2001 ford ranger v-6

[mrweirdo]

I'm looking at posible geting a 2001 ford ranger with a 4.0L v-6 engine as my first truck.

I'm just curious as to what kinds of differences people are experiencing between the 4.0 v-6 and the more comon 3.0 v-6 in terms of fuel economy. Probably most of my driving will be in town driving(ex: college classes, work, etc) so thats what I'm most concerned with over highway mpg ratings. Does anyone have a ranger with eather one of those two engine sizes? If so what types of milage do you normaly get and how often do you have to fill up?

 

[Cattlegod]

how many miles / day? if it is like < 10 or so, i don't think 2-5 mph will make much of a difference, you will still be using less than a gallon per day.

 

[bunker]

Almost no difference between the 3.0 and the 4.0.
I had the 3.0 in my Ranger and my dad had the 4.0 in his Explorer. Granted, the explorer weighed more, but we still got similar mileage.
What will make a bigger difference is the rear end gears. I believe they came in a 4.10 and 3.73 in '01

I had the Ranger back in '02. I now own an F-150 so I don't remember the exact numbers on the mileage.

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

I bought an '05 3.0L Ranger, and what I remember comparing between the 3L and the 4L was that the gas mileage was only 1 mpg apart on the window stickers. So basically... the difference is negligible. There may be minor differences between the '05's and the '01's but I wouldn't think it'd be much different in terms of economy.



edit: I get about 15-17 mpg on my 3.0, but my driving is 100% in-town and I also have a supercharger on it. Before the supercharger, my mileage was 16-18. It should also be noted that the 3.0 is really anemic, hence my heavy-footedness prior to the supercharger. If you don't have a lead foot, you can easily get higher mpgs. I've read of people getting well over 20-22 with the 3.0 V6's.

 

[snes tor]

I have a buddy that works at a GM dealership. I heard him commenting on something like this and he said theres on a 1mpg difference... I may of mis heard, and could have been a totally different question. But... my 2.2L V4 get 22MPG