Horrid gas mileage?

[catfish1987]

I have an 89 5spd. man. 3.0v6 185000+ miles probably at least 500lbs. of tools and stuff and average 16-17 mpg. My driving is bout half highway(65-70) half in town(35-45). On a recent trip out of state we put stock tires from a 01 fronter and averaged 20mpg. Also dont know bout the autos but at 70 mine sits at 3000rpm. i have a few mods they are listed on my profile hope this helps.

[WiredWrong]

Its strange , I'm only getting about 160 miles out of a full tank

its a 87 and It runs at 3000-3900 rpm at top speed

 

true I made the gears smaller to get more low end torque

so I go from 0-60 in about 5 sec's with a full load ......

top speed being 70 and if going down

hill with the wind blowing maybe 75

 

I've got a 3in body lift with 32's and manual

locking hubs

Edited November 13, 2008 by WiredWrong

[Kingman]

Its strange , I'm only getting about 160 miles out of a full tank

its a 87 and It runs at 3000-3900 rpm at top speed

 

true I made the gears smaller to get more low end torque

so I go from 0-60 in about 5 sec's with a full load ......

top speed being 70 and if going down

hill with the wind blowing maybe 75

 

I've got a 3in body life with 32's and manual

locking hubs

 

You go from 0-60 in FIVE SECONDS?!

[WiredWrong]

You go from 0-60 in FIVE SECONDS?!

 

 

Yes I do ; 5 is stretching it but its more like 5-8sec's none the less it pushes you back in your seat

lol , i love to race them little rice burners off the stop light line .... sure my truck was not made for that

but to see the looks on there face after I beat them is worth it .

 

what is the avg speed for 0-60 on your rig ?

Edited November 13, 2008 by WiredWrong

[Simon]

lol....stock they were rated for 11 seconds.

[88pathoffroad]

GG, I hate to break it to ya but the 3-speed auto had TC lockup OD, so do all the RE4R01A 4-speeds. They all had OD with TC lockup. I just paged through my 88 FSM for the info. I could be missing one specific tranny from 86.5-87, but it'd be rare if so.

[Kingman]

Yes I do ; 5 is stretching it but its more like 5-8sec's none the less it pushes you back in your seat

lol , i love to race them little rice burners off the stop light line .... sure my truck was not made for that

but to see the looks on there face after I beat them is worth it .

 

what is the avg speed for 0-60 on your rig ?

 

Mine does it in about 15 seconds...

[Precise1]

what is the avg speed for 0-60 on your rig ?

 

Your pathy goes 60?!?

 

 

B

[WiredWrong]

Your pathy goes 60?!?

 

 

B

I know right with a full load of recovery equipment your scary cow grill on front

daylights and your rack with a spare tire on it ; its amazing it gos 60 in 5-8 sec's

 

I'm going to take off all the stuff and see how fast I can go stay