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Buying a cheapo DD like a Honda or old BMW (paying less than $1500) will help your mpg. Drive the Disco never and you'll start to save money.
Make sure to put Magnets on the fuel lines as well. You could get up to 35.adriatic04 said:
In all seriousness: Smaller tires and synthetic lube in all your diffs, trans and engine might get you a mile if your currently getting around 14. Or go with a 300Tdi like I did. Its not in any way an economical decision unless you get all the parts for free and your time is worthless, but I do get around 21Mpg in the city and 25Mpg on the highway at 60mpg. I also drive pretty sedately. Usually the biggest problem with fuel economy is driving habits. Read up a bit on hyper-miling and see if you can apply any of it without going overboard. Just teaching my wife to learn how to time approaching lights by taking your foot off the gas when you can see a light down the way is red made a pretty big difference. She (and everyone else around here) usually just kept her foot on the gas until it was time to stop at what she knew the whole time was gonna be a red light. Huge waste of gas.
If no engine codes are showing then run a good bit of pressure in your tires. Driving habits, like previously stated are going to be key. I drive no more than 60-65 in my truck. After new plugs, wires, air filter, pcv, and one O2 sensor I get a solid 15 hwy. That's with a 2" lift and 265 KM2's.
Also clear out all the BS in your truck. If I recall they picked up half a mile by doing that on Extreme. Proper gearing if you are running larger tires might also help. If that all fails, get a cheap/econimical DD.
Also clear out all the BS in your truck. If I recall they picked up half a mile by doing that on Extreme. Proper gearing if you are running larger tires might also help. If that all fails, get a cheap/econimical DD.
Regarding K&N: I tossed mine after I found how much fine dust it lets through (unless it's so over-oiled that you start getting problems with MAF sensor).
I gained about 1.5 mpg in high range when I converted to D110 t-case, with 1.4:1 low range (with the same setup). Now, for the same traffic and driving habits, I get about .5 mpg less than the stock D1 of the same vintage but fewer miles on the clock.
Whatever was said about cruising speed and stuff outside the truck is completely true. Even the factory roof rack bars ding the mileage.
I gained about 1.5 mpg in high range when I converted to D110 t-case, with 1.4:1 low range (with the same setup). Now, for the same traffic and driving habits, I get about .5 mpg less than the stock D1 of the same vintage but fewer miles on the clock.
Whatever was said about cruising speed and stuff outside the truck is completely true. Even the factory roof rack bars ding the mileage.
Some things can be done but they will be a bit costly. I would recommend a plug wire change to 8mm and a quality brand (Magnecore or Kingsbourne etc). If pollution laws are not strict where you are decat it, or get a highflow cat. A high torque cam replacement is an excellent bet as well. This allows the vehicle to basically pull it's own weight better and tow better with the low down torque. (This is my favorite upgrade as it bumps the hp output of this brick to a respectable 210-220 hp). On the pricey end of things would be a free flow exhaust which can also gain you an extra 1mpg or so.
Everyday things you can do are use synthetic fluids in all areas of the vehicle (engine, diffs, transfer case). Be up to date on all maintenance (sensors, wheel rotations, shit even vacuuming the carpets to lower the excess weight.
Do all of these and i guarantee you a solid 18mpg from your beloved Disco.
Everyday things you can do are use synthetic fluids in all areas of the vehicle (engine, diffs, transfer case). Be up to date on all maintenance (sensors, wheel rotations, shit even vacuuming the carpets to lower the excess weight.
Do all of these and i guarantee you a solid 18mpg from your beloved Disco.