From: tom@catz.org   
      
   Sir F. A. Rien wrote:   
   > TOM  found these unused words:   
   >   
   >> Sailor wrote:   
   >>> I'm getting tired of putting gas in my 2002 Prerunner, 3.4 V-6 A/T.   
   >>> Since it was new, 85,000 ago it has gottten 16 mpg in town.   
   >>> I'm thinking of putting 215 x 85 x 16 tires on it and try for a little   
   >>> more mpg.   
   >>> Just wondering if anyone has done this, and the results.   
   >>> The narrower tires have to roll a lot easies.   
   >>> Also wondering if the stock width rims would be Ok with the 85 tires.   
   >>> Any users out there?   
   >> Be sure you keep the tailgate closed, especially on the highway. Open   
   >> tailgates or those pre-runner-type fish nets will reduce your MPG.   
   >> Probably not a big difference, but at today's prices, every little bit   
   >> helps...   
   >   
   > ... windows closed, even a tarp over the box ... !   
   >   
   > I gained 2+ mpg buy putting on a shell on my DC.   
      
   I have a 1988 Toyota pickup that I bought new. Even with the 22R engine,   
   I can smoke the right rear tire if I pop the clutch. A shell would   
   probably help, but after 20 years, I don't think I'll bother... :>))   
      
   Speaking of poor traction, I always have to laugh when I see a show   
   about a diesel Dodge, GM, or Ford pickup with a Bully Dog or other power   
   adder system. They can't help but show the thing doing a tire boiling   
   burnout (usually the right tire only) as if it's supposed to impress the   
   viewer. I think to myself, 'OK, you just proved the thing has crappy   
   traction, what else can you show me?'   
   --   
   Tom - Vista, CA   
      
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