just purchased a 94 4runner this is my first toyota. she has 181k on her and still seems to run strong just very slow wish i could help it out just a little. but when i got her she was missing a front bumper so i got one made up for 150 and the starter was going out so i fixed that, long story but an idiot move caused me to have to replace the whole starter. but overall im happy next i was thinking maybe exhaust and isr just wanna try and improve mileage and get a little extra power then its bj spacers and cruiser coils.

 

Great find, what motor and how much did you pay for it?

 

Nice 4Runner, your going to find that the 3.0 is very slow, some on here have blocked off the egr and have noticed a power increase and better gas mileage, but that`s up to you if you want to do it or not. You can also regear and that will help also especially is your 4Runner is an automatic.

 

its a 5speed 3.0 and i feel i payed to much but i needed a car and my manager is letting me make payments so i will end up paying 3500

 

i would agree you paid a lil much, just did the math and assuming hes charging you 7% interest, you basically paid ~3000 for the truck and ~500 in interest

nice truck either way, dont wheel it and destroy your only means of transportation

 

One thing I did just notice is I'm only getting 165 miles on a tank of gas this sounded low to me but I could be wrong what do you guys think

 

Nice lil truck. I dont think its too much.

 

yeah, that's pretty low. I have 33x12.5's, cruiser coils, and BJ spacers and I get between 220-240 on a tank

 

Yea I could see maybe being a little bad because I'm runnin 31s with 4.10s but that just seems horrible and I don't know where to look air filter seemed fine not great but not horrible

 

I just got a 97 4runner with the 3.4. Before I did anything my first tank got 13 mpg. It has a K&N so I cleaned that, cleaned the TB and IAC, I also inflated the tires (they were at like 26 psi). When I filled up yesterday I got 17 mpg. Some other things that help that I haven't done yet are to change all fluids, plus put in new plugs and wires. You might also want to check your timing. Assuming you have the 14.8 gallon tank and you ran it dry on 165 miles, you're getting a little over 11 mpg. Even the 3.0 should get a lot closer to 20. Those things are easy to do and can make a big difference. You might also ask the PO for any maintenance records he has. Sweet ride and good luck.

 

your not calculating actual mileage then, the odo is calculating mileage as if you has stock tires and stock gearing, since you have a bigger tire you're moving faster than the speedo thinks therefore less miles

with 4.10s and 33s my odo said i went 192 miles when i actually went ~240

 

True but I'm also thinking I have a clogged cat because I have a rough idle no power and bad fuel economy

 

A 3VZE 5 speed, even with 4.10's should get at least 200 miles to the tank, without proper calculation or whatever. Actually, now that I think of it, my old 95 with an auto and 4.56's with 31's from the factory only got about 13.5 mpg and it was in great shape.

 

well any thoughts on the clogged cat theory

 

Have you tried pulling any codes?

 

I paid $3600 for my 1992 (Avatar) I dnt feel like i over payed for it,
But then again it has
-less miles and a front bumper. But nice find they last forever man all I got to say. There good enough vehicles to drop a new engine in it when the 3.0 goes bad eventually like all engines. Not saying its gnna be very soon, but If u take care of it with regular maintenance she'll go atleast 70K-100K more miles.

 

165 is LOW, I get atleast 240 Miles depending on how I drive I can get 280 Miles. My Advice, Pull the plugs and if they look bad replace them, and if the ignition wires look worn replace them as well. Then Buy some injector cleaner. And see if that helps. Is the check engine light on?

 

Hey kzink, straight pipe that bad boy! I have a 95' and that is the last year you can do it on being that there are no sensors in the catalytic converter. It gave me a lil' increase in throttle response, definately more torque, and best of all - loud, low and throaty sound! Mate that with a 40 series FlowMaster and you'll be in business I promise. The hard part is if you don't weld yourself, finding a shop that will do it, out of 10 here in southern Oregon, only one guy would but he has a beautiful 93 pick-up so he was more than abliged

 

No check engine light wait their was one when I first got it but changing the starter and having the battery disconnected cleared all codes and the cel hasn't came back on yet

 

you should take it to a muffle shop and ask them to check your cat.....then I would do a tune-up.....mine is stock and I get like 17 mpg