Fuel Economy

[Oggie]

I can get around 450km out of a full tank around town.. aint taken it long distance yet...

BUT I know for a fact that... I can get from porirua to over the rumitaka's to masterton and that's some nana driving right there for about 20 dollars in petrol. about 91 km one way.

[dixon8]

hi guys, just done a longish drive this weekend to napier from wellington via Manfield . I did 452.7km on almost a tank full (47.25l) , as the fuel light had just started to come on.

to my calcs this is about 9.58km/l or 10.4l per 100km (or 27.1mpg old school)

thought I might have got a few more km/l with a 5 speed manual and not speeding much - cruising about 104km/hr this weekend

[Tanga]

Wow, this post took off haha.

I went Auckland to Whangarei this weekend return, was full tank when I left, had 1/4 left when I got back - 320kms, $80 of 98 Octane @ $2.26/L

As to km/l - Dunno lol

Def think I need to look at o2 sensor

Random Q;
Boost gauge - Mechanical or elec better?

[Bender]

From Tauranga to Gisborne with driving around I done 420kms on the tank and fuel light wasn't on, She took 41.46 litres to full with the drive back I done just under 300kms with just under 1/4 tank left.

[dixon8]

forgot to say that I'm running with mobil 95.

useage checked by refilling to same level ( when I see the fuel sitting just at nozzle depth, I stop) before and after travelling kms.

saying 1/4 tank left not accurate sorry, as gauge drops real quick after half tank

[SEAN-NZ]

il try figure out my usage again when i go back to auckland wednesday or thursday, and when i come back
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Random Q;
Boost gauge - Mechanical or elec better?

apparently mechanical have better response, unless you want features like memory, i dont see the need to electric, i assume mechanical are easier to install

[Tanga]

apparently mechanical have better response, unless you want features like memory, i dont see the need to electric, i assume mechanical are easier to install

Yea this is what im reading, I found open boost and I dont think my gauge was keeping up haha

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v...type=2&theater

[wintertidenz]

Electronic gauges use less vacuum piping so theoretically less lag. And there's not the worry of a pipe coming into the cabin that can get damaged, pop off or leak.

[Myke]

I hate the lot of you, i went from Auckland to levin and back this long weekend filled up in Auckland got to Taupo about 307km and had 1/4 tank left filled up again and made it to levin with about 1/4 left so about 1.5 tanks worth of gas just to get their and the same back, 1200km and around $320 on gas. FML haha

[wintertidenz]

Yikes something is definitely not right with your car. I was able to get to Taupo from BP Drury (about 290km) on 25ish litres of 98, and that's including boosting and two passengers with a sub box.

[Bender]

I hate the lot of you, i went from Auckland to levin and back this long weekend filled up in Auckland got to Taupo about 307km and had 1/4 tank left filled up again and made it to levin with about 1/4 left so about 1.5 tanks worth of gas just to get their and the same back, 1200km and around $320 on gas. FML haha

Hahaha and I thought mine was bad on fuel...

[SEAN-NZ]

I hate the lot of you, i went from Auckland to levin and back this long weekend filled up in Auckland got to Taupo about 307km and had 1/4 tank left filled up again and made it to levin with about 1/4 left so about 1.5 tanks worth of gas just to get their and the same back, 1200km and around $320 on gas. FML haha

$320 at what i pay for 98, 2.289 at the moment i think, 140 litres, 8.5k/l not bad, i think i got less than that doing a few ks rounds tga then heading to auckland and doing a bit of driving there

[Tanga]

I hate the lot of you, i went from Auckland to levin and back this long weekend filled up in Auckland got to Taupo about 307km and had 1/4 tank left filled up again and made it to levin with about 1/4 left so about 1.5 tanks worth of gas just to get their and the same back, 1200km and around $320 on gas. FML haha

I just filled up and had done 320km to full tank - 400 is a stretch for me, so 300 on 1200km would be around what i would get

[Oggie]

I find that when I top up with gas... I always work at 10km per litre of gas. yesterday put in some 22l of gas. I should make an easy 220km from that around town. more if I long distance it. but not that much more..

last time I did a long drive was owera to wellington..
tank and a third I think it was.. and that was with a hitch hiker from taupo. of and the hose from the bov came loose in aucks but I never noticed till someone pointed it out. not sure if that ever made a difference or not.

roll on may 2014 I wanna goto the dark side they have rwd and pizza's and lotsa V

[Bender]

When I full up the other day, I had done 380kms to a the tank and was just on 53 litres to full

I do know my plugs need doing, Not running 100% right at the moment...

[ako]

Jesus

Got me rethinking if I want another VR4 now!

My last legacy (2L B4 shape) got a consistent 600km plus from a full tank (50l to light on) on the open road - even my auto/turbo airtrek got better economy than what you guys are reporting :S

[wintertidenz]

Once the cars are retuned they are fine, or if you're on the open road with gentle acceleration. I've gotten 560km to 50ish litres in a single trip round the Coromandel before with a full car load.

[Badger_01]

I desperately need my car tuned/retuned. Like I dont go anywhere besides work and getting less than 300kms a tank, so fulling up every 2nd week, pretty much pay day and boom $100-120 gone straight away just on fuel

[Bender]

Or maybe we all just have to heavy of a right foot???

[wintertidenz]

Round town + heavy foot = petrol gone really quick.

Get a wideband and readjust the narrowband emulation slightly and you might find an improvement. Again, fresh plugs and filters will make a big difference, as will checking for and fixing boost leaks.