fuel consumption
wsbtt
Posted 20/10/2013 13:46 (#15806)
Subject: fuel consumption



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Location: Brisbane,qld		Should a new (tight) short motor use more fuel until it loosens up or runs in ????
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Posted 20/10/2013 23:38 (#15808 - in reply to #15806)
Subject: RE: fuel consumption



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wsbtt - 20/10/2013 13:46

Should a new (tight) short motor use more fuel until it loosens up or runs in ????



nope...all mine use the same..
.about 550 to a tank if normal auto
about 480 in the TMR at highway speeds 400 if driven hard
manual with supercharger 500 and she stops...LOL
twin turbo uses 530 km to a tankful on highway...less than 400 if driven hard
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Posted 20/10/2013 23:53 (#15809 - in reply to #15808)
Subject: Re: fuel consumption



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Location: Brisbane,qld		Ah yeah that sounds right, missus complained that it used half tank to do a 200 klm trip on the highway, i hardly drive it so i wasn't sure
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Posted 21/10/2013 12:24 (#15814 - in reply to #15809)
Subject: Re: fuel consumption



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wsbtt - 20/10/2013 23:53

Ah yeah that sounds right, missus complained that it used half tank to do a 200 klm trip on the highway, i hardly drive it so i wasn't sure


has she got a leadfoot?


was it exactly 200km? or was it 225 or 250 km?

makes a big difference....
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Posted 21/10/2013 12:48 (#15815 - in reply to #15814)
Subject: Re: fuel consumption



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Location: Brisbane,qld		She drives like miss daisy, approx 160 ks the needle was just under half and on arrival it was a needle above empty but i did realize i had the bigger injector in from when i attempted to change the SMT6
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Posted 21/10/2013 23:38 (#15816 - in reply to #15806)
Subject: Re: fuel consumption



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Location: An island off southern Tasmania.		7th injector only comes in under heavy load.

Are the cats okay? any check lights?
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