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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 11:38 AM
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Dayummm, thats almost as bad as my dads Dodge V10
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 11:55 AM
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From: used to be so. cal. now Indy
i got 15.8mpg avg. with hwy/local mixed in. there isn't much of highway to speak of here in Los Angeles because they are always clugg'd up when i'm on the road.

there are many things will factors will effect your MPG.
a.) weight, as in my other post, my 94 weights 4280lbs dry, plus my 180lb azz and a full tank of gas, it's well over 2 tons. some 3.0 equipped pickup can be as light as 3300lbs. MPG, duh....

b.) aero dynamics. i have roof rack and 4 lights on top, they are rubbing my MPG every second when the runner runs. mud tires causes greater drag than street tires??(i'm not sure)

c.) speedo. many of us have larger than stock tires, if the speedo is not correctly calibrated, you are not reading the correct distance you travled.
i don't know the exact formula on how to calculate the actual millage, but if my currtent tire, the total distance covered per each revolution is 2% larger than stock, should i add 2% to the instrument reading?
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Trail_Banger
Perfect conditions: 18 mpg around town and 19-20mpg on the highway (nothing in the bed and just me in it). I have 4.10 gears and run 31s with the 5 speed and manual hubs.

If I have somebody with me and 1/2 a cord of wood in the back, coolers, tents etc I get about 14-16mpg.

The 22Rs can't be getting much better gas mileage. Can they?
Nope, mine gets pretty close to what you're getting.
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 01:14 PM
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Arround town I get 13.5 mpg and during the summer that best I did was 15mpg.
Should be better after the engine swap
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by infiltrator
lol man this thread has been COVERED 20 times in the last 2 months!!!!

3.0 SUCKS GAS! nothing we can do.

unless you draft behind a semi on the freeway (i forget who i heard that from on here but it made me laugh)
I beg to differ

94 T100 3.0
whatever stock gearing is

drilled air box with k&n filter with opened VAFM, synthetic fluids and 87 gas
I seafoam regularly and I think it makes a big difference

18-20 MPG mostly city about 30% highway time.
I believe its a 17 gal. tank(someone help me on this pls) and I get about 350 miles never ran it bone dry but thats pretty close.

Also I drive pretty conservatively meaning I dont floor it on takeoffs. when it uses the most fuel.
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Old May 15, 2008 | 04:48 PM
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3.0 Gas Mileage

I was averaging 19 mpg +/- and even got as much as 21 on the highway w/o the AC on. I then replaced my 31 tires with 33 and did a 2" lift and my mileage fell to 17.5 to 18 average. I need to change my diffs from a 4.56 to a 4.88 to get my mileage back. As long as you keep your foot out of it you'll do OK. Also stay under 70 mph. At about 70 a little more on the gas pedal and you feel that sudden additional power (OK OK it may not be that much more power) and that really drops your mileage.

Hope this helps
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Old May 15, 2008 | 07:08 PM
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This current tank I'm getting about 12mpg city.... I don't do very much highway driving, so maybe like 10% - 15% of every tank has highway miles on it... I'd like to go a little road trip just to see what I get for highway mileage...

Even though my 3.0 4Runner sucks gas like theres no tomorrow, I still love it and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world!
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Old May 15, 2008 | 07:30 PM
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hahaha ok i have 7 inches with 37 inch iroks and get about 120 miles to the tank... haha thats all in town driving. i actually do pretty good on the interstate.
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Old May 15, 2008 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by infiltrator
lol man this thread has been COVERED 20 times in the last 2 months!!!!

3.0 SUCKS GAS! nothing we can do.

unless you draft behind a semi on the freeway (i forget who i heard that from on here but it made me laugh)

I SOOOO DO THAT! but apparently i pssed a driver off one time and he locked up the brakes on the interstate in fornt of me at night and scared the out of me! it was pretty badass too!
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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 08:58 AM
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93 4runner sr5 3.0 v6 5 speed, 4.56 gears, 31 x 10.50 x 15 tires, went 251.4 miles on 15.39 gallons mostly driving city, with 50 miles on hwy, had about an 1/8th tank left. mpg city 16.34
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Old Jul 13, 2013 | 05:36 PM
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Old Jul 13, 2013 | 06:50 PM
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S.S.D.D. Same Story Different Day my 90 Runner 4x4 W/Auto 12MPG my 91RE 4x4 5 Sp. truck better 17MPG and 1980 long bed 22 4x4 14MPG. All of them over 225K on the clocks. I've tinkered with them and others for performance to mileage. I live and drive in harsh country to expect much in MPG. Reliability is there salvation and I respect..
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Old Aug 13, 2015 | 02:15 PM
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Talking

Originally Posted by nix4x4
Just to piss everybody off some, I'll post up my buddies '93 4Runner:

Freshly rebuilt 3.0, 4.88s, 31x10.50 Yoko ATs, 5-speed

Avg: 18mpg, gets 21mpg highway

Downey headers, manual hub conv., Centerforce Dual Friction
I get similar. 1990 4runner 3.0 4x4 automatic running ADD at 210k miles.
18.5mpg going 35-45 commute.
20.2mpg going highway at 65
Still has plenty of power enough to compare to a 2011 TDI volkswagon
Expecting another 200k out of the engine and truck
Anyone still want the 22re?
(Yes my 3.0 is a pain to work on, but its worth it to me!!)
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Old Aug 13, 2015 | 02:42 PM
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I recently covered about 650 miles on a weeks camping trip with my '95 3.slo.

Load was 4 people, 1 large dog, small trailer loaded with about 400-500lbs gear.

Running AC most of the time.

Altitudes 5000 to 9500 feet.

Several long steep pulls where I had to run 4000rpm in 3rd gear to keep 50mph.

Mileage for the whole trip was 17.8mpg.

In better conditions I often see 20mpg.

Last edited by millball; Aug 13, 2015 at 02:45 PM.
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Old Aug 14, 2015 | 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by millball
I recently covered about 650 miles on a weeks camping trip with my '95 3.slo.

Load was 4 people, 1 large dog, small trailer loaded with about 400-500lbs gear.

Running AC most of the time.

Altitudes 5000 to 9500 feet.

Several long steep pulls where I had to run 4000rpm in 3rd gear to keep 50mph.

Mileage for the whole trip was 17.8mpg.

In better conditions I often see 20mpg.
I get similar results under those conditions.

In general, I get
-19 mpg daily commuting going 30-45mph with some traffic lights.
-17.5 mpg going 75 mph on the freeway
-20-21 mpg driving 40-60 mph in the mountains (Colorado). I think my truck senses I'm happiest in the mountains and responds accordingly!
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