Gas Mileage

[maskeet]

I have a 1994 B3000. Wut can i do to increase gas mileage?

 

[koda6966]

Less extreme - Smaller tires, Drive slower, Don't over-accelerate.

Extreme - Lower it, swap in a manual and a smaller engine.



Overall theres not much you can do.

 

[Roddy1]

^^^ wow, weird reply.. maybe disregard that post.

Id recommend a good tune up, change the plugs, wires, air filter, fuel filter, oil etc.

On top of that you might want to look at a K&N drop in and a free flow exhaust, and just drive it like a granny.

 

[koda6966]

^^^ wow, weird reply.. maybe disregard that post.
Id recommend a good tune up, change the plugs, wires, air filter, fuel filter, oil etc.
On top of that you might want to look at a K&N drop in and a free flow exhaust, and just drive it like a granny.

And why would you disregard that post bub?
Judging from his original post, hes looking for an increase in mpg, usually a notable increase.

Theres not much you can do that will give you upwards of a few more miles.

 

[maskeet]

thank you both and i figured but i thought mine as well ask with the price of gas right?

Roddy1 i have already done all that except for the free flow exhaust and K&N

 

[koda6966]

thank you both and i figured but i thought mine as well ask with the price of gas right?

Roddy1 i have already done all that except for the free flow exhaust and K&N

Yea, it's up to 4.00 finally around here. And still going up.
I've considered selling my ranger and buying a geo.
But I can deal with the high prices until it hits $5.

 

[tanbuddy]

A tonneau cover is supposed to increase mileage too. Also, pump up the tires to max pressure, use a street tread insted of a aggressive tread, and lighten the truck as much as possible, use synthetic oils.

 

[koda6966]

A tonneau cover is supposed to increase mileage too. Also, pump up the tires to max pressure, use a street tread insted of a aggressive tread, and lighten the truck as much as possible, use synthetic oils.

Actually, a tonneau gives you worse mileage. The airstream going over your truck will hit the hard surface and create friction. But if your truck is just an open bed with the tailgate up, it hits the soft swirly vacuum of air thing. I dont quite know how to explain it, but I'm pretty sure thats what happens.

Max pressure in your tires also gives you worse mileage, you should keep it at the manufacturers suggested rating, not too hard not too soft.

Synthetic oils could be bad for your engine after a certain point of using normal organic oils. It gets used to one type and then switching... isn't good for it. Same for using organic in a engine that always had synthetic used in it. I could just be talking out of my arse on that, but I'm pretty sure I'm right on that too. I'll leave it up to someone with a lot more knowledge about engines to correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[TrucksGetDirty]

Don't complain my friend...
this is my B3000--

1/4tank = 4.875gallons

Highway:
100miles burns 1/4tank

City
20miles burns 1/4tank

How does that work? No idea.

 

[hihoslvr]

I have a 1994 B3000. Wut can i do to increase gas mileage?

park it, and ride the bus

 

[Boggin]

lol, or even cheaper a pedel bike

 

[99MazdaB4000]

sorry koda6966...

Nope, you can go from synthetic to regular oils all you want, your engine does not know...but the difference comes from the viscosities because a lower viscosity weight, the easier it is for your crankshaft and what not to move through it...you can knife edge your crank too if you want to be extreme...it will rev faster.

Again if you pump your tires up to their maximum pressure range you will get better gas mileage as there is less rolling resistance.

Thirdly its not that the air hits the hard surface of the cover and creates friction, its the fact that the air creates a buffer of air inside your bed that allows the air to pass over the cab down to the buffer and thus clearing the tailgate. That is according to myth busters, but on my short bed truck I tested it with my tailgate on and my tailgate off, then the results were that on the highway with the tailgate off I got a noticeably better gas mileage. Otherwise they were very close in overall mpg.

 

[99MazdaB4000]

I get 100 miles on the highway in my truck I use slightly under half a tank.

 

[inferno94]

Don't complain my friend...
this is my B3000--

1/4tank = 4.875gallons

Highway:
100miles burns 1/4tank

City
20miles burns 1/4tank

How does that work? No idea.

WHAT?!

I get ~25mpg (10L/100km) towing a boat! and 27-28ish (9.5L/100km) unloaded both highway. In town I get 450-500km to 3/4-7/8 tank.

I beat on my truck to break it in, maybe thats the key?

I run synthetic oil, k&n insert, 235/75/15 tires (35psi) 4.1 torsen axle, manual trans, soft tonneau. Truck has about 14000km = 8750mi.

 

[Birdman09]

yall shouldnt be complaining bout gas, my bronco gets less than 5mpg city, and worse highway, cause its got a 3spd auto, and 35" tires. which is why im selling it, to probaly get a ranger 4x4

$10 gets me to school and back and i live 4 miles from school