HiVel-JR
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Did you mean 325? or 225?
Milage per tank of gas, v8 runner
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Did you mean 325? or 225?
CruzadoBlanco
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usually about 280-380 per tank depending on if im doing all city or all highway, avg about 14.5 in town and 16.5-18 on highway. but that with my current ~33.5s and only skids and sliders. ill be on 35s, and at least a front bumper here in the next month and then doing 4.56s over the summer when im not poor again. hoping its not absolutely horrendous.
HOJeepster
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Per the odometer, about 225 miles per tank x 7% tire size ~ 240 miles per tank I suppose. STock I got about 325
isdriven
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Yeaaa, that ant right:suspicious:. How fast do you drive? what is the service history of your engine? It's hard to say what it might be, could be many things. could be stuck brake calipers too...
derekdevasia
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04 4runner v8. Lifted 3 inches suspension and 1.25 inch body. Only performance mod is flowmaster super 44. Running 265/70/17 winter tires (General altimax arctic) . Averaging about 13.5 mpg right now with 75-80 percent city driving.
Wingman707
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'08 V8 with a 3" suspension lift, Toyo ATII, 120lbs sliders. My biggest suck was 10ply tires at 55 lbs per, then the lift/drag coefficient, and lastly a heavy foot.
Started bone stock with HT Tires, 16+mpg. Dropping dramatically after tires and more so after a mild lift.
Current mgp is 14.5 city, 15.5 hwy. Neither driving conservatively.
'08 V8 with a 3" suspension lift, Toyo ATII, 120lbs sliders. My biggest suck was 10ply tires at 55 lbs per, then the lift/drag coefficient, and lastly a heavy foot.
Started bone stock with HT Tires, 16+mpg. Dropping dramatically after tires and more so after a mild lift.
Current mgp is 14.5 city, 15.5 hwy. Neither driving conservatively.
Binjinh
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04 V8
Mixed mountain driving. Reg apx18. Premium. 20
City. 15-17. 18-19
Big road 70-85 mph. 20-21. 22-23
Bone stock. Michelin ms2 tires.
I fill up between half and one quarter tank. It takes about 4 to 5 gas ups to notice the Mpg difference. Also much noticeable better performance. Real hand figured numbers.
Numbers given represent non-winter conditions. My mileage goes drops sharply with cold, snow, and ice. BTW no winter blends here.
Mixed mountain driving. Reg apx18. Premium. 20
City. 15-17. 18-19
Big road 70-85 mph. 20-21. 22-23
Bone stock. Michelin ms2 tires.
I fill up between half and one quarter tank. It takes about 4 to 5 gas ups to notice the Mpg difference. Also much noticeable better performance. Real hand figured numbers.
Numbers given represent non-winter conditions. My mileage goes drops sharply with cold, snow, and ice. BTW no winter blends here.
07V8
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Nope. Sorry you're wrong. My hand calulcated MPG and NOTICEABLE performance increase says otherwise. Timing is variable and it definitely senses the difference between 87 and 93.
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BlackWorksInc
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Owner's manual states Premium is the "Preferred" fuel grade for the vehicle. That statement means the ECM is tuned to work best on Premium fuel, but will dial back it's setting to work with lower grades without serious engine issues. If the vehicle was not tuned to handle that fuel they would not bother recommending it as a "Preferred Fuel".
Also how many of you are correcting for your non-stock tire sizes when calculating MPGs?
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T4RNightHawk
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I do mainly city driving and get about 330 a tank with a 2" lift, bumper and 31's. The display says I get like 12.5 mpg but that sounds very low since that's what my jeeper friend running 37' and a 4" lift gets.
Binjinh
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Every car says it prefers premium fuel, it is the manufacturers way of covering their ass if you have fuel pump or injector issues.
BlackWorksInc
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Only when it applies to the engine in question:
These are two selected sections from an '04 Camry & '04 4Runner Owner's Manual under "Specifications-Fuel". As you can see they both do state "For improved vehicle performance use 91 octane", But only for the V6 options in the Camry; for the 2.4L I4 it simply states "87 Octane or Higher" which indicates that you won't see any real gains in the I4 with Premium, but it won't hurt to use it anyways.
Most engines made in the last 10 years or so are designed for premium fuel, they just throttle back the tuning when lower grade fuel is detected (usually by the knock sensor).
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HiVel-JR
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Others have already mentioned certain cars. My wife had a Volkswagen passout... i mean Passat.
It did not prefer....It HAD to have 93 and said it on the gas cap. The compression in the engine HAD to have it. When we lived in Arizona they only had 91 and it damaged the engine. The engine would even sputter. My Neighbor had an M3 BMW and he experienced the same thing.
I had to spend over 1k a year later having the engine fixed. I remember being madder than 10 Sons of Biches at the dealership when paying that bill. The mechanic actually asked me if we were running the recommended octane. I got rid of that POS soon after that.
If i could find it, I would run the 104 octane.
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Its has 160k on it and history has been fairly good, I do need to rotate my tyres and will check the calipers at that time and hook a diagnostic computer to her and see if any issues under lying are found.
Its has 160k on it and history has been fairly good, I do need to rotate my tyres and will check the calipers at that time and hook a diagnostic computer to her and see if any issues under lying are found.
Binjinh
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I have owned two vehicles that needed 93, one of them was a turbo charged motor and the other was an LS2. I understand that some motors require it, the 4.7 is not one of them.
But I'll never convince anybody here they are throwing money down the drain putting 93 in their 4.7, if you can afford it than whatever more power to you. It isn't hurting anything.
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