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Whats the best gas mileage everyone has ever got out of their luv? Ive got a 93 Nissan 4x4 pick up now that gets about 17crappy mpg and when i had my 79 4x4 luv with 30s on it i got almost 30 mpgs, which is why im sad witht he mpg of my nissan. Right now Im planning on putting a new carb, new intake, new exhaust/headers, electric ignition/distributor, and a 5spd tranny in a 76 luv im getting and hope to make this thing my daily commuter and for it to have great gas mileage. So i can just use my Nissan as my trail/work truck. But either way, anyone whos done mods to their luv, what kind of gas mileage did you get out of it??

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"If it wont fit, force it, if it breaks, then it needed to be replaced anyway..."

1980 4x4. 26 mpg on a freeway trip. 21 mpg around town.

78 all stock, 23mpg mixed street and freeway.

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OK, I'm over it. Where's the beer?

i use 1.5 gallons to go 40 miles or so

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77-luv-stock (Selling or Parting out motor blew up)

75-luv mikado-V8 350 soon

(not meaning hi-jack convo but..) witch get better gas milage

1.8 (automatic)

or

1.8 (manual)


???????????

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It used to be manuals get better mpg. But now days with automatic overdrive and lock up torque converters, I don't know.
But if you talking LUVs, I would have to say manual gets better.

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OK, I'm over it. Where's the beer?

I only own 2 vehicles and there both luv's

that was just a shits and giggles question

i figured the stick got better gas milage but eh..never hurts to ask i sopose

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I get 23 to 28 depends on how hard I push it.

The way it is driven has a LOT to do with gas mileage. My wife gets 22 mpg and I get 24+ driving her PT Cruiser. I tend to take off really easy and coast towards traffic lights and stop signs. Figure I'll get there when I get there.

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I've never been wrong! Once I thought I was, but I was mistaken.
Rick
Loranger, La
1980 Stepside LUV (Again)

The best I got was when I moved to Seattle. I got just under 31 MPG with my stock 77

If you have a 2wd Luv, you could put in a 5 speed manual out of a Isuzu pup, you'd just have to have your driveline shortned, but youd get better mileage on the freeway. =)

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1980 Luv 4x4 with a 5 speed tranny.



"When all else fails, follow the directions".

What is the difference in mpg between a stock 4 speed and changing to 5 speed?

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if your moving a lot of cargo 5th. or go faster after you have 5th gear, you will get less mpg.
but if your mostly empty then youll get a small increse from the engine spinning about 250/400 rpms slower.

think about it.
if the in-put is spinning slower than the out put dosent it take more energy to spin it if the truck is loaded with a big load.
ah yea................

say your running 60mph with a 4 speed 3250~rpms and 4.11 gears. (tire size will make a diffrence). with no cargo just a driver and a full tank of gas. getting say 26~ mpg.
change to a 5 speed running the same speed, gears and load.
if you have a lite foot mabe youd go to 29~ mpg and be at 2,950~ rpms.

the best MPG set up is the 3.42 rear end with the 4 speed trans and little 14" tires.
makes it hell starting out on a hill with very little cargo, and the gaps in the gears are gigantec.
this was the combo that isuzu sold in the pup as a MPG plus model for better mpg.

if it was me and i had a 4x2 truck id change the rear to a 3.73 if it had a 4.11 or 4.55.
but if its a 4x4 then id go the 5 speed sence 4.11 are as good as it gets with them.

i hope this helps

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86trooperT/D 2.2
84 L\B 4x4Diesel LS 2.2
84 S\B 4X4 gas rust bucket 1.9
86 L\B 4X4 gas 5 speed 2.3
the twins, 81 pup and 81 LUV both are diesel 2.2



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