Libs sweet speedo spot

jeeplikens · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:26 am

Ive found anything below 1900rpm (1800 is acceptable, it's between 60-64mph). Best I got was 26.7 but it was new, pure stock.

Put over 30k miles in one year on it driving between Detroit-Chicago so I had lots of time to "play" with the speed. In the city, it's been around 15-18.

Now, I hit 20-22 hwy, 13-15 city. I've added 255-65/16's, total under body armor, stage 2 rock rails from JCR offroad (they are just darn heavy), rear hitch and 3 ball/1hook rcvr, front bug deflector and roof rack/rails. Needless to say, I'm now looking for a lift to gain what I lost with all that weight as far as ground clearance goes. But, I'll never get back my MPG (looked at my window sticker this morning, 15/21 so I'm at EPA standards I guess). I also run a K&N airfilter. It does remind me of a red clay brick on wheels, sorta like something I've served on (see below)

Basiclly, I can get 300 miles out of a tank if I take it really easy. 260 when I need to be somewhere in a hurry and thats more then not. I've had Escape and CRV owners ask me why my mileage is at pumps. When I tell them depends if Im going to Kroger for milk :wink:

or if I'm doing something that will take me 2 weeks to wash all the mud out from under it (or as the wife says, "looks like an elephant has been pooping in the driveway), or if I'm pulling our boy scouts 3500lb trailer. Then I ask, how about you? I then remind them that without all my addons, I'm pushing 4200lbs. That ends the conversation.

musclezmarinara · **Posted:** Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:00 pm

hahahh ^ well put

Katmandu · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:55 am

jeeplikens wrote:

Anyone else running a K&N filter see a 4 mpg jump in gas mileage on the highway?

Never heard of a huge MPG bump up like that from a K&N. Good topic for another thread though.

cgass · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 8:00 am

jeeplikens wrote:

Anyone else running a K&N filter see a 4 mpg jump in gas mileage on the highway?

I got about .5-.75 mpg gain from my K&N

jeeplikens · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:13 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

jeeplikens wrote:

I just got my 60k service done and had platnium plugs installed and the garage said it was burning a little rich. .

Better turn right around and go back to that shop and have them install the correct plugs in your 3.7.You will do alot better with copper core plugs then platinums which cause issues in the 3.7.

What kind of issues? Stealership offers plat plugs for a price :wink:

So far, no issues, seems mpg improved and I don't get as much ticking noise as I use to at the McDonlds drive through. :rockon:

Same garage put them in my 02 over a year ago and they are, so far, running fine. Is this a long term issue?

jeeplikens · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:19 pm

cgass wrote:

jeeplikens wrote:

Anyone else running a K&N filter see a 4 mpg jump in gas mileage on the highway?

I got about .5-.75 mpg gain from my K&N

I don't think the K&N gave me a big boost. I had one in my 04 and didn't see a big improvement. I did it because I'm lazy :mrgreen:

. I rather pull it out, clean it off, re-oil it and stick it back in. Holy crap. that just sounds so wrong. Hope the wife doesn't read this. :shock:

Just one day i decided to take it easy on the trip. No hurry so I set the cruise and pointed it west (away from Detroit). Though I do run a OEM filter when I take out the K&N for cleaning. I do notice if I run higher octain, it burns it faster. Go figure. :roll:

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