Gas Mileage on 1st Gen.
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Gas Mileage on 1st Gen.
I know everyone else is counting miles with the gas prices, but it just doesn't seem right to be getting about 17 mpg for a 4cyl. pulling a light piece of metal with small tires. What kind of gas mileage are some other 1st gen. receiving? Is there anything I can do to get better mpg?
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Originally Posted by cjrl
I know everyone else is counting miles with the gas prices, but it just doesn't seem right to be getting about 17 mpg for a 4cyl. pulling a light piece of metal with small tires. What kind of gas mileage are some other 1st gen. receiving? Is there anything I can do to get better mpg?
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Originally Posted by Erich_870
I get between 17-18 mpg in town to and from school. My best is 24 mpg on the highway with my old tires that were practically bald but they were also really unbalanced do to wear from bad shocks. I'm hoping to get some cheaper road tires to drive this summer since I got some new offroad tires that dropped my mpg below 18 mpg. Is your rig an auto or manual? Mines a manual so I just go easy on the acceleration and let the granny's pass me and I shift early to try to save on gas. I also try to cut out short trips. There are a whole list of things people try, but I say first check your spark plugs, cap and rotor and other tune up stuff. Others will list all the cool things they've done
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I'm running just under 20mpg average. Highway isn't much better although I have managed 32mpg on one highway test (almost all downhill, lots of coasting )
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With the climbing price of liquid dinosaur, keeping the truck tuned up is getting to be more important all the time.
Have you given a thorough tune up lately: spark plugs, wires, cap, rotor, clean the 02 sensor, check the TPS (assuming EFI), make catalytic converter in good shape, fuel filter, tire inflation...all sorts of little bits to make it run better and getter better mileage.
I have this is mine:
and even with the 94mm pistons, taller cam, 31" MTRs, stock gears and something of a lead foot I have been getting close to 20mpg with in town driving.
Have you given a thorough tune up lately: spark plugs, wires, cap, rotor, clean the 02 sensor, check the TPS (assuming EFI), make catalytic converter in good shape, fuel filter, tire inflation...all sorts of little bits to make it run better and getter better mileage.
I have this is mine:
and even with the 94mm pistons, taller cam, 31" MTRs, stock gears and something of a lead foot I have been getting close to 20mpg with in town driving.
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My carbed 84 gets around 200 miles on a tank. The best I've figured is thats about 16 mpg.That's with 276,000 on the clock,5spd, 4:30 gears and 31's...
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how bout the camry???? my wife has one of those, and gets a constant 36 mpg...!!
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When I had my 96, I was getting 19mpg consistantly half city/half highway.
Stock 3.4L Manual on stock 31" tires. I had all my maintenance done, all synthetics, tonneau cover, K&N drop-in with deckplate mod (always open)...
Stock 3.4L Manual on stock 31" tires. I had all my maintenance done, all synthetics, tonneau cover, K&N drop-in with deckplate mod (always open)...
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oh crap. I was trying out my new so called 'smart phone' and logged in to YT to see how well the internet worked on it. This one came up under new posts
don't i wish, she gets 24 around town with the 4 banger...i think her foot is heavier than mine...
don't i wish, she gets 24 around town with the 4 banger...i think her foot is heavier than mine...
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