'88 Camry All-Trac mileage

['88 All-Trac]

I looked up the factory-rated mileage and I'm running close to that but it still isn't too hot. Do you fellows have any tips as to how I could improve my mileage? I tried driving like a grandma but it didn't help.

[white90dx]

I've pretty much gotten right in the original factory rated mileage on my auto Alltrac too. Generally 22-24mpg around town (well, this is actually still >50% highway) and up to 26-27mpg on road trips, etc.

What kills the mileage for me is the roof rack and bikes or skis/snowboards - on those trips I'm lucky to get 22mpg.

My Alltrac has 17in wheels with 215/40/17 tires (didn't affect mileage much). It also has a K&N drop-in filter, advanced timing and a slightly modified AFM (leaned a few clicks). None of these things did much either...

The low mileage is a bit surprising, as my 350hp WRX gets the same or better mileage and my first FWD 5-speed gen2 Camry got over 30mpg all the time (and up to 38mpg on road trips)... but I guess that's just how it goes.

-Charlie

['88 All-Trac]

Originally Posted by white90dx

I've pretty much gotten right in the original factory rated mileage on my auto Alltrac too. Generally 22-24mpg around town (well, this is actually still >50% highway) and up to 26-27mpg on road trips, etc.

What kills the mileage for me is the roof rack and bikes or skis/snowboards - on those trips I'm lucky to get 22mpg.

My Alltrac has 17in wheels with 215/40/17 tires (didn't affect mileage much). It also has a K&N drop-in filter, advanced timing and a slightly modified AFM (leaned a few clicks). None of these things did much either...

The low mileage is a bit surprising, as my 350hp WRX gets the same or better mileage and my first FWD 5-speed gen2 Camry got over 30mpg all the time (and up to 38mpg on road trips)... but I guess that's just how it goes.

-Charlie

Yeah, sounds about right. Our 2wd '91 used to get 32mpg in California traffic, replaced the engine and it immediately dropped to 20mpg if I'm lucky. 29 if I drive really easy... But I've got a few more things to replace with this. It's running much nicer on premium, even though it only called for regular. It pinged on the freeway a bit, but doesn't anymore.