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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 01:35 PM
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2001 auto: aftermarket ss cat, borla ss muffler,ss pipes. Homemade air intake, throttle body spacer, 235X75R15 tires,Bosch 784 injectors-21 on highway
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 02:18 PM
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2000 2.5L
85K
87 octane
no real mods done
I consistently get 22mpg 50% city 50% highway driving

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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 04:49 PM
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1996 XJ 4x4 4.0 AW4
190k miles
3" and 31" mudders, stock 3.55 gears
A ****load of added weight in bumpers, skids, and recovery gear
Tuned up, K&N drop in, 87 octane
16.5 mpg mixed driving
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 07:51 PM
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1996 4.0 AW4 NP231 with 133k miles.
4" lift with 33x12.5 KM2s on 3.55 gears
11 mpgs mixed
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by lowrange2
93 4.0 XJ Aw-4 35's locked lifted 170k 2gpm.
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 07:53 PM
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1997 cherokee country 4.0
150,000 mi
13.5 city/ 17.5 highway
3" lift, 33" tires, stock gears, apn header, strait pipe, cowl air intake, spectre air filter.
87 octane
Change oil every 3,000, tune up every 8,000 or so.
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by iHenning
26 mpg
2.5TD
No mods
Did disable the ERG yesterday, will see if that helps
93 000 miles in total.
GY Wrangler Duratrack 235/75/15 at 25psi
Envy you
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 08:15 PM
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91 Jeep Cherokee, 617 Mercedes 5 cyc. diesel, 5 spd. 140,000 on od.
28 MPG. on Diesel, 26 MPG. on Biodiesel.
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 08:18 PM
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2001 Cherokee Sport
105.200 miles
No Mods
87 octane

usually get between 15-17 mpg city...
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 08:29 PM
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1988 MJ AW4
213,000 miles
mild comp cam, pacesetter header, bosch type 3 injectors, flowmaster 40 (i think, not sure since it came with the truck)
13 city 15 combined
87 octane
the engine is from my buddys XJ actually, and is estimated to have around 135,000 miles. also, i have a wildernest camper shell which adds 300 lbs to the MJ (weighs in at 3900 lbs without me in it), and i am running 4.10 gears on 29" tires.
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 09:40 PM
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I don't get awesome miles per gallon, but I get gallons of awesome per mile!

serioulsy though

stock '93, 360,000km (about 225,000m), ax15, 235/75/15 bfg a/t's on 87 octane

average 16.5 city
20 highway in the mountains

I don't drive it like a grandma though, lol.
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 11:07 PM
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1994 Cherokee Sport 4.0 HO AW4 31-10.5x15 3.55 gears. 163K(+?) mi.
I just got 17 mpg after a very hard drive. I can get 19 normally.

Originally Posted by Skay
i have a 2000 cherokee sport, the odometer doesnt light up? is there a single fuse that this runs off? any help here would be great. thanks!
You need to start your own thread in the proper forum and not try to highjack another one with non-related questions. It's called forum etiquette.
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Old Jun 27, 2012 | 03:02 AM
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year of jeep : 2001 , 5 speed
miles on the odometer : 168000 miles
your mpg : I don't know how to calculate the MPG, but usually 350 mile per tank if i drive it carefully i got 380 per tank in the desert 250
mods you have done : nothing ,bone stock
what octane fuel used usually : 95 (in my country we have 91,95 and 98 )
other info (kind of oil used, fuel injector cleaners, spark plugs etc..)
oil 10-30, never clean the FI , champion
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Old Jun 27, 2012 | 05:54 AM
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[QUOTE=lowrange2;1858941]86 2.5 MJ 5-speed 200k 24mpg.
93 4.0 XJ Aw-4 150k 16mpg
98 4.0 XJ Aw-4 207k 16mpg
93 4.0 XJ Aw-4 35's locked lifted 170k 2gpm.[/QUOTE]
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The 93 4.0 XJ Aw-4 35's locked lifted 170k 2gpm, made me chuckle.
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Old Jun 27, 2012 | 06:19 AM
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1996 Country 4.0 Auto (Stock)
168,000 Mi.
19-20 Highway/City 50/50 Split w/ 87 Octane
No mods...have replaced all sensors and switches though.
Seafoam every oil change, Bosch Platinum +2 Plugs, Bridgestone Dueler A/T 695, meticulously maintained.

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