mods for gas mileage?

A_HuL

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So i put some mud tires on my 4R and i realized that my gas has gone down just a little bit but i was curious if anyone that had a V6 had put a cold air intake or did anything to theirs that might have helped or have done anything else, i have been backing off the gas to try not to haul all over town so hopefully that will help a little bit.
 
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A slightly different variation, I make sure I do a Luca's treatment each time I do an oil change. It's 3-5$ at a local auto parts store, sometimes you can find em on sale, too. I dump it in the gas to help clean the injectors and it will help keep everything working as it should so you keep the gas mileage you have, or improve it!
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There is no magic bullet to increase gas mileage. Manufacturers spend MILLIONS into designing their vehicles to meet the Cafe' numbers.

Driving habits is going to be your best bet to increase gas mileage.
 
what exactly is this ive never heard of them before, and also i have a v6 if it matters

I have it on my v6, it's just a computer that plugs into the obd port that monitors a slew of different parameters in real time.

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Unfortunately, the best fuel efficiency mods are basically:

--Low-profile street tires (less resistance to rolling, less energy lost to sidewall flex)
--No roof rack (reduce drag)
--No grill guard (minimize weight & drag)
--No exterior accessories (minimize drag)
--No useful supplies (minimize weight)
--Remove spare (reduce weight)
--Remove running boards (reduce weight and possibly drag)

I haven't tried a cold air intake on my T4R, but I think they make the most difference on diesels and really haven't seen much improvement on other vehicles I've tried them on. I'm not even sure where you'd punch one of those through, I generally try for a hybrid cold & ram air intake that's a reasonably straight intake path to the front grille.

If your mud tires are larger diameter than the stock tires, keep in mind that you're going farther than the gauges say-- including any add-in gauges. Also keep in mind that, if you're in an area that mandates oxygenated fuel mixtures in the winter, that'll be a mileage hit too.

Cutting-out the maximum amount of weight (you could even take out some of the seats!) amounts to very little, and being caught without something you need can amount to an awful lot.

Cutting-down on the drag also doesn't amount to much, either.

Fuel efficiency tires are probably something that would make the biggest difference, but I'm guessing you put the mud tires on for a reason, and the fuel efficiency tires are terrible on pretty much any surface except dry, clean pavement.

Really all I've done is remove the running boards, but more for more clearance in snow since I had high-centered on snowbanks with them. I left the roof rack off for a while, but the truck looks kind of dumb without them, removing it didn't make all that much difference, and it's hard to haul drywall and lumber without the rack.

In short, it's nice to try to get the best mileage you can, but most mods are just going to have poor return and possibly impair the usefulness of the truck.
 
#1 way to save gas.......... drum roll please....

Slow down.

02/20 or one of those magazine shows did test to determine if driving habits made a difference.

They gave two people the exact same car to use for 2 months...One person usually drove 20+ miles over the speed limit...Accelerated fast...broke hard..The other person drove the speed limit and accelerated slowly.

The gas mileage difference was well over 40%. If you already drive slow...then buy a different truck.
 
There is no magic bullet to increase gas mileage. Manufacturers spend MILLIONS into designing their vehicles to meet the Cafe' numbers.
This.

If there was an easy, cheap way to increase your mileage (other than changing driving habits), the manufacturers would have already used it.
 

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