My X-90 gets 25-28 MPG running at 75-85 mph. But my Kick gets about half that.

Zig

Man
     I understand why my mp "Canadian"gallon shocked everybody even when I convert to US I'm still doing real well.

     I know raising the vehicles will hurts the aerodynamics and will hurt gas mileage...do you think the rest is the larger diameter tires making the little engine work harder?

Any thoughts............

Zag

Man
     I understand why my mp "Canadian"gallon shocked everybody even when I convert to US I'm still doing real well.

     I know raising the vehicles will hurts the aerodynamics and will hurt gas mileage...do you think the rest is the larger diameter tires making the little engine work harder?

Any thoughts............

Zag

More rolling resistance, more unsprung weight, less aerodynamic do to lift, more vehicle weight do to lift, skid plates, rollbars.

I am also wondering if everyone is taking into account that the taller tires give you less revs per mile.

Also, without gear correction, the larger tires are making the RPM lower.  Basiclly "lugging" the engine.  So we are not in the meat of the torque curve anymore.

All that being said,  my uncorrected mileage is about 26.   

Cwkick

All things considered one has to be impressed...........

     Very capable, modified, 4X4's getting 20-25 mpg US, that is impressive

Thanks
Zag

I see that alot of people are not correcting for larger tires. You are actually getting better mileage than you thought! I 30" tire will travel farther than your stock tire will per revolution so what ever your odometer says you need to add what ever % in tire size difference you have.

I travel the same route to work every day and usually get 3.5 days to a tank full this was before the lift and tires. I am still basically the same so my mileage is still arouns 25-28 MPG(us)

Both of my speedo's are near dead on. My mileage suffers due to high mileage on the engines and driving my vehicles WAY to hard. My Kick is usually has the pedal on the floor where ever I go and the X-90 is 0-75 as fast as I can get there then hold it at 75-85 mph for 90 miles twice a day. If I would slow down a bit I think my mileage would increase dramatically.

Zig

I get between 28-30 in my stock 2wd tracker.

18mpg

I'm about 20mpg on hiways ... about .5 gph while trail running.

(31" tires, steel wheels, really tired 8V)

with a 186,000 miles I get 29.5 with 30's around town and 25 at about 75mph highway driving, with my 8v.

My 28 mpg with 31's is a corrected figure. I thought mine was a bit thirsty but I'm feeling better now  still want a long range tank though as jerrys take up space.

Man the 1.8 must get crappy gas mileage. Because mine has been lowered at has no bigger tires then stock. I was thinking maybe the twenties added weight would bring it down. But i get the same as before adding the twenties. I think the best i ever pulled was 27 28 average is 24-26

Just in case you wanted to know what stock kick's / X90 give. My 1600, 16V 4 door gives 28 MPG around town, my 2.0 V6 gives 26 MPG around town, my X90 gives me 35 MPG around town. I am happy with these figures.

i never really figured out my mpg but i'll get about 550km to a tank of gas in somer and about 400km in winter if i dont get sidways in every corner i come to witch i find hard to do 99 tracker 2.0litre

23 mph before the lift and 31' tires and much abuse,
Now it gets 18-20 around town, about 16 highway (it has to work real hard to maintain highway speeds).  While running mostly trails, not the rocks, I still get about 18 MPH.  It's an odd little duck, but seems to run better as soon as I leave pavement.

Utah