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1Gen-TundraGeneral discussion forum for the 2000 to 2006 Toyota Tundra.
This is a discussion thread titled "20 mpg How do you do it?", within the 1Gen-Tundra forum, part of the Truck Forums category.
I agree I got around 13 mpg on my 2000 Tundra and now i'm getting 12 mpg on my 2006 Tundra.....i'm getting around 245 miles to a tank before the low fuel light comes on....The scary part is over 1/2 my miles are on the highway ...Still love my tundra though
You used roughly 3 gallons of fuel. When you fill it up you can easily stop filling with yet another gallon of air left in the tank.
In order to produce meaningful results, you should drive a full tank ( better yet several full tanks ) and fill it up the same way at the same station.
Adding 3 gallons like you did means that your mileage is anywhere between 15 and 25.
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You used roughly 3 gallons of fuel. When you fill it up you can easily stop filling with yet another gallon of air left in the tank.
In order to produce meaningful results, you should drive a full tank ( better yet several full tanks ) and fill it up the same way at the same station.
Adding 3 gallons like you did means that your mileage is anywhere between 15 and 25.
I wanted to see what highway mileage could be if it was purely highway driving and I drove with a light foot.
Steps I took
-Fill tank
-Reset trip odom
-Drove 58 miles
-Filled up
-Calculated miles driven divided by gallons pumped = mpg
Surely at some stages such as accelerating to get on the highway I wasn't getting 21.12. However on this short trip that of 60 miles I used just shy of 3 gallons so each gallon of fuel that I used took me 21.12 miles.....in other words I calculated 21.12 miles driven for each gallon of fuel.
You used the right technique but you should do it on a FULL TANK to have more realistic results.
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You used the right technique but you should do it on a FULL TANK to have more realistic results.
Realistically I never drive a full tank on the highway, if I did it'd likely be for a vaca and therefore I'd probably drive the Z. As I said above, I have calculated a full tank which is mixed driving (probably only 30-40% on the highway) and I generally see 16-17mpg under these conditions.....still better than the 12mpg I usually get romping around in the roadster tho
The light comes on on mine and I still have close to 4 gallons ( maybe even 5)
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The light comes on on mine and I still have close to 4 gallons ( maybe even 5)
Agreed; ~4.5 to 5.0 gallons sounds about right just off the top of my head.
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Yeah if I go to the light it will take just about 21-22 gallons.
Then I am getting approximately
322/21 = 15.33 average mpg with the A/C on all the time. It's always hot here.
About 400 miles per tank!
I'm going to go with iridium plugs now and see if that changes anything. Still have the K&N filter. Steel rear bumper, brush guard, tool box. No other mods.
I get about 15.5 around town driving. On two highway road trips to Dallas and Back I was getting slightly over 18 mpg. The 10% Ethanol I had to fill up with down there definitely didn't help on the drive back average.
Overall, If you're driving/ or live at a higher elevation without a bunch of hills causing downshifts and staying off the pedal I see 20-21MPG very possible.
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I use my motorcycle for my daily commute (about 5,200 miles a year @ 39 mpg) and only use the Tundra on the weekends, road trips or for errands that can't be run using the motorcyce (about 11,000 miles a year @ 16 mpg) for a net of about 19.6 mpg.
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Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 11:09 am Post subject: MPG Comparison - Dakota vs Tundra
I used my mechanics small Tundra a couple days while another failed Chi-Com pinion bearing was being replaced in the Dakota, after only a few thousand miles.
Dex's Tundra is an extended cab, V8, automatic, 2by2. It is the between the monster Tundra and the Dakota in size. My truck info is below.
The driving was around 50% freeway, at 67 MPH, usually on cruise and the rest surface streets doing courier pick up and deliveries.
Air conditioning was on 100% of the time.
I drove 210 miles between fill-up's and used 10.214 gallons @ $3.799 for a cost of $38.80. That calculates to 20.56 miles per gallon.
My smaller Dakota, in the good old days, averaged 19.
Very civilized ride and getthehellgonefast performance and great mileage.
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**An addendum; I tried driving the Tundra under 60 MPH one day and got worse MPG. Seems the most efficient place to be is 2,000 RPM, which doesn't happen under 60. Or, I was on surface streets more than I thought.
Re: 20 mpg How do you do it?
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