Hey Guys im new here talking about gas milege

[01explorercoy]

Hey everyone i just wanted to start off by saying this is a great website. Last Year i got my girl friend a 2001 xlt 4 door explorer 4.0 liter with 81,000 miles. Well she drives about 80 miles a day all highway and nobody believes me what kind of gas milage she is getting. I drove the explorer today and it has 113,000 miles on it and she is getting damn near 25 mpg every tank full driving at 65 and 70 mpg . The last fill up she got 440 miles on a tank and it held 18.1 gallons of gas and still had a 1/8 tank left. Has anyone else ever heard of a explorer getting this good of milage. THe 32,000 miles she has put on it and we have never had a problem with it and only put tires and brakes on it other than oil changes and that kind of stuff. I am really surprised with this vehicle. THanks

 

[97sprt4x4]

I don't know about your ex getting that good gas mileage pretty much everyone here gets factory or worse... However there is one that on here that rings a bell.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=137531&highlight=quest

This ex gets over 30mpg, so you can look into that if you would like

- Justin

 

[bisjoe]

I had a '96 much like hers, and got 24 - 25 on all-highway trips. Unfortunately only 15 around town.

 

[Cobraguy]

Oh man. Why did you go and do this??? Now you jinxed it good. You can just about bet your next tank will be down to 12 mpg...

 

[justin146]

I can get 25mpg easy in my 5.0 Explorer even with all of its power- it is all in the way you drive. I have a boost/vacuum gauge, so it makes it easy- I just watch the gauge and keep the needle as far under zero as I can.

 

[mr_mr11]

Justin146 - Will you tell us more about the vacuum gauge you installed? What kind is it and how/where did you install it? Thanks.

 

[justin146]

Justin146 - Will you tell us more about the vacuum gauge you installed? What kind is it and how/where did you install it? Thanks.

It is an Autometer brand gauge and it installs to one of the vacuum lines on the intake manfold.

 

[TrevoJreal429]

Thats not really unheard of, the sohc's are great motors.
I recently got 22 mpg on a highway trip pulling my 18 foot flats boat.

 

[Sams01XplrSprt]

welcome