Gas mileage

I don't know about the Wednesday build but that was the most finicky and agrivateing vehicle ive ever owned. Finally got it figured out and running right, then started getting nervous about what was coming in the future.
 
I put a cold air intake on mine as well as a fuel chip AND a fuel compact computer to get better fuel mileage. Yeah, nothing works I'm getting worse gas mileage on the highway. How's that possible. I try not to go above 50. I can watch my gas gauge drop and drop over 55. Forget road trips, every 100 miles I'll be filling up..... stinks to be me.
 
4x4Bo said:
I put a cold air intake on mine as well as a fuel chip AND a fuel compact computer to get better fuel mileage. Yeah, nothing works I'm getting worse gas mileage on the highway. How's that possible. I try not to go above 50. I can watch my gas gauge drop and drop over 55. Forget road trips, every 100 miles I'll be filling up..... stinks to be me.
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Fuel chip?? Who makes that?
 
I’m only on my 3rd tank of gas since getting mine a couple of weeks back but got 20.5 mpg on the last tank. It was mostly city with a bit of highway and some back roads driving. So far, I’m happy with what I’m seeing.
 
bdarnold12 said:
My 19 taco v6 with 7000 mikes on it averages 21.8 to 22.4 from tank to tank. The only time ive seen below 20 on a daily trip was if I got stuck in a drive thru too long. Top tier gas only, only mod is a k& n drop in air filter.
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I am about the same I lose MPG when going off pavement, but that's to be expected. Why top tier gas? I did not think high octane was needed for Taco engines.
 
Top tier refers to the additive package in the gasoline, not the octane rating. Think of it as cheap insurance against clogged injectors.
 
Took this right before I filled up to head to Tahoe... kinda surprised me, there was a lot of windy mountain road driving on this tank... 20191024_093804.jpg
 
I'm not saying that the above poster did this, but I can show my truck getting 40+ mpg. Run the truck until you have about a quarter tank of gas or less. Get $5 worth of gas. This resets the mpg per tank to zero. Find a flat road with no traffic and go 40-45 mpg for about half an hour, then slowly accelerate to 60-65 mph and remove your foot from the accelerator and allow the vehicle to coast to a stop (or 5 or 10 mph). Instant 40+ mph.
 
Joisey said:
I'm not saying that the above poster did this, but I can show my truck getting 40+ mpg. Run the truck until you have about a quarter tank of gas or less. Get $5 worth of gas. This resets the mpg per tank to zero. Find a flat road with no traffic and go 40-45 mpg for about half an hour, then slowly accelerate to 60-65 mph and remove your foot from the accelerator and allow the vehicle to coast to a stop (or 5 or 10 mph). Instant 40+ mph.
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I posted one in another thread somewhere where I kinda did that, filled up and drove 30 miles downhill... think it said 38mpg or so... [emoji23]
 
I registered a high of 54 mpg going downhill on my trip to WV just after filling up the tank. It was about a two-mile descent in a 70 mph zone. I was doing over 80 when I hit the bottom of the hill, which leads me to wonder if the fuel mileage is calculated according to engine vacuum.....at least in part if not whole.
 
I’ve been averaging about 20.8 or so combined city and highway. If I’m on back roads with no traffic, I’ll get closer to 25mpg. On a trip from Indy to NC last year, I averaged about 24mpg. My truck only has 3500 miles on it, so it may improve as it ages. If not, I’m happy with were it is now. Sure beats the 13.5 I got in my F150 and 12.5 I got in my Jeep.
 
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