Highwaylizard
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Last Activity: 10-23-2009 07:42 PM
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- About Highwaylizard
- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Interests
- Fuel savings, renewable energy, owner built housing, questioning authority
- Occupation
- Retired Owner/limited operator of a landscaping company
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- Highwaylizard 2004 Tundra Double Cab Limited Edition 4.7 liter V8, four speed automatic, four wheel drive, testing platform for fuel economy, self designed cold air intake using ram air principle, Fitch Fuel Catalyst, Aero Turbine, "Foolie Exhaust" from Aero Turbine back, True Flow Intake with True Flow foam filter, Mobile 1 in the engine, K&N oil filter, Royal Purple in the differentials. 3:91 gears in the front (Thanks Cajuntundra!) and rear (Thanks Nytrousboy!) differentials, Toyo H/T Open Country tires.
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150,620miles on the odometer Tundra Fuel Economy Blog
19+ MPG on the Highway at 75 MPH in a DC with a four speed automatic and a bad O2 sensor - not too shabby!
- Highwaylizard 2004 Tundra Double Cab Limited Edition 4.7 liter V8, four speed automatic, four wheel drive, testing platform for fuel economy, self designed cold air intake using ram air principle, Fitch Fuel Catalyst, Aero Turbine, "Foolie Exhaust" from Aero Turbine back, True Flow Intake with True Flow foam filter, Mobile 1 in the engine, K&N oil filter, Royal Purple in the differentials. 3:91 gears in the front (Thanks Cajuntundra!) and rear (Thanks Nytrousboy!) differentials, Toyo H/T Open Country tires.
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I attribute the good fuel economy to the...
- 208.4 miles mixed driving
- Air conditioner the whole time
- 12.449 gallons Shell87
- 16.7403 MPG.8973 MPG decrease
over last mixed driving and A/C
I attribute the good fuel economy to the...
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These mileage numbers were pretty evenly divided between city, highway and trailer pulling. The overall mileage is excellent with that in consideration. I am fairly well convinced (although I have yet to confirm this)...
- 325.7 miles mixed driving
- Some trailer
- Air conditioner the whole time
- 30 minutes of idling with air conditioner running
- 20.491 gallons Shell87
- 15.8948 MPG
- .8973 MPG decrease over last city with all trailer and A/C
These mileage numbers were pretty evenly divided between city, highway and trailer pulling. The overall mileage is excellent with that in consideration. I am fairly well convinced (although I have yet to confirm this)...
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Filled up today:
These numbers were generated running the landscaping route during the mowing portion as well as hauling some debris from one of the landscaping projects that is nearly wrapped up. Even though these numbers are down they are...
- 255.4 miles all city
- All trailer – some heavy
- Air conditioner the whole time
- Significant idling at each property
- 18.529 gallons Shell87
- 13.7838 MPG
- .0764 MPG decrease over last city with all trailer and A/C
These numbers were generated running the landscaping route during the mowing portion as well as hauling some debris from one of the landscaping projects that is nearly wrapped up. Even though these numbers are down they are...
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- 209.8 miles mostly highway
- No trailer A/C all the time
- 30 minutes of idling with air condition running
- 30 miles in town
- Cruise control at 75 MPH
- 12.494 gallons Shell87
- 16.7921 MPG
- 2.4529 MPG increase over last mixed driving
These numbers were logged while tooling around Indiana Dunes and Chesterton, Indiana. The truck spent about 30 minutes idling in various places with the air conditioner running full blast as it was...
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Filled up today:
These numbers are actually a little bit better than they appear on the surface. The first 22 miles were in town with a few stops. The truck idled at those stops for at least ten minutes with the air conditioner running full blast. Close to the end of the run we pulled over...
- 159.8 miles nearly all highway driving
- No trailer A/C all the time
- Cruise control at 75 MPH
- 8.518 gallons Shell87
- 18.7603 MPG
- .5407 MPG increase over last highway driving
These numbers are actually a little bit better than they appear on the surface. The first 22 miles were in town with a few stops. The truck idled at those stops for at least ten minutes with the air conditioner running full blast. Close to the end of the run we pulled over...
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