What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

After replacing my air filter on friday, took the Taco from Akron Ohio to Wytheville VA to help my dad move. I resisted the urge of going 80mph on the turnpike so i kept it ~72mph. Managed to pull off 21mpg going down and 20mph heading back. I average 17-18 normally with it bone stock. Pretty impressed. It's amazing what 75mph or more will do to your fuel mileage

I also found a cool road along side a river next to the turnpike to cruise down. It was raining all day so the road was flooded in spots. I did end up finding a trail that i attempted....It was a little more than i can handle with a stock truck (stock tires and suspension) with the water washing out some spots on the trail. I decided to play it safe and find a spot to do a 7 point turn and turn around and head back out. My australian shepherd wouldnt have done too good pulling me out of a stuck spot.

 

I do like them, there more for looks than anything else but they have held up well

 

Nice pic, softopper looks great

 

I did 35% drivers and passengers, 25% on the rears, and the UV windshield tint. Made a huge difference in temperature inside the truck on hot Sunny days.

 

I dig the look

 

Hit 30k last week, so this past weekend changed the plugs, oil and air filter.

 

Its amazing how much better the MPG is when keeping it as close to 2k RPMs as possible! I average 18-19 when I keep it under 75mph (about 21-2200 rpms).

 

Am getting 16-18 with normal aggressive driving and 80 on the highway plus some light off road on TA KO2 in stock size (17s), Dakar HD 7 leafs and 886s. Will be changing to 285/70r17s in July and adding Mobtown front/back +winch. Will be interesting to see the impact. These are about 12 pounds (total) increase in weight, a little more rolling resistance and less revs per mile. I like to think I'm doing worthwhile science.

 

Right? I didnt think it'd be too much of a change but it really is. I didnt buy the truck for gas mileage (obviously) but it is nice to get better numbers when i can control what i'm doing.

@GlennHaggis those numbers still look really good considering the lift, speed, and normal aggressive driving. I'm curious to see how you do after the mobtown's and winch.

 

I know I could get better MPH if I drove more sensibly (not off-road, towing, or general teenager driving)

 

Washed Betty and detailed the interior. Parked in my favorite spot at Kroger and when we came out there was this sweet MGM Taco brother parked next to me!

Also I have had 5 fill ups since doing my spark plugs. MPG's went from 18.5 to 19.5 on average. Nice little added bonus.

Yesterday was perfect outside, wish I could replay that level!

 

Hauled a load of manure for the wife's garden

 

I usually drive sensibly but I do crack into her every now & then...

 

I'll be doing that nxt week. Her job is to get the flowers & what notes she wants planted

 

I’ll post an update once all is installed. We all bought knowing the gas consumption numbers. Love the truck either way.

@GlennHaggis those numbers still look really good considering the lift, speed, and normal aggressive driving. I'm curious to see how you do after the mobtown's and winch.[/QUOTE]

 

Yep, teenager gotta be a teenager sometimes.

 

4 popper too!

 

After a month of it sitting in my living room, finally installed my 40" Black Oak LED single row combo fill/spot bar on the front of the Alu-Cab tent. Sitting that far back, I have no hood glare yet the fill still does a good job in front of the truck but it throws a good compact beam down the road.







You can see the fill line on the bottom of the garage door goes down pretty low considering how far back the LED bar is set on the rooftop. My other lights on the front bumper will fill the rest easily.



Just the 40" bar

 

Damn....you should have supplied a "sunglasses are required to view this post" warning.

Looks awesome though!