MPG Mods

I'm from NY usually everybody speeds here, while others drive like a$$holes. Plus being a volly firefighter doesn't help either. I think the most miles I ever got on a tank was about 330.

 

For the AFE air filter, do you need to buy an new air intake, or does it fit into the stock air filter compartment?

Thanks

 

^^ the aFe is a drop-in replacement for the stock air filter.

 

Damn, that sucks. I've gotten 530 miles on a tank, and I could have easily gone over 600 miles if I needed to.

 

I also have a Scangauge II in my truck. I've learned how to drive it to maximize my mileage. If I see a light turn red, I lift off the gas and coast into the light. The gauge shows "9999" MPH which means the fuel shutoff mode is active. I probably could attribute 2-3 MPG in city/urban driving to using the gauge. Plus it reads OBD II codes and other stuff.

 

^^ yeah my driving styles have changed as well.

whenever i see a redlight i always coast to it. plus in WV we have alot of hills i basically coast down my hill into the city every morning for work but i use gas going back up the hill in the evenings, but i have been pulling out 25 MPG

the best thing i ever did was stop driving my truck like a Civic si (that i had before) and revving it up so high to be easy on the gas and just leting it coast where it can has attributed to alot of my gas savings

 

i just changed my plugs on my 05 double cab,denso on rs and ngk on left side.

 

its all how you drive,just watch the tach.try to keep under 2200 rpms.not heavy on the gas.

 

So would you recommend anything else aside from the following?

Put in a high flow drop in airfilter (AFE is recommended)
Keep tires aired up
Use synthetic fluids
Get a scangauge to assess your driving habbits
And drive like there is an egg under the accelerator
Remove the secondary (Charcoal) air filter (4 cyl owners tend to see more benefit than 6 cyls)
Watching you speed

 

^^ remove resonator in the fender

 

does this actually give you better mileage or does it just make your intake louder?

 

24 mpg stock here! Pretty pumped on that.

 

i have 5k miles and my average has gone to 23.2 to 24 in over the last 4 tanks, with an average fillup of 25.7. Being cooler in Fl has certainly helped as I havent had to run the Air con.

 

it didnt make anything louder and i feel it helped, now if it did or not i dont know

 

thats surprising because i thought the main purpose of the resonator was to muffle the sound of the intake

 

When I took out the resonator it came a lil bit louder.

 

when i took the secondary air filter i noticed a bit more pick up. Any noticeable increase in gas mileage or pick up after taking out the resonator?

 

it is but i noticed really no change in sound, just saying, not really saying its going to be the same on all trucks but for mine it did not up the sound level

 

i know it wasnt directed toward me

but i noticed a bit more what seamed to be lag in the lowr RPM's but it for sure breathes better and you dont have to gear down as much going up inclines, as for MPG with everything i have done i went from getting 19-20 to getting 24-25 True story and i think most of that is being ALOT easier on the pedal on the right

 

I read a recent tech article that claimed the air filter does little or nothing to improve gas mileage. It will, however, improve performance, which apparently doesn't go hand-in-hand with MPG. The example used was a dirty air filter - it made no difference when replaced. Using this knowledge, installing a high-flow air cleaner may improve performance, but not gas mileage.

Like others have stated, proper tire inflation helps some, as does synthetic oil. I think the biggest gain in MPG is the proper use of your right foot. I find this Scangauge interesting and useful piece of equipment to help improve your driving habits, which would result in increased MPG.