MPG Mods

18mpg on a good day. Best mod was my beater civic pushing 40mpg, miss that lil car

 

How was the Civic off-road, though?

 

Check into ecomodder.com and read up on Scan Gauge II, that is one tool those members have used for years, plugs into OBDII port.

 

My mpg mod was to choose dual VVTi 2TR-FE, keep stock tire size and go the speed limit.

 

$3.90, got me started thinking, $4.25ish a gallon has made me re-think my driving habits. used to be keeping up with traffic, 70 mph on the highway, moderate acceleration from dead stop, etc. always, and i mean always averaged 19mpg.
my goal now is keep the truck in the 2k rpm range. averages about 55-58mph on the highway. shift points also @ 2k rpm. also any significant downhill on interstate, secondary roads i put it in neutral.
past month or so i have been checking the gas mileage and averaging 24 mpg. i'd say thats a win.
2014 base reg cab 4wd
2.7 5spd
just turned 71k on the mileage

 

Just past 290 mi for 1/2 tank. I see a lot of drivers that run right up on a bumper and then brake rather than just easing off the gas a few seconds earlier. Makes no sense.

 

that must be nice, I pay $6 a gallon and average around 13 to 14 MPG.

 

up to $4.49 here in St.Louis

 

480 to the light coming on. I’ll find out tomorrow just what the tank mileage was but at least 3 straight 26 or better.

 

My last tank calculated yesterday mostly interstate highway driving was 25.1 mpg. At over $4/gal now, it is MUCH easier for me to get wife approval to drive to the lake (250 miles round trip) with this Tacoma vs. my 15.5 mpg Tundra.

 

last tank yielded 25.7 mpg.

 

I'm right at 21 mpg and (slowly) climbing, mostly from driving the speed limit, no accelerating up hills, no jackrabbit starts off the line etc.

Gas is around $4.75/gallon, so me and the Taco stay home as much as possible

 

Put that stupid chinstrap back on.

 

Anyone have some mpg differences between 3rd gen factory air dam and removing it? Just curious

 

We never took our air dam off, but have heard to expect a full 1 mpg drop on highway, maybe more with our 75 mph speed limits.

 

14mpg. consistently. is what it is i guess...

 

How do I clean my mass airflow sensor?

 

Spray can of MAF cleaner:
https://www.crcindustries.com/products/mass-air-flow-sensor-cleaner-11-wt-oz.html
look up the procedure, follow it and go to town

 

And run premium fuel it makss a big diff in mileage!

 

I have a 2021 TRD 4x4 with off road type tires. Bought it used with 9200 miles on it. I was shocked to only get 15 or 16 mph around home and just 17mph on the highway. I have larger trucks that get this mileage. When using cruise control on the interstate and running 77 mph to 80 mph. This thing will downshift and race the engine on every slight incline. Driving the same road without using cruise I can keep it from the drastic shifting. Can anything be done to correct this?