I seem to be averaging about 17-18 mpg. It's been as bad as 16, and one time got 19 somehow, but it seems most other 3rd gen's are getting in the neighborhood of 20 on a regular basis, give or take 2mpg. I get this mileage with 70% being highway, and 30% being city driving. Seems low to me. I have 265/75/16 tires and an auto tranny. I just wanted to get an idea of what sort of milage others are getting.

 

14-15 mpg

265/75

3.90's

auto

 

Summer
19-20 City 21-23 Highway

Winter
16-18 City 19-20 Highway

265/70/16 4.10, it's not an auto, it's a 4SP that I shift telepathically

 

yea I am frustrated at my MPG too
I only getting 14-15 mpg
hopefully it'll get better after I change the spark plug

 

i don't know the city vs. highway mileage but i know

crazy driving: 17 mpg

civilized driving: 20/21 mpg

 

i avarage about 400km to a tank... is that about avarage wiith an auto 3.4, 265 70 16..how do i work that out in to mpg..

 

14 mpg - aggressive city.
18 mpg - comfortable highway.

97 SR5 3.4 auto stock air filter, no deckplate... Limited's should be around a mile less per gal due to added "armor".

 

15-18. Seems about the same as my V8 Grand Cherokee I just traded in. I thought it would be better than that... it is a lot nicer 15-18 though.

 

19 mpg Highway

5 speed SC'd w/fuel mods
285/75R16 BFG MT KO
4.56 gears
Hwy Crusing @ 2800RPM - 72 mph actual (67 mph indicated)

 

Looks like you've been doing your homework.

 

2800? You are about to hit your Vtek there buddy
2800 stock = 90mph stock

 

Everyday city and highway driving I've been getting a steady 18-19mpg all the time.

 

I get 15.5-19 indicated, add the `10% or so for bigger tires and I'm pretty happy with it. I had a 96 montero that was a bit worse, and a hell of alot slower, of course I also had a 96 Impala SS that was a bit better, and a hell of alot faster.

 

Summer:
18-19 city
22-27 highway (26-27 consistently in the mountains)
14-15 in 4WD

Winter (oxiginated fuels):
17 consistently in city
20-24 highway
13-15 4WD

265/75/16 BFGs
Supercharged 3.4L

 

HaveBlue,
26-27 mpg in the mountains is pretty impressive especially with a supercharger. I was wondering if the fuel atomizer made any difference.

More power and better fuel economy sounds like a pretty good reason to buy a 3rd gen.

 

AgRunner06-
The Fuel Atomizer helped. But I've also switched the synthetic in everything. I also installed a Flex-a-Lite electric fan which helped minimize the parasitic loss.

 

I average about 17mpg overall. If im really lucky, I can hit about 19-20 on a long highway trip.

 

I don`t know how many miles to the gallon .But my 97 with a 2.7 driving at a steady 120km/hr I get 12L per 100km .I have 265 tires on my 4runner all stock. I get about 14L per 100km in the city.

 

probably about 14 MPG in the city, 16 on the highway...

 

What's Vtek? I've driven '97 and '00 stock V6 5 speed 4Runner's (4.10 gear ratio) and they both indicated 74 mph@2800 RPM's. What configuration are you running to get 90mph@2800 RPM's?