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Vehicle & Technical => Series Land Rovers => Topic started by: henryandlesley on October 22, 2008, 21:04:29
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Hi what will a 2 1/4 petrol do to a gallon 4.54 litres if all goes well next week I should be getting this landy or this light weight to resale and get the 88" then ight cheap to run keep or sale it to get a 110 safari so i have more seats and more room so i can sale the shogun due to lack of boot space when all seats in use
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There is really quite a few variations in what one will do. If the ignition isn't quite spot on and the carb is a little worn then it'll be doing low teens. If it is getting on a bit then you'll be in single figures. But then in reasonable health then you could see mid teens around and about and pushing low twenties on a run.
The driving style is different but not driven hard then reasonable economy could be had.
Jemima around the devon hills would do 12 - 15 MPG. and on an M5 run i would get 21 to the gallon.
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You can't always tell if it's running rich or out of tune. I go by ear when setting the mixture, weakening the mixture to the point where the engine's idle changes and becomes slightly rougher. I then richen the mixture by 1/4 to 1/2 a turn. Seems to work for me.
Ignition timing varies from engine to engine on what's best, I find around 6 degrees BTDC, others find TDC works best.
By the way, mine had done that mileage when I got it. But because it had been sat for ages, when it came to being used often every seal that could leak began leaking. :(
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I'm currently getting about 23mpg with my s2a at the moment. The engine is tired and doesn't pull well, but is the most economical series I've ever had!
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Depends on how you drive it, On run I get about 18mpg, but then i dont drive too gently, about town about 15.
Best I have ever got was 21MPG and the worst was 4 GALLONS per mile (it was fun).
If you are worried about cost of running one ask yourself is it for commuting or a toy?
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Fit a 200,im getting 40mpg without an overdrive. With an overdrive i was getting 46 round town or on a run, UNTIL u hit the turbo,then u still get 32!!!!!!