bad gas mileage 1996 2.7 with new engine

I have not driven that fast on purpose in years.

 

It was like $3k. Wasn’t worth it in the end. I should have turboed it. Would have been cheaper.

 

70-80 isn’t fuel efficient speed for these trucks. Anything over 60 and the gas mileage plummets.

Even new vehicles get better mpg at lower speeds. I can pull mid 20s out of my f150 at 60mph.

 

California drivers lol

 

That depends on gearing.

 

You’re right. It’ll either kill your mileage on the low end or the top end, pick your poison.

 

After 300k sure but that's bound to happen anyways.

 

No, it does not matter. At 80mph the air resistance of square box (as it is 1st gen) is going to require so much energy and that energy is taken from the gas regardless what gearing or what engine you will use. By gearing you may change the rpm at given speed and move along the efficiency curve, but the max efficiency spot is actually on quite low power end that is not going to push the truck at 80mph.

 

I'll take that resistance freeway mpg over city stop and go any day.

 

The truck and me are comfortable between 45 and 55 mph .

In the 150,000 miles I had the Tacoma I doubt I passed more then 50 vehicles not counting buggies the single horsepower type or farm equipment .

I am never in a hurry not like I haul organs for transplant

 

From the FACTORY the 3RZ was getting 18 city-22 hwy

 

If your worried about gas mileage why own a 4x4 Truck??

If you need a 4x4 Truck your towing or hauling or using the 4wd weekly which is going to kill the rated EPA mileage standards !

 

I’ll be getting a new engine soon. I’ve considered getting one from them too. How many miles you got on it now? Did you send your old one back as a core? If so, how did that work?