gas mileage for a 60/62??

frode · 01-13-05, 09:10 AM

Any idea what kind of mileage a stock 60 & 62 get?? I am on the road alot, and don't expect the world from one, but am curious before I make a decision.

Thanks in advance
Brian

SS_Storm · 01-13-05, 09:13 AM

most will get about 10 mpg but with my 62 with the fresh tuneup it just got Id say its gettin 13-14 mpg.

humper99 · 01-13-05, 09:32 AM

I'm getting about 11 city and 15 highway. I'm running 31" tires which kicks the revs down a little so maybe expect 14 with stock tires. I cruise at 70 mph and the highways are pretty flat around here in Michigan. My cruiser is in perfect tune also. I was only getting 13 mpg before the tune-up, desmog, and carb rebuild.

humper99 · 01-13-05, 09:33 AM

Forgot to mention my rig is a 60.

Doc · 01-13-05, 09:35 AM

8 for a neglected cruiser in need of a tune up- up to 13/14 for one in perfect shape.

Side note. When my FZJ80 was pulling my 60 series home from Illinois it got 8 mpg. When not towing it got 8 mpg. Then I did a tune up. Now I'm getting about 13 mpg.

BigSur · 01-13-05, 09:42 AM

My FJ60 gets 11 on the streets but 13-14 on the hwy...15 if the wind is behind me. And that's for a truck with over 200k on it.

ChuckB · 01-13-05, 09:46 AM

10 no matter what... not in good tune.

David*BJ70 · 01-13-05, 10:21 AM

Sorry guys... you have to know that... anyway, you probably know...

My BJ60 make 20MPG... and with my injector rebuilt... about 25MPG

TheGr8Doughboy · 01-13-05, 10:40 AM

Mine's moderatly tuned and won't idle below 900RPM anymore. I have 33's on it and get 15-17 mpg driving locally (mostly between 45-60 mph) and about 13-14 on the interstate. It's extremely consistant loaded or unloaded.

Chris

jjbodean1970 · 01-13-05, 10:59 AM

i get 10

Matador98 · 01-13-05, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by jjbodean1970

i get 10

12-13 no matter what. It used to be down at 10 no matter what before the electric fuel pump and jacobs.

Doc · 01-13-05, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by TheGr8Doughboy

Mine's moderatly tuned and won't idle below 900RPM anymore. I have 33's on it and get 15-17 mpg driving locally (mostly between 45-60 mph) and about 13-14 on the interstate. It's extremely consistant loaded or unloaded.

Chris

How do you get better milage in town than on the interstate?

DBS311 · 01-13-05, 11:29 AM

Used to get 15 on the highway in my 62 until the SO and larger tires. Now it is 11-12 no matter what I do. I am still running the factory 4.11 gears and it is a turd on anything with a slight incline, but I can still cruise at 80mph easily if it is flat. Where am I going with this? I get 11-12 mpg

Mike S · 01-13-05, 11:31 AM

Generally, I would expect to get slightly better mileage with the FJ60. I know that they FJ62 has injection and might be a slightly more efficient engine, but it also has an auto tranny and 4.10 gearing. FJ60s have a manual and 3.73 gearing. Slightly oversized tires will help.

I get about 15 highway - with the H55F overdrive and 31" tires.

Mike S

TheGr8Doughboy · 01-13-05, 12:14 PM

Around town is a lose term here. I have a 10 mile drive to get to town and cruising on the backroads at between 50-60 mph seems to be the sweet spot with factory gears and 33s. On the interstate pushing harder to get to 70-75 ESPICALLY with the mtns around here is hard on the gas mileage. O some climbs on the interstate I'm on the floor to keep the pig at 60 mph!

Chris

My disclaimer was I said "locally" not "around town"

poseidon · 01-13-05, 12:26 PM

I have a 60 and am SOA with stock gearing and 36s. I get seem to averaging a little higher than 14 MPG.

E

codylabrador · 01-13-05, 12:41 PM

Freshly tuned 88 FJ62 is ususally 15 MPG at 65-70 and 12-13 in stop and go commuting.

Lzwo · 01-13-05, 01:34 PM

On my 88 FJ62 w/ 31" tires and roof rack, I get 10. 10 city, 10 highway, 10 wheelin. When I purchased it and brought it to FL from VA, it started at 10, but by my last fill up, was getting 14. I guess the 12 hours of running boosted the efficiency. Fastest I can push it is around 70, unless down a "hill", then I can hit 75, and that's with the accelerator to the floor. Have pretty much given up on my pie-in-the-sky dream of 15mpg. Sad thing is, my buddie's rangie gets 14.

Shayetet13 · 01-13-05, 04:30 PM

I just got my 85 FJ-60 4 weeks ago. So far i'm getting 15-16 mpg. I went 281 miles and filled up with 18 gallons.

Michael

humper99 · 01-13-05, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Lzwo

... Fastest I can push it is around 70, unless down a "hill", then I can hit 75, and that's with the accelerator to the floor. Have pretty much given up on my pie-in-the-sky dream of 15mpg. Sad thing is, my buddie's rangie gets 14.

Holy crap! Are you running on all 6 cylinders. My 60 will run 70 pulling a 2500lb. trailer without even being on the floor. By herself I can run up to 80 pretty easy for short bursts but usually cruise at 70 mph.

ak hwy · 01-13-05, 04:43 PM

I have a "goal" of 13 (commuting) for my 86 FJ60 with 32" tires and 331k miles; depending on traffic and weather it varies between 11.5 and 13.5.
Highway mileage varies a lot, too. I'm satsified with 13 on the grades of I70 and US285 west of Denver (running as fast as necessary/possible to stay out of the way) and 14.5 on the flats east of here running 65-68mph. My time all-time highway records are 16.1 between Denver and Omaha running 62mph with a howling tail wind and 16.9 (!) on the secondary roads of Chihuahua state running 45-50mph all day on the back way from Cuahtemoc to Juarez...nothing wrong with Pemex Magna grade.
The few times I've tried to accurately check off-road mileage over the years (fill up just after leaving the highway, one to four days of low-range 4-wheeling, fill up before returning to highway) has yielded between 10.4 and 11.8.

lucky · 01-13-05, 06:29 PM

My BJ60 gets about 26-28 in town and about 30 on the hiway

patride71 · 01-13-05, 08:30 PM

i have 31s and get about 10 mpg....i try not to think about it or i get depressed.
at least my daily drive is short.

BlueCruiser84 · 01-13-05, 08:39 PM

i get like 10 but mine hasen't been running so well lately.

BlueCruiser84 · 01-13-05, 08:40 PM

that is i get 10mpg in my 60 series. Forgot to specify before.

archie · 01-13-05, 09:18 PM

I get 10 in the city and 15 on the highway. that's on 32's so I think I get another 10pct because the odometer would be off. 88fj62

LifeIsGood · 01-13-05, 09:53 PM

I average 13-14 with 32's on a 1990 FJ62. That is uncorrected for the larger tires.

rookie · 01-13-05, 10:27 PM

My 60 gets about 8-10 city & 10-14 Highway(she dosnet get much freeway time, though she easily dose 75-80mph without trying). I gave her a fresh tune-up when I bought last Sept. That mileage is with 32" A/T. I just put 33" M/T's, so my mileage might change.

3pits · 01-14-05, 07:33 AM

at 70-75 mph for 100 miles per trip, 18 gallon tank I think ,, about 250 miles per tank with rams horn headers, and 2' ome lift, 31s, barely an exhaust left, and a leaking intake/ehaust,

290k miles on engine about 30k miles on reworked head

bob