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Old 06-20-2009, 02:21 PM
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i just got back from a trip to san deigo and i averaged about 400 miles to a tank of gas i thought this was pretty good considering i have over 230,xxx miles on it and from what i read they only get about 18 miles to the gallon i figure i got about 25miles to the gallon just curious what mileage you guys were getting. also jeep did flawlessy on the 1200 mile trip considering that i finished the headgasket about a month a go and litteraly got it smogged 2 days before the trip. blew cleaner than new.
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Well with a 3 inch lift and 31's I'm getting around 250 miles to a tank between city and highway driving...Tj
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hahaha, I get no where near that.
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Well with a 3 inch lift and 31's I'm getting around 250 miles to a tank between city and highway driving...Tj
that is about what i get on my 33's
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Yeah, I normally get around 240 to a tank with stock gears and 33's on a good day.
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i guess that may be the difference is i have stock size tires and no lift but i still thought they only get 18mpg even then
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i did polish the pistons and valves and cleaned up the intake and exhaust ports while i had the head off. took my time and it runs like a champ by the way i was doing about 75-80 miles an hour also
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i guess that may be the difference is i have stock size tires and no lift but i still thought they only get 18mpg even then
depends on driving style if you drive using more right pedal then you get less mileage weird how that works
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well driving on the I-5 you have to drive pretty defensivley people drive like a-holes down there so got on it a few times.
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well driving on the I-5 you have to drive pretty defensivley people drive like a-holes down there so got on it a few times.
what part of socal you in
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That is not to bad at all! I get around 360 a tank on the highway.
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Originally Posted by a1racer
that is about what i get on my 33's

I get about 280 on 235's think something is wrong.........cough......leadfoot.........cough!
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I get like 14 MPG with mostly city driving. I think that is terrible so I'm trying to fix it.
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The most I've ever gotten is 348.1 miles on 6/22/2007, and I've been keeping track since Sept, 2004. It took 16.792 gallons to do it (20.73 mpg) with Exxon gas. The best mpg I've ever gotten is 23.75 mpg and I average 18.66 mpg (but I mostly do highway driving and I'm still basically stock). HTH
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I get about 350 miles on a tank of gas when the low fuel light comes on it takes about 18gallons to fill up.All you people with 31's and bigger tire's have you changed your speedometer gear yet?


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