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Flatstalker · 12-20-2015, 11:36 PM

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My ZZ Topper with Ausable River Boat project.

This summer I was able to drive a long distance without a kayak or bike racks or pulling a boat. On trip across from Toledo to Pennsylvania, this summer with 2 adults and gear got as high as 22.4 MPG where I would expect 17.5- 19 MPG at freeway speeds with my 4.6L Tundra. This was not a tightly controlled test but when I win the Scanguage I can do better. After picking up form frames in Mystic Seaport for a strip built Lobster Boat which stuck partly out of the bed and did not allow the tailgate to close, the return trip same route and only 300# more gear and compromised airflow profile yielded the mid 17s as I'd expect with empty bed(no aerocap type capper).

12-20-2015, 11:36 PM	#72 (permalink)
Flatstalker EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Traverse City Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	ZZ Topper gets unemcumbered milage test. WIN_20151022_131110 My ZZ Topper with Ausable River Boat project. This summer I was able to drive a long distance without a kayak or bike racks or pulling a boat. On trip across from Toledo to Pennsylvania, this summer with 2 adults and gear got as high as 22.4 MPG where I would expect 17.5- 19 MPG at freeway speeds with my 4.6L Tundra. This was not a tightly controlled test but when I win the Scanguage I can do better. After picking up form frames in Mystic Seaport for a strip built Lobster Boat which stuck partly out of the bed and did not allow the tailgate to close, the return trip same route and only 300# more gear and compromised airflow profile yielded the mid 17s as I'd expect with empty bed(no aerocap type capper).