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Fuel consumption normal onroad driving

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Fuel consumption normal onroad driving

Post by Damo4x4 »

Im looking at getting either a 1.3l Zook, or a 2.8TD Rocky and was wondering what I could expect out of the Zook engine when it comes to economy. If people could post there average economy it would be a great help.

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Post by Megaman »

I get about 300 to 350kms to the sh1tty little tank and i have a 16v 1600 vitara in my sierra. If that helps
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Post by moose »

tyres ?????
depending wat tyres you run !!!!!
with bog stok (go cart tyres) , I used to get anywhere between 390 - 450 ks out the stock tank !!!!!
the bigger the tyres & also the higher you lift (aerodynamics) , the less k,s !!!!!! :wink:
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Post by zukin »

well mate like moose said the bigger the tyres the less k's youll get i get anywhere from 350-450 depending what sorta driving im doing and how much i flog it but pretty economical tho.

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Post by Tonkar »

I get around 350k's to a tank. That is flat knacker everywhere and it loves it. Have tried to drive conservative and get a good number of k's up but can't help myself.
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Post by Guy »

due to our new drakonian speed laws and my speedo being somewhat inaccurate .. I have been sitting around the 85 Kph mark on my speedo ( abot 94 95 Pph really) I have been getting around 10 litres per 100Kms with SPOA warmed 1.6 and 31's .. normally I drove it foot to the floor everywhere .. was getting about 5 Kms per litre .. who would have guessed :lol:
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Post by skjtb »

iget get about 9-10 km/L this doesn't usually change much unless I'm 4wding in which I loose a bit of fuel out of my $hit lockable fuel cap so I wouldn't really know.
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Post by sierra man »

hey, i got a 94 sierra and at the moment i am only getting around 300 km to a tank. i dont drove it to easly but if i was to drive it around like a bitch all day it might grab a few more km than that. :?
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Post by 12uke »

Ok I don't know what you girls a on about I'm on about 300kms around town in a 1.6 EFI Vitara






















and thats on standard gearing and with the












































air con running all the time HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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Post by redzook »

does the vit have a bigger tank?
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Post by 12uke »

yep 55 lt but mine is about 50 lt at the moment so I have sh1t fuel economy
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Post by moose »

Dents are a beautiful thing !!!!!!!
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Post by 12uke »

no moe dents in the tank unless the tank guard fails
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Post by qten »

EEP TJ gets 350km to a 70lt tank!
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Post by robbie »

fuel economy, whats that?

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Post by nicbeer »

I agree, 300km is a godsend.


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Post by WaveCult »

12uke wrote:Ok I don't know what you girls a on about I'm on about 300kms around town in a 1.6 EFI Vitara

and thats on standard gearing and with the

air con running all the time HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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Lucky you, my aircon doesn't work :( don't know what's with it... taking the car in this week (still under warranty though).

My 1.6lt Grand Vitara Soft-Top is doing between 450 and 500kms per 50lts... (running on an automatic transmission)

The tank is 55 but I have the habit of fuelling up when it gets to "E"!

Just out of curiosity, dad's Daihatsu Charade will actually go almost 1/4 of a tank below "E" before it becomes evident you should really be idling your way to the next gas station... at least it's plenty of warning!
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Post by skippy »

when I had stock tyres on recently, with stock gearing, modified 1.3ltr engine and a very heavy right foot I was getting around 320-350 out of a very dinted fuel tank.

it only holds about 27ltrs.

that was also running BP Ultimate.
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Post by macy »

How many liters does a standard sierra tank hold? :lol:
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Post by greg »

40L in a pre-dented state :D
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Post by Beastmavster »

12uke wrote:yep 55 lt but mine is about 50 lt at the moment so I have sh1t fuel economy


Soft-top is 42 litres....

I was lucky to get 25 in mine and half of that was leaking out..... Thank god for new tanks.....

Dunno what my range is but it improved by about as much as my ground clearance was disadvantaged byt the new tank and tank protector.

Since I never drive much on road I dunno what fuel economy I get :D
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Post by WaveCult »

Wohoo... with "normal driving" managed an average of 8.5... 480kms on 41lts of fuel this weekend... man, I was stressing! Thought the needle was stuck so I stopped for a fill-up! :)

That's about the same (real) economy as a Daihatsu Terios! Weeeeeee :D
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