Didn't see this coming

[On Point]

How many miles are on your truck? My first tank of gas I got 17.8 but that is with the crap gas from the dealer. After that it's always gotten around 20 mpg and jumped to as high as 22 mpg when I switched to lighter wheels and tires.

that statement makes no sense. dealers use the same gas stations that we use... the truck runs on unleaded, they put unleaded in it. it's not a conspiracy.

 

[Dalko43]

No, just using what the gauge was showing. Also I had about 50 to 60 miles on the refill before I put the filter in. It's definitely not an accurate test, just something I noticed and the reduction occurred after the filter swap. I'm going to run this tank down to a 1/4 tank and then calculate the mileage with the AFE vs the stock filter. Going to need two tanks of gas to get an accurate comparison.

The mpg gauge on the 4runners are inaccurate...I wouldn't rely on that for an accurate reading.

The most accurate way to determine your mpg is to take your total miles driven on one fillup and divide by the gallons of gas you need to refill the tank at the next gas station stop.

 

[ccapman670]

So first tank was 17.2. I switched to Duratrac tires at 100 miles or so, so midway through the first tank. I'm at 1700 miles now and still at exactly 17 to 17.2 Never seems to get any better or worse. Oh well I guess thats what the Diesel Jetta is for at 40mpg.

I haven't changed tires or anything yet. My first tank of gas I averaged 14.9 all city driving. Second tank is at 16.8. Highest it's hit is 17. My SR5 has 500 miles on it now. No idea how some people are getting 20.

 

[Meyercord]

I haven't seen any higher than 14 on my trd pro.

 

[jwkilgore]

I can't even get a decimal place higher than 17.2 on my brand new stock SR5...how the heck do you even get 20?

How many miles are on your truck? My first tank of gas I got 17.8 but that is with the crap gas from the dealer. After that it's always gotten around 20 mpg and jumped to as high as 22 mpg when I switched to lighter wheels and tires.

I haven't seen any higher than 14 on my trd pro.

Without pointing any fingers, one of the biggest factors in a vehicle's mpg is the driver. I routinely get over 21mpg in my 2011 4WD SR5 with stock everything in a mix of city and highway driving. If I really try to maximize mileage and manage to avoid heavy traffic I can get up to 23.5. Yes, that's higher than the EPA estimate and no it's not a typo. And this is over several days, not just a one-off thing where you drive downhill with a tailwind. My wife usually gets between 17 to 17.5 in the same vehicle burning the same gas.

I'm not a hard-core "hypermiler" (I drive an SUV, not a sub-compact), but I do use some of the same techniques: How to Hypermile (with Pictures) - wikiHow

The main difference is hard acceleration away from stops (she can't stand it if someone "beats her off the line" or passes her in traffic, but I don't care), max speed on the highway (she has blonde hair and boobs to help get out of tickets, but I don't), and idling the engine while stopped for a long time (she keeps the AC running while idling, I roll down the windows with the engine off).

 

[Meyercord]

Without pointing any fingers, one of the biggest factors in a vehicle's mpg is the driver. I routinely get over 21mpg in my 2011 4WD SR5 with stock everything in a mix of city and highway driving. If I really try to maximize mileage and manage to avoid heavy traffic I can get up to 23.5. Yes, that's higher than the EPA estimate and no it's not a typo. And this is over several days, not just a one-off thing where you drive downhill with a tailwind. My wife usually gets between 17 to 17.5 in the same vehicle burning the same gas.

I'm not a hard-core "hypermiler" (I drive an SUV, not a sub-compact), but I do use some of the same techniques: How to Hypermile (with Pictures) - wikiHow

The main difference is hard acceleration away from stops (she can't stand it if someone "beats her off the line" or passes her in traffic, but I don't care), max speed on the highway (she has blonde hair and boobs to help get out of tickets, but I don't), and idling the engine while stopped for a long time (she keeps the AC running while idling, I roll down the windows with the engine off).

I live and primarily drive in the city, on the highway maybe once a week. Ironically my raptor got about the same gas mileage. lol

 

[guitarsail]

Without pointing any fingers, one of the biggest factors in a vehicle's mpg is the driver. I routinely get over 21mpg in my 2011 4WD SR5 with stock everything in a mix of city and highway driving. If I really try to maximize mileage and manage to avoid heavy traffic I can get up to 23.5. Yes, that's higher than the EPA estimate and no it's not a typo. And this is over several days, not just a one-off thing where you drive downhill with a tailwind. My wife usually gets between 17 to 17.5 in the same vehicle burning the same gas.

I'm not a hard-core "hypermiler" (I drive an SUV, not a sub-compact), but I do use some of the same techniques: How to Hypermile (with Pictures) - wikiHow

The main difference is hard acceleration away from stops (she can't stand it if someone "beats her off the line" or passes her in traffic, but I don't care), max speed on the highway (she has blonde hair and boobs to help get out of tickets, but I don't), and idling the engine while stopped for a long time (she keeps the AC running while idling, I roll down the windows with the engine off).

It could entirely just be me. I don't really use the built in MPG, I calculate mileage based on a strict fill up routine and Miles/gallons filled at tank. I've attempted to be very sensitive with the skinny pedal..doesn't seem to make a difference. I'm not sweating it though, its a truck is what it is, I'm just curious as to how people get 20. I'm going to do my next fill up and REALLY try and stay light...we'll see.