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share your mpg on you lifted truck!!

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by 20taco07, Jun 2, 2008.

  1. Aug 18, 2014 at 11:24 PM
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    deeezy

    deeezy Well-Known Member

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    Same here....15-16 mpg.
     
  2. Aug 18, 2014 at 11:42 PM
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    Hairy Taco

    Hairy Taco Jungle of Love

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  3. Aug 18, 2014 at 11:49 PM
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    cheeseit

    cheeseit Well-Known Member

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    X2 and the smart car has the shittiest cheapest interior I have ever been in....


    I get 12 mpg last time I did the math :(
     
  4. Aug 19, 2014 at 6:48 AM
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    KMitch

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    Getting a combined 18.5, although last two tanks have been in the 20 range.

    OME 885s ~2.5" lift - 265/75/16 Duratrac E
     
  5. Aug 19, 2014 at 6:55 AM
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    MPLS TACO

    MPLS TACO Well-Known Member

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    This +1

     
  6. Aug 19, 2014 at 6:55 AM
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    ArcherTaco

    ArcherTaco Well-Known Member

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    3" lift - 285/70/17 Toyo M/T E and I get between 17 and 19 in mixed driving. Depends on how much I drive outside my commute. UG says 18.4 AVG but thats a LOT of highway miles
     
  7. Aug 19, 2014 at 7:00 AM
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    MPLS TACO

    MPLS TACO Well-Known Member

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    3" Lift, 285/70/17 and I am getting 17mpg. This is mixed freeway and city.
     
  8. Aug 20, 2014 at 8:57 AM
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    MagnumTaco

    MagnumTaco Well-Known Member

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    I get awesome MPG for my lifted truck. My highway driving is at 65 MPH. My S/C helps too with the larger tires. The truck does not need to down shift as much. That helps with MPG. My city driving is good too. Once you learn to coast you will increase it greatly. Buy a Scangauge and program the throttle position in it and drive by watching that. I keep it at or below 20%,city and 25% on highway. People will get pissed off at you until they start throwing money my way to pay for my gas they can pass me.
     
  9. Aug 20, 2014 at 11:50 AM
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    ranger098

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    05 DCLB 4X4 with 220k miles, fresh engine rebuild (head gaskets), 3" lift, 33"BF Goodrich tires and 20" wheels, i get 18MPG on a tank if i dont pull anything. No exaggerations whatsoever, thats my hand calculated mileage.

    Currently doing an experiment where i put the stock 17's with whatever boring little tire back on, and i drove 85MPH for over 300 straight miles and got 19.6. I think if i drive normally to work and back and around town (not 85 constant) i would get 20-21. purty damn good if ya ask me!
     
  10. Aug 20, 2014 at 12:17 PM
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    Hans Moleman

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    70% highway and get about 15mpg.
     
  11. Mar 4, 2017 at 5:44 PM
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    Andy_Tacoma

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    nerf running boards, TRD intake, TRD Grill, TRD skid plate, 3 inch lift, 33 inch Nitto A/T Tires, TRD 17 inch wheels, TRD shift nob.
    Bought a 2017 Tacoma 4x4 Off-road and I was getting about 19 city and 21 hwy, which is a lot better than my lexus so that was sweet! unfortunately the savings were short live since I decided to lift the truck to make her look a bit more aggressive, now I am not so sure I made a financially savvy decision.
    I now have a 3 inch lift, running boards, TRD intake, skid plate, on 17 inch TRD wheels and 33 inch Nitto A/T Tires and I'm getting about 13-16 hwy (varies depending on hills) and I'm getting about 15-17 city.

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  12. Mar 4, 2017 at 5:50 PM
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    OZ-T

    OZ-T You are going backwards

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    13mpg
     
  13. Mar 4, 2017 at 5:51 PM
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    HomerTaco

    HomerTaco also HomerTaco Vendor

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    HomerTaco ...................................................................................................................................................... Core-Hurst short throw shifter & T-handle / Carbon Fiber Interior / custom console light / De-badged / leather interior / Heated Front seats / Red Line Hood Struts / Painted speaker grills /one-off TRD Satoshi Grill with 12-15 front-end swap/ Pioneer AVIC-X920BT HU / Scangauge II / Black LED Tails / Dash Mount for iPad mini / Safari Snorkel / Auto-pilot mode / Leer 100XQ Cap / 4x Innovations sliders / Rear Diff Breather Mod / front windows tinted to 35% / Brute Force Fab Hybrid Front Bumper / BAMF Rear Diff Skid / Budbuilt Skids / CBI Trail Master 2.0 rear hybrid bumper / Fox rr coils/ TC UCA's/ TC spindle gussets/ TC Cam Tab gussets / Dakar leafs / Defined Engineering shackles / All pro U bolt flip / Timbren Rear Bumpstops / BAMF LCA skids / Exhaust re-route / Fog Light anytime Mod / LowRange Off Road extended rear brake lines / ATO Shackle Flip / sectioned Bushwhacker flares / re-geared to 4.56 / ARB Front & Rear Locking Diff / ARB CKMA12 compressor / PrInSu full rack system / 1" body lift / Inchworm 4.7 crawlbox / twin stick FJ t-case / Davez off-road triple-stick kit/
    If I'm lucky. :(
     
  14. Mar 5, 2017 at 12:15 AM
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    natas1321

    natas1321 mischief monkey

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    I don't want to know but not too good.
     
  15. Mar 5, 2017 at 7:47 AM
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    bluezzy

    bluezzy Love My SuperCharged 07 Sport!

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    mine is ugly!
     
  16. Mar 5, 2017 at 7:56 AM
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    Longboard1110

    Longboard1110 ...................

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  17. Mar 5, 2017 at 10:06 AM
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    madmax477

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    Impulse Red, 3" lift, 5100's, Toytec coils, LR UCA's, AAL, 50" roof LED, DTRL mod, Fog Light mod, E-Locker mod, Satin black badges, Slotted Satoshi grill mod (with slotted bumper bumper valance grill), Satin black rear bumper, BHLM
    Access cab, 4.0L 6spd, 3" lift, 285/70/17 Duratracs, 50" radius light bar on roof.
    17.1 mpg at 65mph (Spokane to Olympia WA, includes going over Snoqualmie pass)
    Usually average 15-16 mixed driving

    Regearing the truck right now from 3.73 to 4.56. Will update with mpg change after new gears
     
  18. Mar 5, 2017 at 10:32 AM
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    SocalTaco15

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    I'm running a 2" lift on stock tires. I average 18.5mpg at 75mph. I get 21mpg at 70mph.
     
  19. Mar 5, 2017 at 10:36 AM
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    phx13

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    16-17 city, 15-16 on highway @ 60ish.

    13-15 on highway @80ish.

    Need to regear lol
     
  20. Mar 5, 2017 at 11:43 AM
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    icegrill

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