How to increase Tacomas gas mileage ? 16 mpg highway

Wonder if the Op lifted his previous car (Ridgeline)

 

That is a rather broad and overarching statement. Since the 1990s we've had 9 cars with MPG displays from manufacturers all over the globe, not one has been more than 0.75 mpg off of actual. My Tacoma is within 0.4 mpg, which is close enough I rarely even do the math any longer.

 

What's the lift?
- The higher the lift, the higher the drag.
Same with the wheels and tires. 'Bigger' = increased drag from size, and rotational inertia due to the mass your engine has to spin... it is how things work.

 

The best thing you can do to improve your MPG is shave your entire body including the quills on your back.
Grease yourself up with petroleum jelly then wrap your entire body in saran wrap.
This will make you more aerodynamic when you drive and removing your clothes will lighten the load.
Come back and tell us the results.

 

you are comparing a real truck with a frame to a modified womans minivan

 

If there isn't at least 90 days' worth of Fuelly data, posts like this should not be worth anyone's time. Post the data or get thrown in TW time-out, where moderators screen posts before they hit the main forum.

 

there’s a special place for this
https://www.tacomaworld.com/forums/the-dumbgeon.268/

 

You can afford to lift then you can afford the low MPG.

 

i get 18mpg with 35s and -38. more than i did stock believe it or not.

 

Did I get a good’un?

 

.... Did I get a good’un?[/QUOTE]
Well, I think you're on the wrong thread.

 

Curious, how much do your tires weigh? With my 5 58lb Falcons and 2.5" lift I'm getting ~14-15mpg

 

Keep this shit outta there! Don’t soil the Dumbgeon with this trash.

Hey, since all you “I’ll even reply to a ridiculous 34mpg Ridgeline thread” people are here, how come none of you had the time to attend Squid Party 2025 at my house last Saturday?

 

Someone should have done some research before buying a Tacoma

 

Except the ridgeline has more payload capacity than the Tacoma

need that frame to haul nothing and get shit mileage

 

probably 70lbs. general grabber x3s. wheels weigh under 30 tho. 4" lift. im access cab and manual trans tho. also my tune significantly helped with mpg

 

I see these posts and wonder a lot of things.

it’s a 4x4 truck. Not a muscle car. Not a station wagon crossover.

It won’t be fast and it won’t ever be fuel efficient.

 

I've got the OTT myself. Before the tires I was consistently getting 18mpg. I don't know if I trust the truck estimating the mpg, probably need to calculate it the old school way.

 

But if you install a snorkel you can drive it across a 6ft deep river to escape the volcano that is erupting behind you ... err ... maybe those 10 painkillers I took this morning were NOT a good a idea ...

 

that would be epic to see tho! Miss ya dude