gas guzzler

[raver_boi_88]

I knew the truck was goin to be a gas guzzler when I lifted it, but this is ridiculous. I drove maybe 13 miles across todwn and back and burned almost a half of a tank of gas. Does anyone have this problem also or is there somethin wrong with my vx?? How can I get better gas mileage out of it? Help me plz any advice would be nice.
thx,
*~Phillip~*

[Anita]

WOWEE... I 've never heard something that bad. 26 miles using half a tank of gas?? Something has to be wrong.

[Triathlete]

Mine is lifted and I get 15-20 mpg depending on Hwy/city. I think if I was you I'd be looking for a big leak somewhere!

[raver_boi_88]

it is really ridiculous, It does excellent when I am on the highway but when I am drivin around town it sux gas like no tommorow. I only put a 3.5 in calmini lift on it. I could understand mabee ya know if I lifted it about ten inches if itr got that gas mileage but no just 3.5 and raised the torsion bar about another .5 or so. I guess i will try to clean the fuel injectors tonight but if there is anything else anyone can think of let me know plz.

[Anita]

Did it get that kind of mileage before the lift doing city driving?

[Joe_Black]

Did you put significantly larger tires with the lift? If so, that could affect your in-town mileage since you would have effectively changed the gearing to favor highway cruise speeds. When I put 31X10.50's on my '88 Trooper it hurt the in-town mileage, but just a little.

There's quite a few "big meat" tire folk here, so hopefully they'll chime in with actual VX experience.

[Joe_Black]

Mileage for a series of vehicle can vary due to any number of factors such as, but not limited to: tire size, condition, compound and pressure; weight or additional cargo; condition of engine and driveline; additional exterior drag items.

But 2.2 miles-per-gallon is pretty bad for a VX. I'd say anything consistently under 15 MPG (for a stock VX) would warrant some investigation.