gas guzzler

**raver_boi_88** · 09/19/2005, 03:41 PM

I knew the truck was goin to be a gas guzzler when I lifted it, but this is ridiculous. I drove maybe 13 miles across todwn and back and burned almost a half of a tank of gas. Does anyone have this problem also or is there somethin wrong with my vx?? How can I get better gas mileage out of it? Help me plz any advice would be nice.
thx,
*~Phillip~*

**Anita** · 09/19/2005, 03:44 PM

WOWEE... I 've never heard something that bad. 26 miles using half a tank of gas?? Something has to be wrong.

**Joe_Black** · 09/19/2005, 03:46 PM

Mileage for a series of vehicle can vary due to any number of factors such as, but not limited to: tire size, condition, compound and pressure; weight or additional cargo; condition of engine and driveline; additional exterior drag items.

But 2.2 miles-per-gallon is pretty bad for a VX. I'd say anything consistently under 15 MPG (for a stock VX) would warrant some investigation.

**Triathlete** · 09/19/2005, 03:47 PM

Mine is lifted and I get 15-20 mpg depending on Hwy/city. I think if I was you I'd be looking for a big leak somewhere!

**raver_boi_88** · 09/19/2005, 04:07 PM

it is really ridiculous, It does excellent when I am on the highway but when I am drivin around town it sux gas like no tommorow. I only put a 3.5 in calmini lift on it. I could understand mabee ya know if I lifted it about ten inches if itr got that gas mileage but no just 3.5 and raised the torsion bar about another .5 or so. I guess i will try to clean the fuel injectors tonight but if there is anything else anyone can think of let me know plz.

**Anita** · 09/19/2005, 05:08 PM

Did it get that kind of mileage before the lift doing city driving?

**Joe_Black** · 09/19/2005, 05:30 PM

Did you put significantly larger tires with the lift? If so, that could affect your in-town mileage since you would have effectively changed the gearing to favor highway cruise speeds. When I put 31X10.50's on my '88 Trooper it hurt the in-town mileage, but just a little.

There's quite a few "big meat" tire folk here, so hopefully they'll chime in with actual VX experience.

**Triathlete** · 09/19/2005, 05:57 PM

With 31s on my Vx I still get no less than 15 MPG in town!

**Joe_Black** · 09/19/2005, 06:21 PM

Yeah, 31's wouldn't make much difference as the stock tire diameter I think is about 30", but if he has like 33" Swampers or something with a lot of rolling resistance as well as significant diameter. It's amazing how some things increase load almost exponentially after a certain threshold.

**Numba1goalie** · 09/19/2005, 06:22 PM

Well at 2.2 MPG you should probably take it in. Something I have always done to vehicles with over 30K miles is do that Seafoam Treatment. It has always cleaned up my engines well and made my Vehicross get maybe a extra 2 miles to the gallon.

**ScottinMA** · 09/19/2005, 06:26 PM

Time to hull the sea anchor (nautical term for bringing in the parachute-like-device the prevents movement in a stiff wind). Sheesh! If I was getting milage like that I'd have that baby lowered to about 1/2 off the asphalt.

S

**AlaskaVX** · 09/19/2005, 07:18 PM

I am running 33's and see 10mpg city and 13 mpg highway

Something is seriously wrong if you aren't exagerating, or your fuel guage is off

**dkmiller68** · 09/19/2005, 07:25 PM

move to a smaller town?

**Triathlete** · 09/19/2005, 07:58 PM

Your killing me DK!

**Ldub** · 09/19/2005, 07:59 PM

Is that 1/2 tank because the gas gauge said it was?...or 1/2 tank because you filled gas, drove across town & back, then refilled @ 11 gal. +or-.
I'm a little suspicious of your gas gauge.

Just a thought...
Ldub

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