Ever since gas went over $3.50 a gallon I slowed down to 65 MPH on the highway. It has worked wonders.
My rig has a 3" lift, sliders, Bud Built skids, air dam and lights and a Hi Lift on the rack. SLowing down to 65 and running the stock street tires when not on an off road trip gets me an average of 21 MPG and that is measured over 6 tanks so far. I have also switched from premium to regular with no noticeable change. I also live in the mountains where every road is curvy and up and down.
I am sure the MPG will drop when I put the bigger heavier KM2s on to go wheeling, but for everyday use I keep the street tires on it. Yeah it looks dorky with the street tires, but better I have more $ in my pocket and look dorky than pay through the nose for fuel. Food for thought, give it a try.
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I get more mpg than my old Mustang GT(18/26 rated) just because there is no point in doing full bore take-offs. It's just not a sports car, so why TRY to drive it like one.
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I totally agree, At 80 mph I used 3/4 tank to get to point loma from my house at 65 on cruise control I used less than half!! I am a hwy creepin mofo nowadays.
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not as big of a difference as i hoped, kept it at around 65 all weekend and only got 16 mpg, over my normal 12mpg.
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not as big of a difference as i hoped, kept it at around 65 all weekend and only got 16 mpg, over my normal 12mpg.
25% increase isn't a big difference? Wow, you have pretty high expectations. I'm preparing to drive from NC to CA and would LOVE to have a 25% increase in MPG over my 6k miles of driving back and forth...
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I'm at 23.5 mpg, and I owe it to my hypermilling, which includes driving 65mph,taking off slowly from a complete stop, and using cruise control every chance I get. I'll probably drop down a few mpg's when I add my armor but it will be worth it.
25% increase isn't a big difference? Wow, you have pretty high expectations. I'm preparing to drive from NC to CA and would LOVE to have a 25% increase in MPG over my 6k miles of driving back and forth...
Don't get me wrong it was nice, I was just hoping to get up to around 19, with the way I drive normally compared to how I drove all weekend was a night and day difference it wasn't like I slowed down 5-10 miles an hour, I normally shift at 4-4.5k rpm and keep the speeds at 85mph over the weekend I shifted at 2k rpm 2.5k a hand full of times and kept the speed at 65mph, I did hit 70mph a couple times to pass people and merge.
I slowed down 20 mph and cut my shifting point in half, 2-2.5k rpm. that is a big difference. I will keep doing it for a couple weeks and see if it improves any more as the computer relearns my new driving pattern.
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www.corva.org "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
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I'm at 23.5 mpg, and I owe it to my hypermilling, which includes driving 65mph,taking off slowly from a complete stop, and using cruise control every chance I get. I'll probably drop down a few mpg's when I add my armor but it will be worth it.
Wow your getting better milage than stock straight from the factory. Must be nice
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