What to do for MPG and towing????

[Luv-d-truck]

Originally Posted by Mickey

Fly girl went to far with the 9/11 statement.

Osama made his money, to fund his terrorism, with American sold crude. We are in Iraq, despite the b.s. about womds, because of American sold crude. The less of it we use, the less influence those events can/would have, now and in the future.

[Mickey]

Originally Posted by Toytoy

Tonneau covers defintely help with the mpg's. I just had one installed on mine.

I have one also along with an AFE, and Borla duels. Mythbuster proved that to be a myth. They used hard tops, soft tops, no tail gate, tail gate net, Tail gate down and tail gate up. The only improvement was the net. Go figure net and tail gate down. Just the net. Tail gate down lost mpg.

[Mickey]

Originally Posted by Luv-d-truck

Osama made his money, to fund his terrorism, with American sold crude. We are in Iraq, despite the b.s. about womds, because of American sold crude. The less of it we use, the less influence those events can/would have, now and in the future.

You own a vehicle then that's as far as the statement goes. Most vehicles use oil then the point is moot. Everyone has to work and some don't. There are alot of jobs that waste gas out there. As long as the growth in the world and the good ole USA won't stop so the need won't stop. You may disagree but we all have the right to speak about it. Just a point of view. True and I do agree with you about the money. We are doing what was asked of us to go there. The military does what it's told to do. As far as WOMD at one time Iraq did have them and they used them on Iran during that war. You got to remember Osama was a Saudi and they are our partners over there. It should be why the Saudi's allow him to do this than american sold crude.

[4.7L_Rizzle]

Sure we can all make a lil difference by adding mods to our trucks to help gas mileage but when I bought my truck in Sept 2007 regardless gas prices were 3 bucks a gallon and wife was complaining and basically half of my paycheck goes to gas lol i was destined to have my truck and i dam sure love the hell out of it. If were to complain about gas I wouldve gotten a prius or something but when I pass by other cars i cant help but notice people cant take there eyes off of it i think that makes it all worth while lol

[Country Fence]

Complaining about it is fine to me. No matter what you drive, I think it is irresponsible to waste it. And bragging about wasting it? That's just childish.
I drive a Tundra for my business, but drive a car to my primary job to save gas. But, how you drive is the best way to save gas. The old "egg on the gas" works well, as well as the previously mentioned "pretend you don't have brakes".

[4.7L_Rizzle]

no offense wats so ever but i dont think its dam childish at all about bragging about wasting gas its so dam expensive and if u can afford it u have the rite to either save as much as u can or mash on that pedal like theres no tomorrow. sooner or later we are going to run out of oil n e wayz rite and one car isnt going to make a difference in the ozone layer im sorry but its true theres so many people that drive all over the world one person isnt going to make a difference. Im not saying that we shouldnt protect the ozone layer but if people were so concerned about wasting gas and how its affecting the ozone layer we would all still b riding horses and carriages or walking rite? i drive my truck everywhere dont even touch my wifes car hell my wife wants to drive my truck at times. Oh yea and by the way i think turning off ur motor at every red light is kinda scandlous i go to the store real quick or post office i leave the truck running take my alarm key off lock the doors if someone tries to break in engine stalls. Not tryin to offend no one just giving my 2 cents kinda long post my bad lol

[Sandys Toy]

How about high octane?

[TexBiker]

Originally Posted by Sandys Toy

How about high octane?

My wife has just over 67k miles on her '07 Tundra (5.7) and found that she gains almost 2MPG when she uses 91 octane (mid-grade) versus 89 octane (regular). Going to 93 octane (premium) showed no benefits over mid-grade in her truck. I've only filled my '08 Tundra once since I bought it a couple of months ago, so I don't have any comparison data for my truck yet.

Of course, this could vary widely from region to region depending on the fuel formula in your area.

[Sandys Toy]

A week or 2 ago I read an article online about a study that showed that even if a vehicle was made to run on 87 octane, and knowing 87 octane contains more engery than higher octane, the higher octanes still produced slightly better gas mileage.
I've tried to find the study but now I can't seem to locate it. Anyone else seen this?

[sxd45]

I just wanted to take the time to say im sorry for losing my head on those posts, regarding sandys post and whoever else wants to know about higher octane fuel here you go. The High-Octane Myth - MSN Video

[Mickey]

Originally Posted by Sandys Toy

A week or 2 ago I read an article online about a study that showed that even if a vehicle was made to run on 87 octane, and knowing 87 octane contains more engery than higher octane, the higher octanes still produced slightly better gas mileage.
I've tried to find the study but now I can't seem to locate it. Anyone else seen this?

Can't say I saw that article. But I've benn trying premium for over 2 months and now I went back to regular. A very small increase of .1 to .2mpg. I couldn't really tell any increase in running performance. But I will try the mid grade just to see for a couple of months. It may take just finding the right gas station also.

[sxd45]

bump for video on page two, higher octane just prevents pinging it dosent add horsepower so in return dosent make your truck run more efficiently, not only that it dosent burn completely, and takes alot more to produce in return pollutes more. I am helping the planet because i use regular! haha

[Mickey]

Originally Posted by sxd45

bump for video on page two, higher octane just prevents pinging it dosent add horsepower so in return dosent make your truck run more efficiently, not only that it dosent burn completely, and takes alot more to produce in return pollutes more. I am helping the planet because i use regular! haha

Okay I guess I'm doing my fair share.