toystoplay

All highway...65per hour....33" tires and 5.29 gears +22RE

11 mpg

87blackbeauty

Something is wrong if 11 isn't a typo. You should be at 18-20 all highway on that setup.

toystoplay

Its not a typo. I admit am using GPS because my speedo is off in my truck but Im making the same trips in my v8 car an Im getting 16-18 and that is about right...looking at speedo and gps.
My car fluctuates because Im not at a steady 65 lol
In the car Im running 70-85 with a 273 gear and a 28 inch tire

It is a new engine in my truck....could it be timing. that 5.29 gear is really revving at 65(please note I do know what 65 is in my truck) its about 7 miles and hour off at 65

bswarm

I get close to 20 Hwy, about 24 Hwy when I was using Slick-50. They changed the formula and now it's just snake oil.

millball

12 gal even to run my '95 3vz-e 230 miles-- for 19.16 mpg today.

85% 70 mph 15% stop and go.

Bikeveloce

I get about 16 mpg city and 18 mpg highway. 4Runner stats in my signature below.

Interested to find out if there are mods that get better mpg...

teaMJPx

1989 Pickup 4x4 Ext Cab 3VZE with 31x10.50's and unsure about gearing...


During this winter, it was a horrid 9mpg


Now though, its jumped back to 12mpg.


In prep for summer ive gone ahead and changed all fluids Diffs/Transfer/Tranny, regreased every nook and cranny. Waiting on a new TPS and O2 sensor so I can try to get the CPU to re-program and looking into a better/bigger VAFM. Waiting on my manual hubs to come in so I can take off the ADDs gears for less resistance with forward driving.


Hoping to hit 16-18mpg by the end of this summer if all mods add a significant boost!!! jejeje

Fraser

Recently swapped 3.4 into my '89 xtra cab.

Just pulled 20.2 on a mostly highway trip, more like 18 avg around town.

I'm pretty happy with that.

ooghe1

84 4Runner. 18 M.P.G. 5 speed. 22R/20R. Weber 32/36. 30x9.50R15 ATs. Stock exhaust. Stock gears.
89 4Runner. 18 M.P.G. 5 speed. 22re. 28" MTs. Cold air. 2" pipe, no cat, stock muffler. Stock gears.
89 2wd single cab. 5 speed. 22-26 M.P.G. 22RE. Cold air. LCE header. 2.25 pipe, no cat, stock muffler.
98 4Runner. 18 M.P.G. 4x4. 3.4. Auto. No cat, otherwise stock.
99 4Runner. 17-21 M.P.G. 4x4. 3.4 Auto. All stock.

thefishguy77

iTrader: (1)

I just got 23 on my 85 4runner. 31 BFG AT 200+ k miles. Stock, really crappy exhaust 5speed. Running another test to confirm.

OldernDirt

You should be running a 36" tire or bigger. A/T gets better mileage than M/T. I get about 16mpg average -70mph frwy, lead foot in town -36" TSL's -Pacesetter header, no cat.

clifffalling

94 4runner 3.0 liter v6. All stock with 31 x 10.50 bfg ats. 215000 miles. Average 14.5 mpg mixed driving.

E92FF

I bought an '87 4runner on Monday the 20th. It's a 22RE, 5 spd with unknown mileage. (211,000 on the odo but it was towed behind a RV for most of that) It is bone stock with what look like 29" pizza cutter tires. On my first tank I got 20mpg with mixed driving and an afternoon exploring logging roads.

I am going to run the 22RE for at least the next year but plan to swap either a 3.4 V6 or a 2.7 4cyl into it. It just depends how I see myself using it after a year or so. If it becomes a mostly off road rig it will get a 6" lift, 35X12.50's, gears, and the 3.4. If I decide to continue using it primarily as my commuter it will probably get a 4" lift, 33X10.50's, and the 2.7.

This is a great thread, gives me some idea of what to expect from basic mods!

RJR

20 to 20.5 running 50-60mph in the mountains.
~17 running 75mph on the Kansas freeway.
18.5-19 local driving, 30-50mph with (too many!) stoplights.

All mileages corrected for 33" BFG TA's. Vehicle specs in signature below.

90liftedyota

17mpg, 22re, 529 gears, cammed, headers and 35's

millball

300 mile trip in my '95 3vz-e NewRunner yesterday with me, three passengers, and a large dog + picnic supplies.

250 miles hiway and freeway@ 60-70mph + 50 miles first and second gear on mountain dirt roads. AC running during hiway miles.

294 miles burned 15.65 gallons for 18.78 MPG. A 3.slo that runs right is a thing of beauty.

Janos01

Rig:1990 4runner SR5 3vz 3.0L
Tires: 31x10.5 BFGoodRich A/T
Mileage: 12 city & 18/20 highway

ShaunKris

You are sitting behind a COMPUTER man.. convert it. We all gotta figure out your MPG and none of us are complaining.
I'm averaging 20MPG or 13L/100km
totally stock 1991 runner with a A340H Auto, 3.0l stock everything, 4.556 gears

I've recently
-changed plugs
-cleaned the intake
-changed all belts
-put new tires on (P235/75R15)

ShaunKris

yeah MPG calulator online-- http://www3.telus.net/shebang/mpg.html

Gamble_STi

I must have a real gem. Before the rebuild, on 30x9.55x15
Unsure of rear gear ratio, 2 inch body lift. 22re

27 city 36 highway @60mph

I always thought it was just because the engine had no power.