Improve MPG?

[xr_sky1ine3]

does anyone know ways to improve gas mileage? my recent avg MPG is around 12 and i dont run it hard. anyone got any tips?

 

[Gadget]

12??

I get 18 in normal driving and 21-22 on the highway. Gotten as high as 24 on one trip.

What mods do you have?

G

 

[xr_sky1ine3]

12??

I get 18 in normal driving and 21-22 on the highway. Gotten as high as 24 on one trip.

What mods do you have?

G

wow! id love to get 18! and even 24!! i normally drive in the city. i live 9 miles away from school with moderate traffic. i have a magnaflow exhaust, rear cats deleted, and a trd intake. i use 92 octane from either chevron or V-power from shell. im running amsoil 5W-30 and 75W-90 in the tranny and diff. is there anything that i should try differently? im not a speed racer either. i normally drive about 50mph and do not accelerate hard. thanks

 

[DoubleD]

Yea really something must be up man, i get 18-21 and 16 when im killing it all week long. What gas are you running?

wow jump down to 87 my friend. I tried out 91 just to see and it killed my mpg. use 87

 

[heylookatthatblackXRunner]

I would run an OBDII scanner just to make sure there's nothing funky going on...

it sounds like you should be saving more gas with the mods you've listed... :hmmmm2:

 

[05H0TWHEELS]

damn 12? yea definitly check it out it with the scanner

 

[ntinhri]

how are you figureing 12 mpg?

 

[xr_sky1ine3]

how are you figureing 12 mpg?

miles divided by amount of gas put in. say for example.. i have 220mi before fill up and i put in 10 gallons.. i divide 220 by 10 and thats how i would compute my mpg. idk whats going on.. but those numbers you guys shooting is high! id love to get that kine.

 

[Grumpy]

Pull any trailer, carry heavy load, CEL light(s), steep grade, and e-brake stuck on?:dontknow:
I mean you really have to try hard to get those MPG.

I get that kind of mileage doing canyon run, constantly WOT pegging rev limiter, for a few hours until my front brake start to smoke.

 

[Black-X]

Honestly, I think that's a bit normal considering how short the drives are. Recently I've been taking my gf daughter to school, and dropping off my mom to work in the morning. Since the drive is so short, I noticed my avg mpg is about 15/gal. When I wasn't, I was usually seeing about 18/gal.

 

[xr_sky1ine3]

Honestly, I think that's a bit normal considering how short the drives are. Recently I've been taking my gf daughter to school, and dropping off my mom to work in the morning. Since the drive is so short, I noticed my avg mpg is about 15/gal. When I wasn't, I was usually seeing about 18/gal.

thats pretty good since you are boosted! hmm i change oil regularly.. tires are properly inflated... im lost on this! im gonna go down to my mechanics shop tomorrow and see if they can read my ecu for anything.. will update as i get new info!

 

[thebenmack]

im hitting about 19 and i am a speed racer w/93 octane

 

[Rat Rod]

12 dang my dads 94 landcruiser with 200k miles gets 11 something must be up

 

[holddeez08RR]

My 08 when it was brand new was getting 13mpg everywhere (city and highway). I now get 18-19 pretty much all the time. Maybe the engine is still tight... :top:

 

[jandino63]

Yea really something must be up man, i get 18-21 and 16 when im killing it all week long. What gas are you running?

wow jump down to 87 my friend. I tried out 91 just to see and it killed my mpg. use 87

You use 87? I thought the X reccomended 91. I'm confused. But anyways I'm getting like 16-17 average using 93. I need better mpg. Going to add CAI intake next paycheck. You guys think I should stay 93 or go back to 87?

 

[BSP06XRU]

I thought the X reccomended 91.

Only if you're Forced Induction (ie. Super Charged or Turbo Charged).

 

[Murderface]

Using anything 91 and above for NA is throwing money out the window. Stick to 87-89 if ur NA

 

[CJX-RUNNER]

Using anything 91 and above for NA is throwing money out the window. Stick to 87-89 if ur NA

How do you know this?

 

[COWBELL]

I use 91-93 as available, and get 20 avg (alot of highway and town) whether I take it easy or not.
Aside from wear and tear, I have given up on better mpg. Just drive sensible, and have fun when you see a nice curve/onramp or passing semi's/dump trucks/mud covered 4x4's flinging stuff on the interstate :rockon:

 

[Murderface]

How do you know this?

Cause I'm 35 and have been in this game for the past 19 yrs as a mechanic