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80 series 4.5L range

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80 series 4.5L range

Post by mabsydney »

Due to the plentiful supply of petrol 80 series in good condition I find myself considering one over a diesel patrol, can anybody tell me:

What sort of range can I expect from a 4.5L petrol 80 series with stock fuel tanks?

How much could I increase this with after market long range tanks?

And, what sort of life does this engine have in terms of no of k's?

Thanks,

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Post by Slayer »

stock tanks is like 90 and 50 isnt it?? so 140 ltrs normally betwen 4 and 5 kms per litre if u drive it moderately.. if u drive it like a girl u might get more..


think dad gets about 600 kms outa that, manual with 285/75's and a roof rack..

its got 360,000ks on it and still goin.. doesnt use oil or blow smoke.. still got plenty of power right to the redline
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Post by mabsydney »

thanks for that slayer
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Post by bruiser »

I get 800k's from both tanks easy, manual with 315 tyres.
Mine has done only 110 000k's
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Post by Mad Cruiser »

bruiser wrote:I get 800k's from both tanks easy, manual with 315 tyres.
Mine has done only 110 000k's


Is that mainly highway driving ?
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Post by bruiser »

No round town,
I do generally use premium unleaded though and have a modified exhaust if that makes much difference.
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Post by dow50r »

Hi
I average 20l/100 with mine, (auto) best on highway was 18l/100 and with 260 litres on board, can get 1300kms easy.
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Post by mabsydney »

Hi Andrew,

How what capacity are your tanks? Does 260km include some fuel carried in Jerry cans?

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Post by dow50r »

Hi
the main is 90 and the aux is an out of town 170 litre tank.....so together, with a worst usage of 20l/100, i would get 1300 klms.
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Post by muddy80s »

i had an 80s with 300 thou on the clock and it ran perfect .bought a f-ckn 100 series with 160 thou on it and it blows smoke an crap everywhere its had all its services aswell. i suppose its how its driven as to how long it will last. mine was obviously thrashed in a past life.
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4.5l fuel economy

Post by plumber »

had my auto 95 model for bout 2 mths now,
done 120 000kms, gets around 450-500kms off main tank, depending on how heavy your right foot is, highway seems to be much better, stilll standard at moment
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