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[EF_Russ]

If you want to work out how much fuel you are using or mpg, there is no bad way.

Granted, it's better to calculate over a large distance/full tank. But as long as you have a definite figure to work with, i.e 50 miles - £10 worth of juice, you can calculate precisely.

[junior2k2]

Ieven when i have servuced the car i see no better mpg. so what ya reckon...carbs ?

[louckie]

What returns are you seeing from £10 fuel then Jake and Louckie?

The carbed engines aren't massively economical. Surprisingly though, a few performance tweaks do actually offer an improvement.

As others have said though, your first port of call should be a good service.

When I had my gl straight through exhaust .....

No air box

Manning tree to Hampshire 176 miles 20 pounds

[EF_Russ]

If you have a friendly local garage/MOT station, or a mate in the trade, pop down and get an emissions test. Will take 2mins and can tell you a lot about how it's running (fueling wise).

Make sure you don't have any exhaust blows, slightly binding brakes and also make sure you're tyre pressures are correct.

Gearbox oil can also, surprisingly, make a minute difference too. Low/nasty gunky gearbox oil can give the effect of increased drag/resistance.

[louckie]

If you have a friendly local garage/MOT station, or a mate in the trade, pop down and get an emissions test. Will take 2mins and can tell you a lot about how it's running (fueling wise).

Make sure you don't have any exhaust blows, slightly binding brakes and also make sure you're tyre pressures are correct.

Gearbox oil can also, surprisingly, make a minute difference too. Low/nasty gunky gearbox oil can give the effect of increased drag/resistance.

Decent advise ! .... Also check your thermostat ! I've said it once ill say it again

With this bad weather aswell if your car is running cold its not at optimum running temperature it will be uneconomical

[EF_Russ]

When I had my gl straight through exhaust .....

No air box

Manning tree to Hampshire 176 miles 20 pounds

That's about 54mpg (pricing fuel at 135p p/l ). It must be set up and running lovely

I presume that was mostly motorway miles?

[louckie]

All motorway and it was a fair time ago about Mmmm year and a half ago

So twenty pounds was a bit more then .....

I did drive like a tart ......... Serious Eco run



A120 A12 M25 A3 M27 all motorway lol

What returned do you get from a 16-16?

[widowmaker]

I used to get 40+mpg out of my gl on a mixed road journey, that was pretty heavily modified including a bisimoto cam

[louckie]

I used to get 40+mpg out of my gl on a mixed road journey, that was pretty heavily modified including a bisimoto cam

thats definatly something to be proud of feck performance

meet economical performance

[widowmaker]

I used to get 40+mpg out of my gl on a mixed road journey, that was pretty heavily modified including a bisimoto cam

thats definatly something to be proud of feck performance

meet economical performance

With a heavy right foot, it used to drop to almost single figures

[skull-candy18]

My d16a9 at the moment is only getting about 31 mpg.
Lots of short journeys and the cold weather can't be helping though.

[louckie]

My d16a9 at the moment is only getting about 31 mpg.
Lots of short journeys and the cold weather can't be helping though.

Ill post a topic to stop spamming this thread !

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[jakescool1234]

If you want to work out how much fuel you are using or mpg, there is no bad way.

Granted, it's better to calculate over a large distance/full tank. But as long as you have a definite figure to work with, i.e 50 miles - £10 worth of juice, you can calculate precisely.

Load of tosh.
A full tank Then reset trip, then re fill again and not amount used is very accurate.
A tenner is wildly in accurate - weather influences the gauge, along with how far you run it into the empty (dry? to the line?)

Apply a little logic and you will see what I mean

[junior2k2]

If you have a friendly local garage/MOT station, or a mate in the trade, pop down and get an emissions test. Will take 2mins and can tell you a lot about how it's running (fueling wise).

Make sure you don't have any exhaust blows, slightly binding brakes and also make sure you're tyre pressures are correct.

Gearbox oil can also, surprisingly, make a minute difference too. Low/nasty gunky gearbox oil can give the effect of increased drag/resistance.

i think i have pretty much all these things haha. definatley a blowing exhuast, binding brakes, and i doubt the box oil has ever been done.......mission for the weekend :d thanks mate