Improve Your MPG here

I would like to know if anyone has any advice for improving gas mileage.

Tonneau Cover, Air Filter, Premium fuel, anything that you can think of.

I have to drive about 3000 miles next week and could use the advice.

If its a complicated mod please give instructions on how to perform it.

 

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just slow down.. I went from 17 MPG to 21 MPG just by being easier off the line and not going over 65MPH on the highway

 

Premium fuel, light acceleration, cost when possible, drive at the speed limit.

 

All of the above. Use your cruise control on your trip and try to avoid slowing and speeding in traffic.

 

Not wanting to revitalize the ol' premium versus regular debate here, but I have driven mine on a trip roughly 2000 miles in the past few days, and will be driving another 1300 this weekend. At one point I filled the tank with 85.5 regular and it didn't knock or seem to affect mileage much one way or the other. At another fill-up, I put in 89 with 10% ethanol, and that seemed fine too. Mine is the 2.7/4cyl, however, so probably tolerates lower octane gas better than the 4L V6.

Tire pressure is fairly major. If you are going to be driving on reasonably smooth paved roads for the most part, bump up your pressures a bit, maybe 5-7psi over what the manual says. And as others have said, speed is the most important. I spent one day driving 75-80 trying to cover some ground and got about 21mpg. On a day when I was able to loaf along at 65 and under most of the way I got 24. Payload is also a significant factor. I was fairly well loaded, not excessively but probably hauling 600 pounds of stuff in the bed. That'll be down to about 100 this weekend so maybe that'll help.

 

Tonneau cover, tire pressure increase a few lbs, air filter....

Exhaust upgrades (open it up) as long as you don't have a CAI.
*CAI + exhaust doesn't help*

I'm not convinced the premium fuel helps. Seems like it would be a 'wash' in cost versus increase. I haven't done any testing myself. I'm spending enough money on 87 per gallon, I sure as heck don't like to spend anymore unless I have to.

Slowing down - definately. I've been using my cruise lately to keep my highway speeds down.

 

Carpool.

...hey, it cut my gas bill by two thirds!

Can't do that? Like they said - Slow it down and keep your tire pressure up.

 

just search the threads and you will see way to many topics on the subject...

 

You would have an easier time doing 80 if you would put down that fountain drink and lose some weight. Everytime I see you - you are drinking a damn soda!

 

That's a good one. Never thought about that. Did the dealer fix your alignment for you? (wasn't this part of the Suspension TSB?)

 

screw Nitrogen... lets start inflating with Helium

 

I just got back from a 1600+ trip to San Diego and Mexico from Northern California. I averaged about 23-24 on the highway. My truck is the 2.7L i4, access cab. I was worried about the gas considering two people in the truck plus 200 pounds of gear and the AC on most of the way, but it ran like a champ. I'd say the tires we're at spec, cruising at about 65-75 average.

That makes all the difference, back off on the gas and get a few more mpg's.

I think I could probably get 25-26 mpg's if it was just me, no gear and maybe a few more pounds in the tires.

 

Proper tire inflation, easy on the take offs, and clean air filter. Any car with an OBDII will not run better on a higher grade of gas. You will just be pouring money down the drain. Most experts even say that they will not put premium in their cars that call for it... you would lose 1 +/- mpg, but going up does not help (well, I guess it helps the oil company)

 

AFE Pro Dry filter. I picked up 2-3mpg just with that and nothing else changing. Not to mention it'll save you money on air filters by washing and reusing it instead of throwing out the old ones to buy new. And it's a oil-free filter so no need to buy oil cleaning kit to clean it or risk fouling the MAF sensor.