hi i am just curious

what kinda gas mileage do you get ?

and what cab , tranny and motor?

thanks

 

I get 23/30ish. 78 longbed, W58, 4.10s, 22R with lots of mods.

 

thats great gas mileage,

i only get 23 freeway , on my 98 tacoma 2.4 , 5sp 3" lift 30" tires


btw where is a best place to get a w58? how much does it cost? like 200 300?

 

Yep. Record is 31.5 hwy. For a truck that has seen 120+ dozens of times, it shocks me a little too.

 

how cum i get 17 miles or soo??????? carbed 22r 32 36? i feel dumb now

 

Lots of reasons. Driving habits. Gas you use. State of tune, such as plugs, wires, exhaust, timing, ect. Do you drag alot? Heavy wheels with lots of stop and go traffic?

 

**** man, i go really easy on the gas and clutch normally, my other cars get 35+

i am selling the tacoma getting a 90-95 pickup with 22re, i like the body of older cars

i just wanna get a idea of how they perform n gas mileage

 

I have no idea how much I get lol speedo doesn't work

 

Similar to what I get. Not quite as high (couple points less) unless you open up the exhaust and intake. A motor that can breathe well always gets better numbers. My old 92 got about the same as my 78 does. I can still get 19-20 on a full tank of beating the piss out of it in town only.

 

i dnt drive fast,..i dnt have heavy feet anymore...and my plugs are gapped 45 NGK triples...and msd coil and new cap n rotor..jus did a tune up last month...running amsoil in all my lubricants...timing i forget..but i think my idle is a bit high but not sure..i have a 32 36 weber and butterflies dnt work...lmao....not alot of stop and go traffic just average.

 

What do you mean the butterflies don't work? Is your choke stuck part way on? That would explain the mileage.

 

no i dnthave the spring that actovates the choke and the butterflys..my buterflys move freely as they wish...lmao...i keep them stuck open but my throttle and choke isnt stuck..idk how to explain it..im missing a spring and cant find a replacement

 

so the lower butterflies work normally with the throttle, but the ones on top flop around? take them out and cut that "horn" they are in out. like this.

 

Then follow my jetting guide, along with the steps online. I bet you aren't jetted properly, plus that choke is killin you.

 

wtf? really? i can take it out? i left it open already...how to adjust choke?

 

When I got my rock stock 82 2wd longbed 22R at 77K. I used to get anywhere between 30-33.

245/50ZR16's are the WORST gas milage mod ever.
I got crappier gas mileage with a w58 5 speed over a iron 4 speed.
My Lexxus big brakes are worth one less MPG.
Ported to hell 20R hybrid head...Bout the same. Tiny valves still...
Comp cams 280* cam, idled down and A tri-Y header, gave me a few.

15* BTDC timing, a HOT coil and .045 gap is power and efficency. Id say 1-2 MPG's

All in all, Im getting about 25 now. No complaints. I drive it to 6K regularly, my RR tire is burned up, while the left is newish. I cruise the freeway around 75 most of the time.

 

88 Extra Cab/ LC Pro Street EFI/ manual 5 speed/pro street clutch/9 1/2 lb. flywheel/ stock rear end
23 driving mostly 75-85, 31 if cruse @ 65!

 

I got around 25 ... although I'm a lead foot. ... my father and I had a recent discussion regarding fuels.
His current truck will add a couple miles to the gallon on summer gas vs winter gas. His old truck would do the same for country gas vs city gas. just got to figure out what the truck likes.

 

25 mph at 65mph, built motor w/ all smog equipment, 4speed w/ 3.90 gears. 65mph=3800rpm ouch.

 

20mpg................i run AC all day does it save or waste gas? mythbusters did it and the one running AC went alot further than the rolled down windows. i belivie it a little but only if i run freeway on AC.