better gas mileage

[1979 wagoneer]

All i want is better gas mileage

[stephen43]

good luck [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ November 16, 2003, 04:19 PM: Message edited by: stephen43 ]

[tuck]

get a car [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[over2land]

For me anyway, I am hoping for better mileage with an Overdrive Trans. Putting a Spicer 3053A behind the SBC that's goin in my 715... it'll give me a bit more MPH, or MPG depending on how much of the skinny pedal I use.

[over2land]

Sorry bout the Sig in that post, I thought I'd fixed it. Should be fixed now though.

Edit: And now it's alright in both posts... sheesh.

[ November 18, 2003, 09:33 AM: Message edited by: over2land ]

[J4GRAND]

More MPG. Drive only downhill with a tailwind. Kinda difficult to get better gas mileage out of avehicle that has the aerodynamics of a cinder block.

[klank]

Try this link.

And try this for information.

[Matthew W. Woodruff]

Use cruise control if you have it; I picked up, oh, about 0.20 more MPG that way

[Green Giant]

I get better mileage............than a semi. Look at it this way, a new(er) comparable size vehicle will have a $300 - $600/month payment and still only get about 16-18MPG. The way I see it is I still come out ahead $$$ wise.

[over2land]

Heh, that's true. And, we can do just about anything we want in most states, and still be emissions legal. (well, ok... those of us with older ones, anyway)

[firechero]

who saves 300-600 a month? i spend that in parts!

[over2land]

So do I, easily... but I'm tyring to keep 3 Jeeps happy...

[River Beast]

Buy a Yugo..... or a Metro...

[Crazy_Jeepman]

Originally posted by 1979 wagoneer:
All i want is better gas mileage

Change the Speedo Drive gear or don't put as much in LMAO [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Lindel]

Just so you know, my 2003 Silverado avg about 19.5 mpg per tank, day in and day out. It has a 4.8L LS1/4L60E with 3.42 gears (only 2wd).

This same drive train is available for $3500 (with the exception of a 5.3L, instead of the 4.8L) from G and R Auto Parts (www.gandrautoparts.com), and is available for a 4x4 at the same cost. The nice thing is this is a brand new drivetrain from a new vehicle damaged in shipping. The price includes the harness, fuseblock in the engine compartment, the tranny and the ECM.

There's no reason at all that this drivetrain can't achieve 18mpg plus in a FSJ. It's pretty much ready to run, and all the adapter parts to install in a FSJ are available from Novak Adapters.

This is the route I plan to take, next spring to bring my Cherokee back to life, and again in the J-truck the following year.

[ November 20, 2003, 11:46 AM: Message edited by: Lindel ]