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Electra225 · 03-13-2014, 08:12 PM

Hi everybody!

Perhaps I am delusional, but I want to get better fuel mileage out of my 1996 Toyota 4Runner V6 4X4. As it is, I get about 15 mpg average with 70 percent highway and 30 percent city.

My plans thus far are to make the car lighter and more aerodynamic by removing the running boards, mud flaps, spoiler and roof rack. In addition, I plan to remove most of the interior including the carpet and plastic trim, leaving only the front and back seats, dashboard and door panels. Other things I am considering are flattening the underside of the car and closing off the wheel wells. I might also switch to an electric cooling fan, but that will depend on the ROI.

Some things I will not do are removal of the air conditioning, power steering, side view mirrors or loosing the mud & snow tires

I do not have a ScanGauge, but I do have a device that plugs into the OBDII port and tells me the engine's RPM, fuel pressure, air/fuel ratio and other things.

Does anyone else have any suggestions for me?

Thanks
Joe

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Electra225 Delusional SUV Driver Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: New Jersey Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hello from NJ! Hi everybody! Perhaps I am delusional, but I want to get better fuel mileage out of my 1996 Toyota 4Runner V6 4X4. As it is, I get about 15 mpg average with 70 percent highway and 30 percent city. My plans thus far are to make the car lighter and more aerodynamic by removing the running boards, mud flaps, spoiler and roof rack. In addition, I plan to remove most of the interior including the carpet and plastic trim, leaving only the front and back seats, dashboard and door panels. Other things I am considering are flattening the underside of the car and closing off the wheel wells. I might also switch to an electric cooling fan, but that will depend on the ROI. Some things I will not do are removal of the air conditioning, power steering, side view mirrors or loosing the mud & snow tires I do not have a ScanGauge, but I do have a device that plugs into the OBDII port and tells me the engine's RPM, fuel pressure, air/fuel ratio and other things. Does anyone else have any suggestions for me? Thanks Joe __________________ 1996 Toyota 4Runner 4x4 V6 Auto (hoping to get better than 15 MPG) 1962 Buick Electra 225 with 401 V8 and 2 speed auto (no plans to hypermile)