tips for improving MPG? - Page 2

yjwrangler · 10-13-2008, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffsjk

Nah, I'm gonna hang out here with you "true jeep" people.
Just becuase I got rid of the 4 door doesn't mean I don't have
another jeep. "real jeep" people have more than one jeep. just my 2cents

good lord, new jeep, new truck, and is that a corvette i see in the driveway...ohh and you have to pull a race car too... are you sure gas mileage bothers you!!!!!

tn-yj · 10-13-2008, 12:54 PM

x2 on that yj.
I got a 95 4 cylinder and i get about 13 up to 15 on a good day. Gas mileage is a choice. You either decide that you are gonna have an awesome daily driver and get excellent gas mileage or a crap dd and a complete bad@ss on the trail. Sometimes there is a happy balance.

here is an example:
If i wanted better gas mileage I would get rid of my brushguard and go to smaller tires. And fix my 5th gear so im not driving in 4th all the time. However, I dont care. I like my Jeep the way it is. I enjoy being able to hit stuff and not worry to much or driving over the curb lol.

Best advice for better mileage small tires, correct tire pressure, cai, chop it up and redo the body into a nice teardrop shape for better aerodynamics. O and toss any excess weight you can do without. Such as 50lbs worth of trash or any sibling/family member your not fond of.

95wrangler · 10-14-2008, 12:10 PM

so i guess my jeep getting 20-21mpg is good?

tn-yj · 10-15-2008, 11:51 PM

you are certainly doing better than me man

punkafi888 · 10-16-2008, 12:59 AM

gas milage is over rated, and purely reserved for honda. but the ability to drive over the honda is given to the elite of the jeep's.

Buc Knaked · 10-16-2008, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffsjk

Nah, I'm gonna hang out here with you "true jeep" people.
Just becuase I got rid of the 4 door doesn't mean I don't have
another jeep. "real jeep" people have more than one jeep. just my 2cents

oh that was a burn in a half

95wrangler · 10-16-2008, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by punkafi888

gas milage is over rated, and purely reserved for honda. but the ability to drive over the honda is given to the elite of the jeep's.

haha i own both a honda and a jeep. and sry to say i would take the honda anyday over the jeep. i love the jeep and its fun and looks sweet lifted and hooked up....but i cant cruise in a jeep at 80+ on a freeway and have full control and be able to dodge anything in a split second. racket pinon steering in the honda is what i love the most. other day driving home from work something came off a 18 wheeler and i tried swerve around it...almost spun out with the jeep...if it was my honda i would went around it and kept going with no problem.

and being decently quick and averging 31mph....i gotta love it.

a jeep is fun...but now that i own one im realizing its not for me. i rather just jump in my cuzins and cruise in his if i want.

and plus a jeep is only fun for me in the summer with the roof and drs off. now that its gettin cold...its soo boring to drive. maybe when it snows it will get fun.

Hitchhiker · 10-16-2008, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 95wrangler

...... "racket pinon steering in the honda is what i love the most."

Not too sure about the Honda's, never owned one. But is that "racket pinon" steering you love the most anything similar to Rack and Pinion steering found on some other cars?

Regards,
Richard

jupiterboy · 10-16-2008, 05:03 PM

Pardon, has anyone seen a stray shuttlecock perchance?

95wrangler · 10-20-2008, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hitchhiker

Not too sure about the Honda's, never owned one. But is that "racket pinon" steering you love the most anything similar to Rack and Pinion steering found on some other cars?

Regards,
Richard

yes sir

Louisiana_WranglerX · 10-27-2008, 06:47 PM

I have my Civic Hybrid when I want the best MPG and smooth ride...my new Wrangler X when I want to ride back roads and poke around...mine has the factory 18's right now ...out of the first tank I got 16.4mpg.....mine is the Auto

I did want the 6spd manual....which i'm sure would've been slightly better mpg and slightly more fun to drive....

dogsnhorses · 10-28-2008, 11:57 AM

I get between 17 and 18. I got it last spring, gas prices were going sky high and I traded in a 6cyl malibu that would get in the high 20's. I bought it trying to be sensible. I hate driving a car and basically, it runs me 20 bucks a week extra for gas, not as much now. Like my hubby says, I can blow 20 bucks in a heartbeat, screw it. I like the jeep, hated a car and my husband hated the car too.

There's always a trade off. I got to go topless this summer and while I hate winter, I can't wait because I should be able to get around in any weather. Last winter totally stunk, nothing like driving 10 mph in a pile of snow, hoping to get to work. This winter will be cake.

**4point** · 10-28-2008, 12:24 PM

With gas prices back down where they should be it doesn't matter any more.

Louisiana_WranglerX · 10-28-2008, 01:12 PM

Lets just hope they stay low

dogsnhorses · 10-28-2008, 05:59 PM

They should be lower. It's a conspiracy, I tell ya! LOL!!!! Funny, it takes forever for the prices to trickle down when the barrel goes down yet the prices at the pump shoot up the same day the oil prices go up.

Still paying just under 3 bucks a gallon, I am an hour west of Chicago. We have a place another 90 miles west of us. Damn if it isn't another 50 cents a gallon cheaper. I sure would like to know about that. Do my local taxes affect it that much? If so, then the damn politicians should start looking in the mirror when they are preaching to us about helping us plumbers make ends meet!

Done with rant.

Yep, it is nice to have gas prices down and I hope they stay that way. I was beginning to get highly annoyed paying 60 bucks for 16 gallons of gas. Didn't seem that long ago when it cost me under 20 bucks, my pay sure has not gone up with everything else.

At least I do enjoy my ride now.

Louisiana_WranglerX · 10-28-2008, 09:51 PM

its still far from cheap here as well...at about $2.60 a gallon for the cheap....and $2.80 for premium in my Saleen

...I hear in Dallas and other places...its below $2.00 now....once below $2.00 here on premium would be nice....

Badfish · 10-29-2008, 12:38 AM

god i wish i was paying those prices. still over 3 dollars here in the good old oc, cali. at least the weathers nice all year round

gunmetalgolfer · 10-29-2008, 03:04 PM

I don't get how the auto and 6 speed get the same highway mileage with such different gear ratios (3.21 for 6 speed and 3.72 for auto). Does anyone have any real world numbers for a 6 speed doing highway miles. The 6 speed should definitely do better on highway with that wide a gap.

Louisiana_WranglerX · 10-29-2008, 04:33 PM

I didn't never notice the difference...in gear ratio...now your making me wish I got a 6spd in mine even more

Badfish · 10-29-2008, 04:42 PM

i got the 6 speed and i get at least like 20 on the highway and thats fully loaded with 3 people a dog and our stuff on a weekend to the desert.

95wrangler · 10-30-2008, 03:03 PM

cheapest gas by me is $2.15 for reg.

bgjhnsn · 10-31-2008, 01:10 PM

Hit $1.97 here in KC. Why do I feel like I'm stealing when I fill up now?

Louisiana_WranglerX · 10-31-2008, 02:58 PM

Still around 2.50 here...I may start running mid grade in my Jeep...

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10-13-2008, 12:54 PM	#32
tn-yj Jeeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Georgetown TN Posts: 118	x2 on that yj. I got a 95 4 cylinder and i get about 13 up to 15 on a good day. Gas mileage is a choice. You either decide that you are gonna have an awesome daily driver and get excellent gas mileage or a crap dd and a complete bad@ss on the trail. Sometimes there is a happy balance. here is an example: If i wanted better gas mileage I would get rid of my brushguard and go to smaller tires. And fix my 5th gear so im not driving in 4th all the time. However, I dont care. I like my Jeep the way it is. I enjoy being able to hit stuff and not worry to much or driving over the curb lol. Best advice for better mileage small tires, correct tire pressure, cai, chop it up and redo the body into a nice teardrop shape for better aerodynamics. O and toss any excess weight you can do without. Such as 50lbs worth of trash or any sibling/family member your not fond of. __________________ My g/f ask often: Do you love your Jeep more than me? My reply: Baby do you really have to ask, you know I hate telling you yes when you ask...

10-15-2008, 11:51 PM	#34
tn-yj Jeeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Georgetown TN Posts: 118	you are certainly doing better than me man __________________ My g/f ask often: Do you love your Jeep more than me? My reply: Baby do you really have to ask, you know I hate telling you yes when you ask...

10-16-2008, 12:59 AM	#35
punkafi888 Jeeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 52	gas milage is over rated, and purely reserved for honda. but the ability to drive over the honda is given to the elite of the jeep's. __________________ 94 yj, 4" procomp lift 3" body llift sliders, cshr corners, d44 e locker rear swap, 35" bfg at's, 4.10 gears, crown 7 layer brake lines, jks discos, jks track bar disco, 97cherokee 4.0 swap. next up twizted shackles, aad sye, tom woods cv shaft, coil over shock front, soa rear. colorado, home of the insane http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3144433

10-28-2008, 12:24 PM	#43
4point Hollywood!! WF Supporting Member ::WF Moderator:: Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Sierra Posts: 4,329	With gas prices back down where they should be it doesn't matter any more. __________________ Painted flairs, AM/FM Radio, CB, Antennas, Armorall'd Dash IF GUNS KILL PEOPLE THEN SPOONS MADE ROSIE O'DONNELL FAT

10-14-2008, 12:10 PM	#33
95wrangler Newb Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 13	so i guess my jeep getting 20-21mpg is good?

10-16-2008, 05:03 PM	#39
jupiterboy Jeeper Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 396	Pardon, has anyone seen a stray shuttlecock perchance?

10-27-2008, 06:47 PM	#41
Louisiana_WranglerX Jeeper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North Central Louisiana Posts: 82	I have my Civic Hybrid when I want the best MPG and smooth ride...my new Wrangler X when I want to ride back roads and poke around...mine has the factory 18's right now ...out of the first tank I got 16.4mpg.....mine is the Auto I did want the 6spd manual....which i'm sure would've been slightly better mpg and slightly more fun to drive....

10-28-2008, 11:57 AM	#42
dogsnhorses Jeeper Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 186	I get between 17 and 18. I got it last spring, gas prices were going sky high and I traded in a 6cyl malibu that would get in the high 20's. I bought it trying to be sensible. I hate driving a car and basically, it runs me 20 bucks a week extra for gas, not as much now. Like my hubby says, I can blow 20 bucks in a heartbeat, screw it. I like the jeep, hated a car and my husband hated the car too. There's always a trade off. I got to go topless this summer and while I hate winter, I can't wait because I should be able to get around in any weather. Last winter totally stunk, nothing like driving 10 mph in a pile of snow, hoping to get to work. This winter will be cake.

10-28-2008, 01:12 PM	#44
Louisiana_WranglerX Jeeper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North Central Louisiana Posts: 82	Lets just hope they stay low

10-28-2008, 05:59 PM	#45
dogsnhorses Jeeper Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 186	They should be lower. It's a conspiracy, I tell ya! LOL!!!! Funny, it takes forever for the prices to trickle down when the barrel goes down yet the prices at the pump shoot up the same day the oil prices go up. Still paying just under 3 bucks a gallon, I am an hour west of Chicago. We have a place another 90 miles west of us. Damn if it isn't another 50 cents a gallon cheaper. I sure would like to know about that. Do my local taxes affect it that much? If so, then the damn politicians should start looking in the mirror when they are preaching to us about helping us plumbers make ends meet! Done with rant. Yep, it is nice to have gas prices down and I hope they stay that way. I was beginning to get highly annoyed paying 60 bucks for 16 gallons of gas. Didn't seem that long ago when it cost me under 20 bucks, my pay sure has not gone up with everything else. At least I do enjoy my ride now.

10-28-2008, 09:51 PM	#46
Louisiana_WranglerX Jeeper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North Central Louisiana Posts: 82	its still far from cheap here as well...at about $2.60 a gallon for the cheap....and $2.80 for premium in my Saleen ...I hear in Dallas and other places...its below $2.00 now....once below $2.00 here on premium would be nice....

10-29-2008, 12:38 AM	#47
Badfish Jeeper Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: the oc Posts: 42	god i wish i was paying those prices. still over 3 dollars here in the good old oc, cali. at least the weathers nice all year round

10-29-2008, 03:04 PM	#48
gunmetalgolfer Newb Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1	I don't get how the auto and 6 speed get the same highway mileage with such different gear ratios (3.21 for 6 speed and 3.72 for auto). Does anyone have any real world numbers for a 6 speed doing highway miles. The 6 speed should definitely do better on highway with that wide a gap.

10-29-2008, 04:33 PM	#49
Louisiana_WranglerX Jeeper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North Central Louisiana Posts: 82	I didn't never notice the difference...in gear ratio...now your making me wish I got a 6spd in mine even more

10-29-2008, 04:42 PM	#50
Badfish Jeeper Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: the oc Posts: 42	i got the 6 speed and i get at least like 20 on the highway and thats fully loaded with 3 people a dog and our stuff on a weekend to the desert.

10-30-2008, 03:03 PM	#51
95wrangler Newb Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 13	cheapest gas by me is $2.15 for reg.

10-31-2008, 01:10 PM	#52
bgjhnsn Newb Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 7	Hit $1.97 here in KC. Why do I feel like I'm stealing when I fill up now?

10-31-2008, 02:58 PM	#53
Louisiana_WranglerX Jeeper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North Central Louisiana Posts: 82	Still around 2.50 here...I may start running mid grade in my Jeep...

10-31-2008, 06:47 PM	#54
hig4s Jeeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 111