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L28 Fuel consumption

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L28 Fuel consumption

Post by Big Red Toy »

Only intersested in L28's.
What sort of horrible figures do other's get out of their L28 powered patrols? Mine just guzzles down fuel, but its not a Daily drive so i don't worry anymore. Also What size tyres contribute to your scary fuel usage's?
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Post by MKPatrolGuy »

Dunno figures, but I drove from Ringwood to Mildura on about 85L of Gas and 1/4ish tank of Petrol on 35s
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Post by Screwy »

i was getting about 400-450 k's per tank on my L28 depending on use.....

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Post by 84SwbPatrol »

Yeah anywhere from 350-450 per tank driving daily to work on 31's
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Post by shortgq »

around 450-480 on a tank, cruising on highway
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Post by MereMale »

Out of petrol I don't know as mainly us LPG
But with that I'm gettin about 400 or just over with the L28 with an 80 litre gas tank :roll:
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Post by Screwy »

MereMale wrote:Out of petrol I don't know as mainly us LPG
But with that I'm gettin about 400 or just over with the L28 with an 80 litre gas tank :roll:


yeh but how much $$$ does it cost u to fill up?

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Post by r0ck_m0nkey »

I have been getting around 12-13L/100km on open road. Thats with Extractors and Weber on 31" H/T's. I never really pay attention to what it uses driving in any other conditions.
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Post by MARKx4 »

On 31's the consumption is ok, but sence i put the 35's its around 300 to 350.
Its not cool, unless it's got boost :)
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Post by MereMale »

Screwy_ScrewBall wrote:
MereMale wrote:Out of petrol I don't know as mainly us LPG
But with that I'm gettin about 400 or just over with the L28 with an 80 litre gas tank :roll:


yeh but how much $$$ does it cost u to fill up?

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Some where around the $20 mark or over
Really depends on the price of LPG at the time.
That's also runnin 31s
The gas tank was mid mounted so even thinking about gettin one put under the Petrol tank after the lift to get double out of it, but would have to find out if the thing could handle it first. Don't want to break things.
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Post by r0ck_m0nkey »

Mark Costello wrote:On 31's the consumption is ok, but sence i put the 35's its around 300 to 350.


But is that taking into consideration that your speedo would be reading considerably lower with the increase in tyre diameter.
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Post by Screwy »

well the figures on LPG sound quite good :cool:
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Post by Patroldude »

Hence the reason you want my silver L28 for your diesel yeah????

If I don't get a chance to say it myself - good luck at trials.

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Post by MereMale »

Screwy

Just got back from doing a play up in the high country on the weekend and filled the LPG from about empty at about 42.6L and it was just over $25 for the tank
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Post by Screwy »

Patroldude wrote:Hence the reason you want my silver L28 for your diesel yeah????

If I don't get a chance to say it myself - good luck at trials.

Cheers

Mk


Thanks bloke :cool:

Mere,

Those figures sound quite good. I wouldnt be complaining :P
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Post by MereMale »

Me not complaining about running it on LPG, its the same as me running on :morning: :morning:

Its cheaper to run that the Mrs Toyota Seca on petrol, so the MQ is also the daily driver :P

So would running larger feet give me better fuel econ or worse?? :puppydogeyes:
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Post by Big Red Toy »

ok after the drive on tuesday, 409km's used 122 lt :shock: all worth it :armsup:
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Post by Screwy »

Big Red Toy wrote:ok after the drive on tuesday, 409km's used 122 lt :shock: all worth it :armsup:


thats hell bad,

Me thinks lots of lead foot involved :D
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Post by Big Red Toy »

only a little bit of right foot ;)
ALLDAY :armsup: :armsup: :armsup:
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Post by MereMale »

Were we suppose to put the amount for with the right foot :?
I thought it was like as in Highway Running :?

Oh well there me goes being a meremale again :rofl:
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Post by MKPatrolGuy »

Screwy_ScrewBall wrote:
Big Red Toy wrote:ok after the drive on tuesday, 409km's used 122 lt :shock: all worth it :armsup:


thats hell bad,

Me thinks lots of lead foot involved :D


I did a day drive up around Toolangi/Murrindindi a few months ago. Did 150kms at the most and used about 70-74 litres of fuel :shock:
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Post by Big Red Toy »

MKPatrolGuy wrote:
Screwy_ScrewBall wrote:
Big Red Toy wrote:ok after the drive on tuesday, 409km's used 122 lt :shock: all worth it :armsup:


thats hell bad,

Me thinks lots of lead foot involved :D


I did a day drive up around Toolangi/Murrindindi a few months ago. Did 150kms at the most and used about 70-74 litres of fuel :shock:

yeah but thats a V8, which should be more efficent
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Post by MKPatrolGuy »

Big Red Toy wrote:
MKPatrolGuy wrote:
Screwy_ScrewBall wrote:
Big Red Toy wrote:ok after the drive on tuesday, 409km's used 122 lt :shock: all worth it :armsup:


thats hell bad,

Me thinks lots of lead foot involved :D


I did a day drive up around Toolangi/Murrindindi a few months ago. Did 150kms at the most and used about 70-74 litres of fuel :shock:

yeah but thats a V8, which should be more efficent


It needs a bit of tuning me thinks :D going to put it on straight gas so I can afford to run it
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Post by Screwy »

MKPatrolGuy wrote:
Big Red Toy wrote:
MKPatrolGuy wrote:
Screwy_ScrewBall wrote:
Big Red Toy wrote:ok after the drive on tuesday, 409km's used 122 lt :shock: all worth it :armsup:


thats hell bad,

Me thinks lots of lead foot involved :D


I did a day drive up around Toolangi/Murrindindi a few months ago. Did 150kms at the most and used about 70-74 litres of fuel :shock:

yeah but thats a V8, which should be more efficent


It needs a bit of tuning me thinks :D going to put it on straight gas so I can afford to run it


Thats wat i did :armsup:
smartest thing i ever did ;)
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