chunks6067 Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 i get about 20 highway and around town who knows so much damn traffic :grrrr: i probably spend more gas sitting in traffic then driving :rant:
Spokes Posted March 12, 2009 Author Posted March 12, 2009 so mine isnt to far off from everyone else lol ok thats good to know :yes:
vaquaro Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Getting 22.5 mpg ( GPS corrected ) combined city/hiway . 2.5 /AX4 /3.55/ 235-75 x 15 .( 500 lb H2O in Sure-Trax bag )
BREEZE1 Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Mine isn’t running right and hasn’t had a tune up yet. It idles at 1500 rpms so that doesn’t help. Its gets 15mpg as is, with 4:10’s 35” tires. My goal is to get it in the low 20’s. I am about to swap to an HO head, intake, 62mm throttle body, & better exhaust. I think that should help drastically. O yeah, ill give it a tune up also. :clapping:
WyoCherokee Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 i just filled up today and got 19.5 in town. I'm leaving for an 1600 mile trip in the morning so i will report what i get. ill stick with 87 octane and try to keep it right at 70 on the interstate :smart:
pantera1973 Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 I'm usually between 9-13....this is mainly just driving around town 30x9.50x15 on Crager D Windows and my Speedo is NOT corrected....so mine may be alittle better than I'm reading Exactly. I believe that lots of folks actually get somewhat better MPG than they think they do. You are actually traveling 6% further in your case than you thought you were (assuming your stock size was 225/75/15. ;) Here's a great link to see how much a tire size change affects things: http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp I had an 88 XJ 4.0 5-speed, 3.07 rear that I bought brand new (wish I'd kept it) that I used to get 19 city and 24 hwy without trying too hard.
Spokes Posted March 13, 2009 Author Posted March 13, 2009 I'm usually between 9-13....this is mainly just driving around town 30x9.50x15 on Crager D Windows and my Speedo is NOT corrected....so mine may be alittle better than I'm reading Exactly. I believe that lots of folks actually get somewhat better MPG than they think they do. You are actually traveling 6% further in your case than you thought you were (assuming your stock size was 225/75/15. ;) Here's a great link to see how much a tire size change affects things: http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp I had an 88 XJ 4.0 5-speed, 3.07 rear that I bought brand new (wish I'd kept it) that I used to get 19 city and 24 hwy without trying too hard. that cite is a little off on there speedo... http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalcul ... ion=submit ... my truck is only like 6mph off from stock. so if the speed limit is 40 i try and keep the speedo and 35 (so I'm actually doing 40) IMO i think they should just do away with speed limits i mean who needs em? :rotf:
WyoCherokee Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 just got back from a 1600 mile round trip..... 26mpg's at 70 mph, 21mpg at 70-75 going through the mountains, and 23mpg at 75-77.
WahooSteeler Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 IMO i think they should just do away with speed limits i mean who needs em? :rotf: Move to Montana then. During daylight hours there are stretches of highway where there speed limit is "reasonable and prudent". Seriously. :D
johnj92131 Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 My last two full tanks gave me about the same thing. Between 15 and 16 mpg (15.6). Truck is a 91 High Output with a stock engine. Transmission is an AW4 with a 3.55, 2 WHD and 235/75 x 15 tires. Long bed with a Snug Top shell. Weigh with me in it is around 3800 lbs (I think). This included a couple of hundred miles of freeway driving out of about 700 miles. Have made no effort to correct odometer reading for the larger tires. If stock tire size is 195/75 x 15, then I cover about 9% more distance that the odometer says. That would put my fuel consumption up to about 17 MPG. Reasonable. Think my dad got about 17 mpg on his new 1956 Chevy V8 with PowerGlide.
summerinmaine Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 13-13.5 in desert running (20-30mph, 4WD, low range) and 15.5-16 hiway (60-70mph, 2WD), but mine runs cool (~165-175F). Tire pressure @ 38psi and 3.07 gears; other details in my sigline. And mileage is corrected by GPS readings. And I have the camper to increase wind resistance, so I guess I'm not doing too bad. :brows:
Rockyrider367 Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 I get around 20-21 highway and 16-17 city. I'm running a 2.5 ax5 with 33 12.50's
WyoCherokee Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 IMO i think they should just do away with speed limits i mean who needs em? :rotf: Move to Montana then. During daylight hours there are stretches of highway where there speed limit is "reasonable and prudent". Seriously. :D exactly..i was doing 80 in a 65 last week and a cop got on the interstate behind me doing the same speed and didnt even bother me
Eagle Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 4.0L 5-speed, 1988, 3.73 gears. I got 19 MPG when I had the 31x10.50s on, and I get 19 MPG with 215/75s on.
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