Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hey.

Posting for a mate.
He's looking into buying a GQ with a V8 but wants to know how many ks people are getting from standard fuel tanks.
Please state if u are auto or manual and shorty or wagon, and what size rubber.

Cheers

What motor is he thinking about?
I get about 200 to 250k's from 65l, with 35 Simex, MWB, trayback, manual shift auto. But that is a turboed 4.5l V8 running avgas. It does go a lot better than standard though! ie 280rwkw.

Obviously it varies a lot from engine to engine, driver to driver and vehicle weight but mostly I hear of figures around 20L per 100k +/- 3L per 100k, not a lot different from the origional engines but with more power.

Peninsula Performance

Joel

PGS 4WD wrote:Obviously it varies a lot from engine to engine, driver to driver and vehicle weight but mostly I hear of figures around 20L per 100k +/- 3L per 100k, not a lot different from the origional engines but with more power.

Peninsula Performance

Joel

pretty spot on, obviously uses more in the bush, 35's, lwb, manual, inj. 5.0L...Paul

Thanks for that.
Think he's gunna get maybe a holden 5L or a 350 chev
Hes not real heavy on the right foot

Cheers

what chevy? older ones you have to run straight gas...

I have a 350 chev in a manuel wagon, gets 3.8kays per ltr on gas driven normally

hey guys,, ive got a GQ lwb with a 351 cleveland around 420 hp, which gets about 150kms to 70 litres, so dont do it for fuel ecomemy!!!

You need a tune, I've a customer with a 6 wheeler 454 40 series tray with hydraulic lift tray and crane that gets better than that towing a 3 ton grass cutter.

Joel

GQ,Wagon,Manual,33 Bridgestone A/T's.

340K's around town from 88 Litres Gas, 250K's from 65 Litres fuel.

Better open road no load but towing loses about 15%.

That is from Marine cammed Vortec 350 making 430Nm @ 200+ Kw on gas. No figures on fuel.

Matt

Yea i get 16 - 18 / 100 on Petty. 5.0 VP V8 in a GQ Ute with 33's and 4.3 gears.