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Old 01-27-2009, 08:19 AM
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3.0 0nly, Post your GAS MILEAGE!!

OK, I'm running a 3.0 4runner stock with 31" tires, and I'm getting aprox 185 miles per tank.

Also, does anybody no if you will get bad millage with a bad CAT?
Old 01-27-2009, 08:41 AM
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something is wrong with that mileage. with 33's and an auto i'm gettin ~215-230 per tank if i run it down low
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I got about 205 miles to a tank with my 31's 3.0 auto with 4.56 gears however I think my cat is clogged too and I was wondering what kind of affect that has on it, I felt that i used to get better milleage when my cat did not sound like it does now
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something is wrong with that mileage. with 33's and an auto i'm gettin ~215-230 per tank if i run it down low
that is not bad at all now that i exploded my front end with 4.56 i can not wait for the 4.88 that i see you were lucky enough to have stock
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i get about 300-310 mile per tank on my 98 3.0 auto. i run 265/75/16.
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Originally Posted by 95RunnerSR5
something is wrong with that mileage. with 33's and an auto i'm gettin ~215-230 per tank if i run it down low
So, are you saying that my mileage is bad? This is why I posted this thread, to find out if I have a proble, and to maby see what you all think is causing it.
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I get 13mpg with my 3.0 on 33 12.50 mt's and stock 4.10's
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With alot of offroading during the tank the worst ive goten is about 11.7, but with mostly all interstate at 60-65 the best ive goten is 16.5 mpg. This is with 31's and 4.56's
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i get 15 in my dually no matter how i drive it.
partially cuz it runs ice cold
and partially cuz its been sitting for 4 years until i started driving it
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Originally Posted by keithguts
OK, I'm running a 3.0 4runner stock with 31" tires, and I'm getting aprox 185 miles per tank.

Also, does anybody no if you will get bad millage with a bad CAT?
lol im getting about the same gas milage with 33's but i also run my truck hard.

lol

but on a good day i can hit about 200.
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Im just above half a tank and im at 90 miles. UGH!!! Its all city driving but its not bad traffic.
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I get 18-19 highway/city.

I once got over 19 and 1/2.

I'm running everything stock.
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Originally Posted by Tubbyfatty
Im just above half a tank and im at 90 miles. UGH!!! Its all city driving but its not bad traffic.
I'm just a little below half with 89 miles.
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13-15mpg about 200mi per tank. this has never changed, ever. even with regular tune-ups, injector servicing, nothing has ever affected the gas mileage.
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Stock 1991 truck, highway is 18-19ish mpg in the winter (I think due to reformulated gas) and 21-22 highway mpg in the summer.
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sad when a 3.0 is getting better mileage than my 22re... lol
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I get like 200 a tank if I run it really really low, on the highway. The way I usually drive, I'm at about 80 or 90 miles at the halfway mark. Ive kept a log of my mileage since I got the truck:


Maybe bad mileage is a long island thing

Edit: Keep in mind that I haven't compensated for bigger tires, the mileage is straight from the odo...still, it's horrid

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Well I've had some work done... K&N cone filter, over size 2.5" exhaust, free flow cat and I get around 540kms [335.5miles] to a tank winter/580kms [360miles] summer.
Before I had the exhaust done I was getting around 470kms [292 miles] to a tank, when my cat got clogged it went to around 420kms [260 miles] a tank.
These numbers are from driving about 65/35 hwy/city.

When you get the cat go for a free flow performance cat... they don't cost much more and may even be less then a dealer part and make a huge difference. The 3.0 can be a relatively efficient little mill but you have to open up the intake/exhaust so it can breathe more freely.

edit: I'm riding on BFG AT 31*10.5s

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