Topic: Fuel Economy

[Scott39]

90 4x4 excab no topper.
Tires messure 31.5 on the truck.
196K miles, all stock 22re, 5spd.
average is 22-24 mpg.
Cool website to check out.
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/

[Ebbs15]

just wondering if you guys are make'n any allowance for the bigger tires?  or are you just going off what the odomiter says?  I'm average'n arround 18... but when I really add the miles up... and work it... it's 22...   just FYI

[Salvo]

I noticed a huge diffrence in fuel econemy when i pulled my air adjustment screw (or whatever its called) and cleaned it all out on my intake.. The screw was all gummed up and so were all the pasagges and hole where the screw went in... Spent about 45 min cleaning that out... But i have noticed the increase in fuel econemy. I travel the same distance everyday back and forth to work and right now im about 1/4 tank higher than im usually at at this time...

[Ebbs15]

I noticed a huge diffrence in fuel econemy when i pulled my air adjustment screw (or whatever its called) and cleaned it all out on my intake.. The screw was all gummed up and so were all the pasagges and hole where the screw went in... Spent about 45 min cleaning that out... But i have noticed the increase in fuel econemy. I travel the same distance everyday back and forth to work and right now im about 1/4 tank higher than im usually at at this time...

I read about cleaning the EFI plentum about how it impoves throttle responce as well as hp,tq and milage... but haven't gotten arround to it... though I just replaced the radiator on my truck and so when I took off the intake I opened the butterfly valve and used a light to look in... DAMN that sh*t is coated with black crap!... I'd imagine it would make a HUGE diffrence... at least in throttle responce!...

[daniresch]

-Year and style of vehicle: 88 toyota pickup short bed
-Engine Size and mods: stock 22re
-Tire size, type: 36x12.5x15 tsl radials
-Gear ratios: 5.29
-Typical driving you do and load you carry: heavy foot, no load
-Your MPG: 20mpg average

[Mnmstoy]

Year and style of vehicle: 80 toyota 4x4 pickup LWB
-Engine Size and mods: stock 20R, W56, dual stock cases,
-Tire size, type: 38x.5x12.5x16.5 tsl sx radials, H1's rock rings,
-Axles, dana 60, 14 Bolt
-Gear ratios: 5.13
-Typical driving you do and load you carry: Drive like a sports car, no load
-Your MPG: 11.5 mpg average highway.

[Nimyad]

94 SASed toyota reg cab shortbox
22re 172k miles, w56
35 12.50 cooper discovery stt alloy wheels
toy axles 5.29s
drive like teenager cause i am one 
18.5 mpg mix of town and highway
just did a tune up so we'll see if that goes up

[rattlers]

I noticed a huge diffrence in fuel econemy when i pulled my air adjustment screw (or whatever its called) and cleaned it all out on my intake.. The screw was all gummed up and so were all the pasagges and hole where the screw went in... Spent about 45 min cleaning that out... But i have noticed the increase in fuel econemy. I travel the same distance everyday back and forth to work and right now im about 1/4 tank higher than im usually at at this time...

do you have a 22re , and if so can you tell please where this air adjustment screw is . thanks I want to do that to mine

[19864runner]

ya a picture of the air adjustment screw on the 22re would be great also

[H8PVMNT]

1980 longbed 4x4
20r, swaped L50 5 speed
STOCK 190 cfm 20r carb, freshly rebuilt
4.37 gears
2" lift
31" muds on stock wheels -calculations not adjusted for tire size, but the difference can't be too much for 31s.
Header of unknown origin
stock exhaust with thrush glasspack
winch on a fairly light tube bumper, 2" square tube sliders (kinda heavy) and probably 100-200 lbs of whatever I happen to be carrying that day...

On a town or wheeling tank I will get 15-17 mpg.  Same if I have to go 80 mph or buck a hard head wind.  On a good highway trip, 70 mph, I can get up to 22 mpg.  On most tanks of mixed driving I get 18-20 mpg.

One weird thing though, If I'm all loaded with camping gear or hauling wood, say like 1000 lbs of cargo, I still get the same milage.  Figure that one out...

I tried Nology hotwires on a Celica and definately picked up a few mpg but they only lasted about 25K miles.  The cost to benefit ratio is pretty tight unless they can get them to last longer.  Probably it was worth it but in my opinion they should last longer at $200...

[87hillbillyoter]

87 std cab long bed
22r all stock except a doug thorley header, flowmaster muffler
5 speed
4" lift with stock 4.10 gears with 33x12.5s
i do have a tube front bumper and a light bar, so that adds weight
i used to get around 18 WITHOUT compensating for the bigger tires, so it was probably around 20.
but for some reason im getting like 16 all of the sudden any suggestions?

[83MT]

1983 shortbed 4x4
Rebuilt 22R w/ about 20,000 miles
Stock rebuilt carb
Stock gears
30x9.50 all terrains
5-speed
EGR plugged

About 14mpg town, 17-20mpg highway. Doesn't seem to matter too much if I'm going 60mph or 75.

[bigarms23]

884runner
92 cpi 4.3 intake and headers
7.5 lift (4.5 springs and 2inch bodylift)
37mtrs
513s
average 15 in town and 23 on the freeway