NEED HELP!!!! My Tacos Drinking gas like crazy

hmm i thought that was normal i get about 240-250 average per tank, with a 3 " lift and 285 tires. gets up to 300 on the highway if im doing under 70

 

I still dont follow...

 

really? lol mine ended up being 13.5

 

Don't have much advice for the OP but I'm getting about 14 so cheer up

I got 11 not too long ago on the highway but it was super windy.

 

Thats gotta be a record

 

thats why im afraid to get the plat bumpers.
right now my best was 21.8
and Avg 19 or 20.

dont wanna drop it to like 15

 

I think I'm doing pretty good considering at least 2 guys with smaller lift & smaller tires are getting what I'm getting, anyone running 35s get better than 13?

 

Yeah... I guess I should mention I was coming from Salt Lake to Elko and outside of Wendover NV it gets a bit hilly and between the wind (I was blown into the other lane a few times) and the hills, at one point I had it to the floor in 4th gear for a while to maintain 75 (the speed limit). I was trying to get to Elko for dinner.

 

Dude you got alot on your truck to ever get better than 15. Not to bad though I have 265's all pro bumper n sliders and ato skid and seen a drop in city driving just depends on how many red lights I hit.

 

I have an 2011 V6 6spd and the best im getting is 18 if i really baby it. i have the TRD package. could the tires that come with that package make that much difference? i wouldnt mind getting a couple extra mpgs. any thoughts? although i cant complain too much, it beats th 14 i was getting with my 07 Suburban!!

 

Since your runnin 35s, your ODO is off anyway. Im runnin 33s and I multiply my mileage by 7% because the 33s are approx 7% bigger in diameter than the stock tires. Im getting between 270-280 miles per tank with 33 mud tires and i never let the light come on. i would probably be close to 300 if the light came on.

 

Sooo. It is warm again, and amazingly my fuel mileage is now18mpg. And I even went from 265/70/16 to 265/75/16 during that time frame. Only thing I changed.

 

We sure cracked this case then!

 

Just filled up and now I'm broke.
Trip ODO reading: 303.6
Gallons on pump meter: 17.48
MPG: 17.37
This is not taking into account the 7% increase due to the 285/75R16 tires over the stock size. That would bump me up to 18.58mpg.
Tire Pressure: 40 psi
Tires: LT Bridgestone Dueler AT Revo (65psi max rating)
Oil: mobile 1 5w-30
Additives: Motorkote hyperlube (definitely notice a smooter running engine with cold starts)
CAI: TRD
Gas: 87octane

 

Wow !!! I wish i got that kind of gas mileage!!! I'm getting about 230-240 at most

 

i drive under 2,000 rippumz per minute

 

Accelerate slower

 

35s stop and go, accelerate super slow, shift before 2k. 16mpg

 

This is what I've gotten on my 2011 V6 4x4 access cab since I had it. It's stock except for the shell which went on 3/18/11.
75% highway 25% city

Date Miles Gallons Price mpg (US gals.)
5/2/11 305.6 15.419 $3.52 19.8
4/20/11 294.0 14.016 $3.52 21.0
4/6/11 306.9 14.970 $3.40 20.5
3/27/11 247.4 13.208 $3.36 18.7
3/18/11 244.8 11.793 $3.28 20.8
3/9/11 280.1 14.375 $3.21 19.5
2/22/11 306.0 16.100 $3.02 19.0
2/15/11 263.0 14.190 $2.89 18.5

 

I have an 06 access cab prerunner and i always get 360 miles a tank when i drive about 20 miles more after my light goes on...so i always get roughly 20 miles a gallon, i dont drive aggressive and pump 87 at valero...everything is stock but was considering switchin from a 265/65/17 tire to a 265/70/17...its a v6 4.0 automatic...really considering to keep my tire size now hearing all the bad mpg stories..also really wanting sliders but they r gonna add 100bs to my truck...i recently just took off my spare because i figured i prob not gonna need it city commuting...(spare tire is almost 70 lbs)...watched an episode of extreme 4x4 and they said weight does make a big difference...i know im going to the extreme but i just wanted to see how efficient my truck could be..