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Average fuel ecomony on td42
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 6:06 pm
by brendo4b
i am building a td42 with a turbo glide kit on it roughly what sort of fuel ecomomy do you think i will be getting just a ball park figure would be fine i dont think it could get any worse than the economy im getting out of the tb42 that im taking out
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 6:14 pm
by love ke70
driven nicely on closed tread 31's down in the 10s. given a bit, probably 12.
on 35 aggressive tread pattern probably something in the 12-14 area depending how you drive.
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:35 am
by thehanko
I would have said more like 12 in kind conditions and 14-16 if cained.
but yeah better than your tb
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:05 pm
by chpd80
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:10 pm
by brendo4b
yeah im pulling out my tb42 its a great strong engine but im starting to think ill need to buy a servo it is shocking on fuel but the upside is when im towing my boat she doesnt feel it on the back im sure a td42 is going to be alot better on fuel
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:52 pm
by RIZZO
fark the petrols, piles of shit, had a 4.2 diesel constantly runnin 18lb boost would use a 5th of the fuel my 4.8 peti does
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:11 am
by marin
35's, 4.1 diffs, 23psi, gets about 13.5 on the hwy including some big overtakes, and about 15/16 around town, but i do give it crap alot....
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:00 pm
by GutSquisher Media
Just did a quick run to bed in the new 4.6 centers.
Running 35's over mixed road surface's 1/3 dirt the rest sealed got 13.9 liters per 100 kilometers.