28.5 mpg in a '97 Jeep Cherokee
Hey Everyone,
I've tracked my mileage on almost every tank since I bought my 97 Cherokee 5 years ago. I stumbled upon this site last night after I set a personal mpg record (28.5 mpg :eek:) on a 150 mile trip and googled to see if anyone else managed to get similar mileage figures in their Jeep Cherokees. I've had the better flowing exhaust for years, but a couple of months ago I replaced my stock air box with one I made from an Autozone cone filter, a 45 degree PVC bend, and some roof strapping for a heat shield (cost me about 40 bucks total). I was aiming for performance, but I've been pleasantly surprised by the mileage increases. Unfortunately I spent the last two months in snow and/or thick traffic every time I was on the road so my figures weren't usually as informative as they normally are. I finally got a chance to drive in my normal driving conditions and pulled this impressive figure over the weekend. I know that one tank doesn't tell me much, but getting more than 50% better than the EPA rating has me excited. My horsepower obsessed friends don't seem as thrilled by this as I am, maybe I'll be a bit more at home here :thumbup: |
Welcome to the site. 28.5 is very impressive for a Jeep.
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I know that this one is most likely an outlier, but maybe with some aero mods (I saw an extensive thread on cherokee mods) I may be able to push my highway mileage to something consistently close to that.
I'm also curious to see what I can do for off road mileage. I can literally watch my gas gauge going down when driving in the outer banks |
Yeah, you should find more support / enthusiasm here, than many places. :) Congrats!
I doubt you'll be able to do a lot off road, but even a little makes a pretty impressive percentage gain I suppose. :) |
How bout pics of the jeep is it dropped does it have LRR tires or is intake and exhaust all u did to it
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Offroad mileage is something I don't bother tracking. I don't like to sit and idle for long periods of time like some guys do, so I don't usually go in larger groups. But the 28.5 is VERY impressive!!!
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That is probably the 3.07s being a pain for you. You say rear end for the gears. Is your truck a 2WD or 4WD? If 4x4, then drop that thing into 4Lo. Save some wear and tear on that truck...
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How many miles can you get on a tank?
I have a 01 Cherokee and I try really hard to drive Eco-smart but I can only hit 275 miles on one tank. It probably doesn't help I am running 30" tires and a 3 inch lift. I am going to start eco modding here soon to see what I can do to help it. I think I am getting 17-18 MPG if I remember correctly from my last numbers. |
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