95.5-2004 Tacomas & 96-2002 4Runners 4th gen pickups and 3rd gen 4Runners

What kind of mpg in your 3rd gen?

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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 07:36 AM
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13-15 MPG w/ 285s and a blower
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 07:36 AM
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00 5 speed sport, stock except the supercharger, trd7th, deckplate, and isr.

Im getting a consistant 21mpg, city and highway mix, last tank I got 23, but there was more highway than city driving.

who'd a thought the supercharger would get me BETTER gas mileage??
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 07:45 AM
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16 or so (based on an 18.5 US gallon tank). That's actually pretty good when one realizes that when towing my trailer I drop to 11 !!!

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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by BennyTRD
Since you are from Canada, are you using the Imperial gallon or the US gallon? Theres a difference between 3.78L and 4.54L.
20.5mpg US, 24.5MPG imperial, 11.6l/100km
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 01:51 PM
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I hate you all. Even the folks with the superchargers.

265/70/16... 10-11MPG steady. Don't take it out on the highways much, but when I do, it's crawling anyway.
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 02:13 PM
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22mpg highway give or take i havint drove my truck it almost 2months my motorcycle gets 60mpg so its cheaper to ride
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by nick-m
I hate you all. Even the folks with the superchargers.

265/70/16... 10-11MPG steady. Don't take it out on the highways much, but when I do, it's crawling anyway.
I do mixed driving but most in the city and get 13.5-14.
With 265-75-16 BFG all terrain, Mobil 1 syn in engine, syn gear lube in rear end.
Just got fresh trann fluid in hopeing to see some help from that.

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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 05:12 PM
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I was getting about 15mpg average, almost all highway miles, 25 each way to/ from work. But that was driving at 80mph with the cruise on. Bought a ScanguageII for the heck of it. It takes a couple of tanks to dial in the mpg feature. Now that I can see my mpg drop in near real time (2 sec delay) I'm much easier on the throttle. Now I stick between 70-75 and get 17-18 mpg. Running mobil1.
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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 01:30 AM
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I'm getting 13-15 MPG mixed driving. maybe a bit more on all highway...
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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 03:01 AM
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1999 3.4 4wd
20 highway (actual varies 20-22.5) 17+- city
short commute in hills 14-15
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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 03:57 AM
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I usually get an average of 19.3 mph (I keep stats every fillup).

But with the Winter formulized gasoline that the Enviro-wackos forced upon us ever winter, I am now getting just over 17 mpg.

That's a 12% decrease in mailage because of Federal regulations.


'99 3.4 liter automatic. 293,000 miles, daily driver.

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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 04:02 AM
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People should be posting trans and motor size...

97 Limited 3.4 w/auto 206,000. 265/75/16. Stock.
I was averaging 14.5mpg, but since the new air filter, I get ~17.x mpg.
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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 04:08 AM
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1996 Limited 4X4, 3.4 automatic, 4.30 gears, 285-75-16 Kumhos, 2" body lift, 2.5" Cornfed spacer lift, TJM T-15, Yakima roof racks and I get 17-19. I use Castrol Syntec and all fluids have recently been changed.

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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 06:38 AM
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Stock 99 V6 AUTO SR5. 9 MPG!!! HELL YEAH!

But I think I found the problem lol. I'll report back with my fixed mileage after.
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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 07:15 AM
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Stock 99 V6 AUTO SR5. 9 MPG!!! HELL YEAH!

But I think I found the problem lol. I'll report back with my fixed mileage after.
4 flat tires and a leaking gas line?

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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 07:24 AM
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got about 275 miles out of a 16.5 gal tank before getting low enough to finally fill up... after alcohol injection, was easily getting 315-325 miles with a 3gph nozzle!

SC'd and all the goodies, stock suspension/drivetrain, 5-speed = 19.9mpg no matter what, if I keep the pedal to the floor I can get it down to about 19.2mpg but always right there at 20mpg... has almost 150k on the original motor...

4runner plus alcohol injection + 3vze + ISR = 17.8mpg right now...
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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 02:50 PM
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16~21mpg, but with the winter gas and all the folks shopping this week, not as quite as good.

3.4, 4wd, new Revo 2s, no lift but Bilstein HDs, Pennzoil Ultra, Redline, and Mobil 1 oils.

The 3 greastest MPG improvement aids IMHO were new NGK double tip plugs and wires, new fuel filter, and a new ECT sensor....
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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 09:55 PM
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Cool

I'm getting between 19 and 20 with no regear somehow. New spark plugs, air filter, throttle body and maf cleaning, and all new fluids within the last year help I suppose. Oh and 243,456 on the clock as well
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Old Dec 16, 2010 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by etc.
4 flat tires and a leaking gas line?

and a brick cemented to the gas pedal
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Old Dec 16, 2010 | 02:49 PM
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18.9mpg over all average for every tank since I got the 4runner two years ago. 4wheeling, road trips from NM to FL, and 20mile city commute to work every day. (141,000miles 2000 3.4 auto 265/70-16dueler 695) I'm cool with it.
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