Fuel consumption

[bonio73]

Oh my God!!

Just worked out what my 1990 110 V8's fuel consumption is......11.89mpg :shock:

That seems awfully low - how can it be improved?  I know that my mud tyres don't help, but surelyu I can do something!?

[L90OOK]

Good job you only just bought it  :lol:

Turn it into a Flintstone Rover  :roll:

Push it :?:

Gas it?

200Tdi transplant :?:

Give it a damn good tune, change air filter, drive like your gran  :shock:

[extreme90]

join the club
mine a 200tdi and i can drain a tank in 89 miles  :lol:  :lol:
driving flat out tho trying blow it up so i can fit a new engine  :lol:  :lol:
danny

[Xtremeteam]

join the club
mine a 200tdi and i can drain a tank in 89 miles  :lol:  :lol:
driving flat out tho trying blow it up so i can fit a new engine  :lol:  :lol:
danny

can do a tank in mine just shy o 120 miles
then again thats racing every boyracer thats about & feels brave enough

[extreme90]

:shock:  :shock:  mine will do just about 90 miles driving like its stolen    
then again my injector pump is working as it should  :lol:  :lol:
danny

[Xtremeteam]

:shock:  :shock:  mine will do just about 90 miles driving like its stolen    
then again my injector pump is working as it should  :lol:  :lol:
danny

yeh



AND  

than again it has gone 3 weeks on the same stop solenoid,could have something to do with the fact i turned mine down slightly

[extreme90]

ive turned mine up more  :twisted:
want it to die so got excuse fit this uprated clutch and other engine that i got lying around  :roll:
danny

[Xtremeteam]

ive turned mine up more  :twisted:
want it to die so got excuse fit this uprated clutch and other engine that i got lying around  :roll:
danny

HEHE been doing some research.............


theres a clutch out a high power turbo'd saloon thats ment to fit

Just got to find what motor its from

[extreme90]

ahh liz already sorted me out  
the clutch plate has got 8 springs instead of 4 afink  :?  and they twice the size  :shock:
they huge  :lol:
do for simon do for me  :lol:
danny

[L90OOK]

200Tdi turn the full fuelling screw 1.5 turns in...watch it smoke, goes like a rocket then goes bang....fit new engine...sorted  :roll:

[Xtremeteam]

200Tdi turn the full fuelling screw 1.5 turns in...watch it smoke, goes like a rocket then goes bang....fit new engine...sorted  :roll:

it wont as much go bang,the turbo goes a kinda cool white colour just before the noises start

An EGT guage is a good thing to have before any screws get fiddled with,wish i had one when i was running the old turbo, :roll:

[extreme90]

200Tdi turn the full fuelling screw 1.5 turns in...watch it smoke, goes like a rocket then goes bang....fit new engine...sorted  :roll:

it wont as much go bang,the turbo goes a kinda cool white colour just before the noises start

An EGT guage is a good thing to have before any screws get fiddled with,wish i had one when i was running the old turbo, :roll:

rapido turning the pump back down now mike  :shock:
if this one goes pop thats 3 turbos in 4 months  :shock:
over a grand on tubbys  
thank god it aint hybrid then  :shock:
as for new engine i got one thats y i want this one go pop
coz i need fit me new clutch aswel  
danny

[Xtremeteam]

u wont kill the engine directly by having the pump screwed open,you will however kill the tubby & start to melt the head

[extreme90]

hu huuuu nice big blob of ally on the floor  :lol:
nah ill keep it in afink and just change the clutch when i got a spare weekend
afteralll its only 3 thou old
and well run in  :roll:  :twisted:
its a 3 thou old engine that thinks its done 100k  :lol:
danny

[bezzabsa]

To get back ON THREAD thats about right for URBAN usage of a 110 V8 - used to average between 8 and 15 MPG in my carb RRC's.. but strangely used to get between 16 and 30MPG in my Disco 3.5 V8 on carbs  :?:  :shock:

[smo]

hu huuuu nice big blob of ally on the floor  :lol:
nah ill keep it in afink and just change the clutch when i got a spare weekend
afteralll its only 3 thou old
and well run in  :roll:  :twisted:
its a 3 thou old engine that thinks its done 100k  :lol:
danny

Danny, why not change the engine and sell the 200Tdi you have taken out to make some money back, not as fun as blowing it up but easier on the pocket. Are you still going TD5??  :twisted:

[bonio73]

Thanks bezzabsa!  Was wondering where that was going.  It only gets driven 2 miles to work in the morning up a very steep hill onto the moor, and then the return journey back in the evening.  A short trip to the stables in the evening of about 1 mile and back.

[extreme90]

no smo not td5 in the chal 90    keeping her simple simple is always better and is a winner for comps  
td5 rocket for the road tho a nice 100 inch rocket  :lol:
plans are on drawing board and being kicked around the workshop  :lol:
danny

[extreme90]

to get back on track as bezzabsa is being scrooge  :lol:  :lol:
a rrc that i had 3.5 on strongb carbs, did around 18mpg
but it wasnt thrashed just tootled ad thrashed when wanted  :lol:
never took it on a long run so dont know what it would be like then  :roll:
yes  im already digging me hole  
danny  :lol:

[James.Harwood]

Record so far: 4 Galons Per Mile (over a 1/2 Mile distance)

That hurt   :shock:  :roll:

[Xtremeteam]

my best was 1.7 MPG with the V8 90 racer i was using,4 mile course in 13 minutes all in lowbox

[James.Harwood]

I think we are missing the point,

my best was

Shouldn't that have been worst.

James

[Xtremeteam]

TBH i was quite proud of that achievment,

best my dad manages out his 110 V8 on SUs is 19-20 ish

[mattyme]

dont talk to me about fuel consumption!!!


i darent work out my fuel consumption in my 94 yank tank!! lol

i put £90 a week in and thats just general runnin about!!!!