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Originally Posted by bestclimb
Judging on what you are not willing to compromise on about the best thing you could do is adjust how you drive. One thing that may help is trading the thing in for one with a manual.
One thing I would think about is a cheap car to take care of the light duties, and using the truck for when real work needs to be done. I have always liked handy tools like a truck that can do most any job asked of it but I can definitely appreciate a specialized tool when it is more appropriate for the job at hand. My wife gets around all wenter with a ford escort, if we need to get off the beaten path we use my rig. If I had much of a drive for work I would park the zuki (and start making it more specialized for off road) and buy a miserly car.
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Well thats the thing, the manual transmission for my truck is expensive as all get out (in the range of $2300 for the whole setup). In the spring, summer, and fall I ride my Harley every time I can. But literally right now I have 14 inches of snow on the ground and I cant get anywhere without 4x4 in my truck, so i dont think the bike or a smaller car is an option (I cant put all my tools and equipment in a small car) now that the winter is here i'd like to save fuel
But my Cat removal really helped the MPG's in all seriousness. Maybe it was just plugged, or the lack of rear 02 sensors (not required on a vehicle thats does not have a fuel economy rating), or the cooler egt's??? When I bought my truck I averaged about 9.5mpg according to the overhead display and hand calculation. Now I am up to 13-15 depending on the trip/ job at hand. I've got 155K on this beast and there has been the best economy ever since I pulled that hunk of junk outta there.
Also, I think I'm gonna go pick me up a pair of those big chrome nuts to hang off the little hitch... I knew my truck needed something!