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Replying to: alienstarguest (Aug 13, 2007 1:24 pm) |
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| For those of you who do not know, the 4.0 litre engine in any of the Toyota's models is a timing chain. Not a belt. Goes for Tacoma, Tundra, and 4-Runner. | |
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Replying to: tent2tt (Aug 13, 2007 3:42 pm) I took the car in to the dealer today to check out some of the above. In terms of the gas mileage--we didn't realize that the "MPG calculator" has to be RE-SET each time you fill up the tank or it just goes on calculating the mpg based on the mileage it was getting before you filled up the gas. So, the worst gas mileage we got towing was 12.3 mpg when we were towing 3,200 lbs. of travel trailer up a 6% grade at 50 miles per hour (it could have gone faster, but the towing guide said to not tow at greater than 50 mph for the first 500 miles). Good to know!
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Replying to: tent2tt (Aug 14, 2007 10:10 am)
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Replying to: joezee (Aug 15, 2007 10:56 pm)
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I have an '05 Frontier KC LE with an automatic transmission. I have added a Fold-A-Cover 4 panel bed cover, a Volant CAI, and a Flo-Pro dual in dual out exhaust system. To tell you the truth the best mileage I ever got was when the truck was a few months old and I was driving it down to Bedford, TX to have the exhaust installed. The trip computer registered a little over 27 mpg when I pulled into the parking lot at the muffler shop. The truck was completely stock and I drove between 65 mph and 70 mph. I should have left well enough alone. I drove back to Oklahoma City on the same tank of gasoline and by the time I arrived back in OKC it was only registering a little over 21 mpg. I did have a very stiff headwind on the way home and the trip is more of an uphill drive. I recently took my Volant off since I had my engine covers painted and I like the look of it better with the stock intake system. I drive my truck like the little old man that I am so I never really used the Volant's capability anyway. I was averaging a little over 19 mpg with the Volant and now I am averaging about 20 mpg with the stock intake back on it. This is mostly suburban driving with maybe 10% freeway driving. I also walk to most of the business that are within a mile of my house so that cuts out a lot of the short trips I would normally make. From my experience I don't think any of the add ons will help your mileage enough to ever pay for themselves. It is the way that you drive that will be the largest factor in what mileage you get. Drive easy and plan ahead and that will help you the most. OkieScot
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Replying to: 2005lekc (Aug 22, 2007 1:59 pm) Happy Trails! |
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Yeah, I could not believe it either when I pulled into their lot. I had my digital camera along but didn't think to take a picture of it. I do have pictures of it at 25 mpg and 26 mpg but these were just temporary reading and not for a sustained distance. Go to my photo album at www.picturetrail.com/okiescot. The best sustained distance mpg I have had since then is 23 mpg and that was at speeds of 60-65 mph. I have not had it on the road since I pulled the Volant back off of it though. OkieScot
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Replying to: 2005lekc (Aug 23, 2007 6:27 am) Happy Drivin'! |
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