15hours notice I had to drive from London to Northern Ireland

[Hellboy]

For a death in the family, Jumped in the Turbo , and set out on the M40 heading for the Port at Hollyhead...

All i will say the 2 was faultless - used 2.5tanks of fuel to Northern Ireland and back and lots of sprited driving on the coast roads and through Wales and over the limit on the Mways

12KM per Liter of Fuel used (33.3MPG if you want British figures) and a ave speed of 85KMH over 7 hours driving according to the HKS CAMP.

Not bad for a 17year old car.

Restored my faith in her after my 2 years of Head Gasket woes.

[matt_mr2t]

33mpg from a tubby?

WTF

[Hellboy]

HKS CAMP measures the amount of fuel (cc) at any moment being injected - hence works out precisely the amount of fuel in Liters used and the trip ave of 12KM per liter used.

12km = 7.4 miles
1 gallon = 4.5 liters
4.5x7.4 = 33.3 MPG

Would have been a few more if I had not be ripping the ar$e off it.

http://www.alamomotorsports.com/HKS/hks_camp_info.html

[matt_mr2t]

I dont have a fancy computer but I usually stick 10 gallons in mine. The most I've ever got was 252 miles.

[Hellboy]

I dont have a fancy computer but I usually stick 10 gallons in mine. The most I've ever got was 252 miles.

which is 45 liters at my 12km/l its 335miles per 45 liters.

I have got a Blitz ECU which is leaner

your getting around 25MPG to do 252miles per 45 liters or 9km per liter

[matt_mr2t]

I know, having 10 gallon tanks makes it pretty simple to work out mpg lol.

I have a Dastek but it is running fairly rich.

[mattcambs]

I know, having 10 gallon tanks makes it pretty simple to work out mpg lol.

I have a Dastek but it is running fairly rich.

How do you know for sure that you have 10 gallons in the tank?

Brim tank - reset trip counter

Drive around for a few miles (doesn't matter how many as long as you know how many)

Go back to petrol station and brim tank again - note how many litres you put in to do this known mileage.

Only accurate way to calculate


I'll get my coat ............

[matt_mr2t]

I run it till it's about to run out then oddly enough it takes 45 litres of juice. 45 litres = 10 gallons. Then I run it till it was where it was - IE running on fumes. I take a look at the clocks, divide the number by 10 and hey presto - my average MPG per tank.

My best was done on a Santa Pod run. 100 miles there, 6 races then 100 miles back. Then I managed to get another 50 off miles out of what was left

[Lewis Jay]

45 litres of juice. 45 litres = 10 gallons. I take a look at the clocks, divide the number by 10 and hey presto - my average MPG per tank.

Genius

Why didnt I think of that.

[mattcambs]

Clever, but still not as accurate as doing it properly

[Lewis Jay]

You big geek Matt.

Stop spending time on here when you can be sorting out your 2.

[mattcambs]

You got me sussed, mate

I actually spent about 3 hours scraping bubbled up tint off my rear window yesterday. What a shocker of a job! Been to Rogue today to get thermostat changed and check over. But I am a geek, yes

[mr2nut123]

1) Fill it up
2) Drive it like it was built to be driven
3) Who cares about how much it costs?

If cost is an issue there's some nice Ford KAs and Metros kicking about..

[Lauren]

1) Fill it up
2) Drive it like it was built to be driven
3) Who cares about how much it costs?

If cost is an issue there's some nice Ford KAs and Metros kicking about..

Or Pandas.

/pats 56.6 mpg driving around Wythenshawe.

[Azz]

from empty i can get £77 of V-Power in it which is about 70L, mine with a 45L tank would get you no ware fast

12MPG and i have done 14,000 miles in 10 months @ £1.11 per litre i dont wanna know how much that is

[C50]

How do you know for sure that you have 10 gallons in the tank?

Brim tank - reset trip counter

Drive around for a few miles (doesn't matter how many as long as you know how many)

Go back to petrol station and brim tank again - note how many litres you put in to do this known mileage.

Only accurate way to calculate


I'll get my coat ............

That's how i do mine but also to make it a fair test i stick to the same pump at the same garage and fill to the first click



ps - my condolences

[Tiny]

from empty i can get £77 of V-Power in it which is about 70L, mine with a 45L tank would get you no ware fast

12MPG and i have done 14,000 miles in 10 months @ £1.11 per litre i dont wanna know how much that is

FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVEN POUND!

or £18 shy of £600 a month on FUEL!

Its an RX7 though so must be worth it

[thai boxer]

You big geek Matt.

Stop spending time on here when you can be sorting out your mrs.

[Azz]

Tiny

Azz wrote:

from empty i can get £77 of V-Power in it which is about 70L, mine with a 45L tank would get you no ware fast

12MPG and i have done 14,000 miles in 10 months @ £1.11 per litre [Shocked] i don't wanna know how much that is

FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVEN POUND!

or £18 shy of £600 a month on FUEL! [Shocked]

Its an RX7 though so must be worth it

Yup its more than worth it i love it to bits, i will tone it down though but you have to take into account i have to save £100 every month on top of my petrol costs for the 5 year rebuild, £100pm for my insurance, £10 per month for my Tax, i stick £50 per month away for my MOT, £300 a year on oil, oil changes and general servicing, and £700 every 2 years for Tyres so it really dose add up, at the rate i am going i am knocking up a yearley running cost of just short of £9000,

There are idiots who buy them not knowing this and then leave them to rot when they cant fix them. you could get the cost lower by not driving it that often but i use mine as my daily driver so its gunna clock up some cash lol.