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Are you getting bad MPG?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by JAG, Feb 23, 2009.

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  1. I get good MPG!!

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    27.6%

  2. My MPG sucks!

    1,468 vote(s)
    38.9%

  3. My Tacoma is Stock.

    1,438 vote(s)
    38.1%

  4. I have a heavy foot on the gas accelerator!

    792 vote(s)
    21.0%

  5. I have the fog light mod running through the ECU relay.

    146 vote(s)
    3.9%

  6. I have added bolt on after market parts.

    571 vote(s)
    15.1%

  7. My Tacoma is lifted?

    732 vote(s)
    19.4%

  8. Who gives a crap????

    539 vote(s)
    14.3%
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  1. Mar 9, 2013 at 7:05 AM
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    Moco

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    LOL!!!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

    You sir are brilliant.

     
    Moco, Mar 9, 2013
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  2. Mar 9, 2013 at 10:57 AM
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    MurphyZ

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    thanks, i have put up similar posts when someone says i got 5MPGs from removing XYZ.

    heard it all,back seats, spare tire, wife, bed, cab etc. all snake oil. people do not understand that the MPG standards that are coming into effect. also they do not know why how much money toyota puts into R&D for all those "i wonder if that will help"

    everything comes down to 2 things on automobiles.
    does the customer want this? can we do it and make money?

    if one or both are no, they leave it to the after market, which do little to no R&D, so overhead is less and they can make claims like magnaflow, K&N, AFE, etc.

    12 MPGs improvement for 129 dollars installed. we want to believe it.

    lower friction, reduce rolling resistance, improve aerodynamics= MPGs

    a toyota 4runner, pickup, 1st gen, 2nd gen tacomas and tundras are none of those and are not designed to be.
     
    MurphyZ, Mar 9, 2013
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  3. Mar 14, 2013 at 8:28 AM
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    AdrenlineJunky

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    Thats no totally bad. You need to short shift. I wonder how many others with the I-4 manual are not doing so well? :D
     
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    AdrenlineJunky, Mar 14, 2013
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  4. Mar 14, 2013 at 8:31 AM
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    AdrenlineJunky

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    Is this in town? You gotta be gettin better than that on hgwy.
     
    AdrenlineJunky, Mar 14, 2013
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  5. Mar 14, 2013 at 4:40 PM
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    OZ-T

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    OZ-T I hate my neighbour

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    How do you figure
     
    OZ-T, Mar 14, 2013
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  6. Mar 14, 2013 at 8:46 PM
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    Pigeon

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    Good here, just about 15mpg average mixed 70% highway
     
    Pigeon, Mar 14, 2013
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  7. Mar 15, 2013 at 4:36 PM
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    gt40

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    Oh Shit something happened!!! They must have changed from the winter blend to summer blend. I just topped off my tank which I do every time and went 310 miles with 13 gallons of gas. That equals 23.8 miles per gallon. The next best I ever got was 19.9 mpg. My Tacoma is a 2011 double cab v6 4X4 SR5.

    And:

    This week I just got 22.5 mpg. :)

    Boy Am I stoked. :D
     
    gt40, Mar 15, 2013
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  8. Mar 15, 2013 at 5:23 PM
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    Rich91710

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    I'm not so much seeing an improvement in actual MPG, but variations in driving conditions, I'll swing 2mpg from tank to tank.

    But I am seeing that I'm getting 0.3 or so better than the Ultragauge is indicating.
    Today, UG said that I had burned 16 gallons but it only took 15.638. That's been typical for about 3 weeks. I heard that they went to summer blend early.
     
    Rich91710, Mar 15, 2013
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  9. Mar 15, 2013 at 5:25 PM
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    worthywads

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    That's how I see the change, when I need to adjust the fuel adjustment. I'll be gassing up tonight, but I bet it's still winter gas here in CO.
     
    worthywads, Mar 15, 2013
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  10. Mar 15, 2013 at 5:31 PM
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    Rich91710

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    I gave up on making the adjustment. It's a "nice surprise" when I get better than the UG indicates.

    A "nice surprise" is better than a "bad surprise" when they change to winter blend and on a road trip after passing a pricey gas station and finding out that "50 miles remaining" is really 40.
     
    Rich91710, Mar 15, 2013
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  11. Mar 15, 2013 at 8:23 PM
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    BuzzardsGottaEat

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    11 mpg difference between driving nice in the summer and driving the piss out of it in the winter in 4x4 making very very short trips. MPG difference has a lot of factors.
     
    BuzzardsGottaEat, Mar 15, 2013
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  12. Mar 15, 2013 at 8:50 PM
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    Raceline08

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    It's a truck! Not a Prius !

    Brett
     
    Raceline08, Mar 15, 2013
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  13. Mar 15, 2013 at 9:07 PM
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    OZ-T

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    OZ-T I hate my neighbour

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    It's not a Sherman Tank either
     
    OZ-T, Mar 15, 2013
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  14. Mar 16, 2013 at 8:18 AM
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    DirtEater

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    Hi, What is an Ultragauge?
     
    DirtEater, Mar 16, 2013
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  15. Mar 16, 2013 at 8:23 AM
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    I've filled up twice in 2 weeks since getting my '13 and have surprisingly been pretty much the same each tank with the 1st tank 18.8mpg and this morning was 18.7mpg. That exceeds the epa combined of 18. This is with around 60% highway driving and an occasional thorough romp on the throttle during break-in.
     
    DirtEater, Mar 16, 2013
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  16. Mar 16, 2013 at 12:04 PM
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    Rich91710

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    Rich91710, Mar 16, 2013
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  17. Mar 16, 2013 at 12:06 PM
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    Rich91710

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    I guess some douchbaguette is jelly that I'm getting 24mpg?
     
    Rich91710, Mar 16, 2013
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  18. Mar 16, 2013 at 12:36 PM
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    worthywads

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    Bad Rep? wow!
     
    worthywads, Mar 16, 2013
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  19. Mar 16, 2013 at 12:38 PM
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    OZ-T

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    OZ-T I hate my neighbour

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    My bad
     
    OZ-T, Mar 16, 2013
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  20. Mar 16, 2013 at 12:45 PM
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    Rich91710

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    LOL!

    I figured it was a Canadian because it was spelled correctly and we don't have any Frenchmen on here.

    But then I thought "Maybe someone intended it to go toward OZ because of the tank comment" :D
     
    Rich91710, Mar 16, 2013
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