much stop and go driving but with regular maintenance, I have no problem with my 3.7L. Even get to beat a HEMI once in a while.

- Cajun

How in the hell do you beat a HEMI with a v6?

 

My 2011 Ram 3.7 gets 14 at best in town, and 18 on the intestate, but I also have a fiberglass bed cover which weighs 200 lbs. As I practice good economy techniques, seems a bit low, but guess I fall within the average.
dancianne

 

Hi Dancie, Hope you will drop everything and visit our Newbie Checkin.:wavey:

 

^lol. I'm not surprised the v6 doesn't do that good on gas, I never understood why they under power heavy vehicles.... Heck my 2010 ram quad cab with 4.7L gets 20-22 on hwy depending on speed, and I never average less than 17mpg, mostly city.

 

wow i cannot belive how crummy the mileage on the v6 is. Its almost comparable to a hemi. I get 13 in town and 18-20 on the highway. BTW gaeast your truck looooooks sweeeeeeet man props. Now just drop a hemi in there.

 

I used to get 16 mpg all the time when I first got my truck. Eventually after reading about a lot of guys w/ the 4.7's swapping out their clutch fan for an electric fan and gaining mileage and power I jumped onboard. After that I was getting a minimum of 18 mpg and 20-21 on the highway. As of now I'm getting 18-19.5, with a mix of 60/40 highway/city.

 

That's some impressive mileage ^^^^! I'll really be keeping an eye on mine when I go on vacation next week.

- Cajun

 

gas mileage

Admittedly, I don't look under the hood very often ("I'm not that kind of a girl",...lol), but my fan appears to be electronically driven and controlled, however my mileage remains 14/18.

 

Admittedly, I don't look under the hood very often ("I'm not that kind of a girl",...lol), but my fan appears to be electronically driven and controlled, however my mileage remains 14/18.

I believe your truck has a mechanical fan for the radiator(attached to a shaft off the front of the engine). I think you also have an electric fan that only operates when the AC compressor is on to pull air through the AC condensor.

Deleting the mechanical fan and adding an electric fan on the radiator would probably help your mpg by at least 1 or maybe 2 mpg. May not be worth the cost of the swap though.

 

Oh nm if you have a 2009+ you have electric AND mechanical fans that are used for both the radiator and AC condensor. I was looking at your engine year that says 2002-2008....didn't realize you have a 2011.

 

I couldn't help but go out just now and look for myself,...only the one big electric fan directly behind the radiator, it's roughly 2 or 2 and a half feet in diamater. Nothing between the front of engine and that one big single fan. Earlier I heard it cycle on and then off,...and the a/c wasn't turned on...so I'd have assumed it came on for radiator coolant reasons. If there is supposed to be a second mechanical driven fan, I"m missing one then. There doesn't seem to be any associated hardware, shafting, brackets, holes or otherwise to which a mechanical fan could have ever been mounted and driven by. Additionally, even on our 100 degree days this past summer, and with the a/c on full, the temp guage never went budged from its normal operating range. I looked very close everywhere, but only one fan on my Ram that I can find.

Anyone else out there with a 2011 3.7 who has 2 fans?
The reason I used the 2002-2008 engine data was because there isn't (or wasn't then) anything newer available in the dropdown
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Oh nm if you have a 2009+ you have electric AND mechanical fans that are used for both the radiator and AC condensor. I was looking at your engine year that says 2002-2008....didn't realize you have a 2011.

 

Well it is a big shroud and may be hidden out of sight, but I saw no AC condenser/fan unit like you have described. But looking thru the front of the grill I may have discovered the answer...I saw a longish finned tube mounted horizontaly in front of the a/c radiator and just inside the grill near the bottom. There was no fan, but could this tube be my condensor. and merely cooled by the flow of air over the fins as I drive instead of a fan?

How about posting some pics dancianne? I know all the v8 4th gen trucks have electric AND mechanical fans....not sure about the v6....but if you posted some pics I could tell you.

 

Thanks snrusnak and chambers,
I'll see if I can take a pic but it's pretty hard to even see just peering thru the grill and not sure that I can get a pic,...,maybe a piece of it.
Also, I'll see if I can feel anything hidden behind the corner of the shroud too. Could not visually spot anything like the pic chambers sent though.
Leaving for vacation partytime with friends in Atlanta this morning and won't be back until the weekend is over, so will be out of internet access until I get back. Thanks for your advice !
ps,...snrusnak, I'll hold off on doing my makeup while driving thru Atlanta traffic.
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How about posting some pics dancianne? I know all the v8 4th gen trucks have electric AND mechanical fans....not sure about the v6....but if you posted some pics I could tell you.

 

lol the residents of Atlanta thank you!

Take a picture inside the engine bay too, between the engine and the radiator.

Careful sticking your hand near an electric fan, they can turn on while the engine is off!