spartacus
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The 2.7l, 4 cylinder is fuel efficient..
Just over 25 MPG!!!
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The 2.7l, 4 cylinder is fuel efficient..
Different pumps even at the same gas station will shut off at different points. The only way to eliminate that variable is to fill up at the same gas station at the same fuel pump consecutively. Does it make a huge difference? Probably not, but it is still a variable in the equation. Filling up with a gas can by hand is also another variable since the gas can does not have a cutoff function and is dependent on the user.
Sean K.
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The best I've ever gotten was 29.78 mpg on the highway. Everyone will rightfully say "no way man, photos or it didn't happen". And believe it or not, I photo proof because snapping a pic and calculating it later is how I track milage.
Below are the actual photos of the fuel pump where I filled up. Look at the date and time, note that the trip odometer is consistent with the actual odometer. The location on the first photo is blacked out because it is my home town, also cropped the bottom because I don't want other personal photos visible.
This is the milage when I filled up the tank at the start.
Unfortunately I didn't wait for the needle to go to full before taking the photo, but was completely filled. The pump did not shut off early. The fuel light hadn't come on (I know it works) when I filled up, but it was at the bottom of the gauge.
My vehicle is mostly stock, on all terrain tires. No lift, no special intake, just well maintained.
The documentation is awesome!
Best we ever got (75mph on cruise...across I-40 when our 99 Runner with the 3.4L and 5 speed was fairly new; less than 30K for sure) was 24 mpg calculated. I was SHOCKED.
I'll be surprised/ecstatic if I get 16 mpg after all the mods are in place.
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desertegal7
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I could get sometimes 22mpg on my 2.7 MTM 4x4,, but usually its araound 20mpg
