4 Bangin, Fuel Sippin, Full Tank Challenge!

Yes. Especially north of the boarder, with the synthetics, the cold morning starts are lots easier. Here in New England, there are a few mornings where I was glad to have it in there. Plus the overall benefits of reduced wear and performance, makes the extra expense justified in my opinion.

 

i was wondering the same....went 375m never seen it come on....well next oilchange..synthrtic itis

 

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You made 500. Damn good.

I don't run my A/C much but I have been surprised when I do that it doesn't hurt too bad. I could do a test with the scangauge but haven't bothered.

 

Great tank for me this last time around!

395ish when the light came on. Irritated that I couldn't get the 4.

Rough estimate...23?? Still pretty darn good for what I've got going on. Fill up tomorrow, had to drive around with the light on for a bit this afternoon. Price is gonna be killer, MPG should a little higher than usual.

 

Same here.

Traffic hurts my mileage more than the AC.
Even mythbusters confirmed that having the AC on is more efficient than windows down.

 

on 8-8-12, I traveled from LA to Citrus Heights,CA on a single tank of gas, I averaged 70 mph and had the A/C on the whole time.

How common is it for a 2.7l to have 400 miles per tank?

 

453.3 miles on 18.252 gallons for an average of 24.8 MPG...too much traffic.

 

For stock vehicles, I'd say pretty common. Regular Cab, 5 lug trucks with manual transmissions do it with ease. Tougher as you add 4 wheel drive, auto tranny, and a Double Cab (adding weight). Of course, better MPGs at lower speeds, fewer stops, flatter terrain and warmer temperatures. Some pretty impressive numbers posted in this thread!

 

240 miles on 18 gallons.... 13 mpg. Bad driving habits and 33 inch tires

 

Did a short fill the other day and my MPG dropped to 25.4, 219.8 miles gallon of 87 octane. Traffic and more short trips of 4 miles or less. Still hot as Megan Fox around these parts. May your A/C keep working.

Happy motoring my friends

 

Good estimate.

Pulled to the pump with 392.7

Factoring tire/mile discrepencies, thats 431.97

On 18.15 gallons.

For 23.8 MPG

On 30's!!!

 

Easy, depending on how low you want to run the tank.

I typically refuel at about 350-360 miles and take in the ballpark of 14 gallons.
14 gallons... I still have 6 left, 5 comfortably... I could comfortably get 460 miles even on a "poor" MPG tank.
My Ultragauge regularly estimates 500 miles to empty.

 

Keep in mind that your 33" tires make it look worse than it is.
If you have a Prerunner and did not regear, you're over 5 miles off for every 65... so 240/65=3.69.... 3.69*5=18.45.

You actually went closer to 260 miles for 14.4mpg

 

Does anyone run 285/70/17 or 285/75/16 in a good street or light tread tire like Dueler Revos or something and have their MPG difference? I had great MPG with my 265/65/17 Dueler stock tire but then lost a chunk when going to the 265/70/17 BFgoodrich TKOs. I'm thinking about getting a set of 285/70/17 Revos and I'm wondering if I will see the same MPG?

 

Tires can make a big difference. A more aggressive tread pattern will not yield as good MPGs as a highway rated street tire. I saw a loss when switching from Firestone's to Dueler A/T's years ago. But with a RWD Ranger, I wanted more bite for the snowy days. Size and inflation are other factors to consider.

 

This.... Don't forget about the calibration errors introduced, as I mentioned above when going to 33" tires.

The 265/65-17 to 265/70-17 wasn't a huge difference, but it still introduced a math error of about 3.3%... for every 100 miles on the odometer, you actually went 103, and your MPG calculation will reflect that.

Moving up to 285/70-17 will push that error up to almost 7%...

Calculated 18mpg would actually have been a hair over 19.

So when MPG drops due to new tires, don't freak... look at your fueling history. For me, 4 trips to work and back is in the ballpark of 14 gallons.
If I change tires and now I'm only making 3 trips for 14 gallons, then I know I lost a huge bit of MPG, but if I'm still making 4 days and 14 gallons, then whether the odometer says I went 350 or 250 miles, I'm actually unchanged.


Larger tires are a blessing and a curse. At conservative highway speeds (55-65), they can help mileage by lowering the final drive ratio... basically give you two overdrives.
But you have to get that moving, so the lower ratio will hurt your around-town mileage and performance.

Regearing will restore the proper ratio and bring the speedo calibration back... but you still need to consider tire/wheel weight, tire width, tread pattern, inflation, etc.... All of these things impact mileage.

 

Filled up today. 372.0 mi - 13.475 gal = 27.6 MPG My best ever on a fillup that was greater than a half tank.

 

Well done!

 

That's what I am getting so far working on keeping my foot out of it and driving a little better
This is with an 06 access cab

 

Not ready to fill up yet but I had to tease with the latest shot from just after the gas light came on. Could be a 35mpg Tank. Could make it to 700 miles if I wanted to.