DeathCougar

iTrader: (23)

Enter the flamer lol. I thought the thread was "guess the MPG gain" but apparently it's not.

I think LAMM is playing with us!!! HOw mean!

But since i haven't guessed yet, imma say +5.8mpg (cause thats how big the engine in my Cougar is lol)

4x4Lamm

I think your opinion is foolish and your post is useless. PS, you have been DQ'ed (if you even took a guess)

Lamm

aviator

Why even dignify the flamers post with a responce Lamm? Just take it as where it comes from...
Aviator

4x4Lamm

Yeah, I am lucky to work so close to home. I am going to school to upgrade my EMS traing to the Paramedic level this fall though, so I will be doing more than double my normal driving for more than a year.

The "Econoline" is actually an EAV Traumahawk (An econoline made into a cheap ambulance). Thats not me driving it, I wish it was, that is beautiful country in the background. The division of American Medical Response (The private EMS agency that operates those ambulances) that I work for may as well be called the urban/ghetto division. The pic is just a file photo from AMR.net.

Thanks!
Lamm

4x4Lamm

I don't really care (oh no, the mystery man on the internet made fun of me ) but it is a little humor for the rest of us.

Lamm

TNRabbit

Lamm, I was just looking at the size of yer tires; I don't think you'll EVER see more than 18 mpg!

frankjake

Not making fun at you at all, sorry you took it that way. My point being, if you use as little gas as you do now, why even bother spending the money on all the "stuff"? If you gain a few miles per gallon, which I guess you won't gain over 2.5 - 3 tops, that going to give you an extra 40 miles or so miles per tank, saving you about $7.00 per tank. This is based on $3.00 a gallon and your new millage being 15mpg instead of 12mpg.

Now so far it's been over 3 weeks and you have only used 2 tanks of gas or about 34 gallons (if you have a 17 gallon tank and you run it almost dry before fillups). So you are going to be saving $14.00 every 3 weeks using your current driving habits. In 3 months (12 weeks) you are going to save about $42.00. In 1 year you are going to save about $168.00.

Now lets say I'm totally wrong and you actually see a gain of 6 mpg. That means you will save $336 in a year.

How much did all those parts cost you? It's going to take you over a year to recover your expenses and probably longer.

Sorry, just couldnt resist messing with you,

Again, my post was not meant to flame you, but many of us are getting tired of playing the game. Just post whatever results you have and prove some of us wrong.

I honestly hope you see a huge gain, then I'll go out and spend the money. I actually go through more than a tank every week so I could save even more.

As far as being DQ'ed, Now I'm really bummed.

Jimmeh

Me and you both, and I waste about 2 gallons doing that drive.

Beast

3.567 give or take

aviator

Personally it's not so much the money saving on each fill-up that drives the mods I do it's the helping to save the planet and conserving resources while not altering my lifestyle all that much.
Also there is the engineering challenge too... I.E. recovering all the hidden horsepower/torque in the engine... [and the bragging rights that go with it].
Cheers Aviator... come on Pi!

frankjake

You got me there. I hope he sees a huge increase in MPG then I wouldn't mind spending the money and seeing if I could get any more MPG's. But I have to say, if I was bragging, I would have been doing it by now. I think the natives are getting restless in waiting.

I have checked mine the last 3 tank fulls and I get almost exactly 300 each tank of normal driving. That's a little over 17 mpg. Not too bad I don't think.

SH0ck-D

I am going to say....

3.141592653590

DeathCougar

iTrader: (23)

Also Im sure he drives the 4Runner more than just to and from work. Either that or he has everything he owns delivered to his house, and I want in on that service!! lol *cheers*

DeathCougar

iTrader: (23)

I see your 3.141592653590 and raise it 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375 105820974944592 (yes that really is Pi btw lol)

aviator

Gentlemen I already called Pi last week. I just did not feel like typing the whole thing out and crashing the forum server. haha
What do you say lamm? Will we have to share the prize? or will it go to first bidder?
Aviator

maxpower_hd

I've only been watching this thread without a guess but it's taking so long, I may as well go ahead and guess.

I guess .5 (AKA 1/2 of 1) MPG increase. I would say zero but I have to think there will be some improvement. The only reason I don't think there will be a significant improvememt is the fact that there are hardly any miles put on the vehicle and they are aparrently very local miles as opposed to highway miles.

I'm waiting on the edge of my seat for the outcome. Are we gonna have to wait until next season?

4x4Lamm

Almost done guys, I swer.

4Runner is in downtime for a few days right now sue to winch install and bumper repainting.

All good thigs come in due time.

Here is another teaser, the winner will have a choice of prizes!

Lamm

frankjake

Show some pics once you get the winch installed. I want a winch but not sure on which one. I've been looking at the warn XD9000i but that's only because my brother has one on his 85 toyota truck and it pulls him out of anything. I like the new Warn rock crawler winch but don't know anyone who has one.

tick tick tick, the clock goes on for a few more days. :beach:

DeathCougar

iTrader: (23)

yea, but i dont have time to read through 8 pages of posts of guesses heh. and i guessed 5.8 anyways. If multiple people get it, would you say that we all will share a piece of the "Pi"???

4unner4life

I just read through this whole thread and i didnt even get the answer, but atleast your almost done. With all this hype it better be a really high gain.