Why would 4.30 gears matter? 4.10 and 4.30 have both reported virtually the same MPG's. In fact, if you're towing, you'd probably get better MPG's out of the 4.3's.
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Originally Posted by onesojourner
I have talked to several people who are getting 21-22 from there auto 3.4. I just want to get 20 mpg on the highway. It is a straight shot from the lake for us.
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I believe all stock 3.4L's get ~21MPG on the highway. That's what I get. If you want to keep it at 20MPG, you cannot be towing 1000lbs. There is no way around it. You will be down in the ~16-17MPG range. If you want 20MPG, tow less (or none at all). If there was a way to accomplish this, we would've figured it out by now (and I mean in a cheap, simple way).
It's like those questions that come up about "how to get 25-30MPG?" Virtually impossible without major modifications (and I mean MAJOR). Figure out a way to get 25-30MPG's out of the 4Runner, and I'll show you how to get 20MPG towing 1000lbs.