Outer Limits 4x4 Board

I`ve done a search and can`t find anything, I`m trying to find out what sort of economy people are geting from v8 petrol chevs in landcruisers running on gas. Im looking at buying a 60 series 350 on gas.

SWB MQ Patrol with a 350 Chev.........


Pending on how I drive it ......... from 110 lits of LPG .........


Driving hard the worst Ive had is 210Ks from the tank !

Driving for ecconomy ( if there is such a thing from a V8 chev ) I've managed to get 520K's from the tank

On average .......... around the 380K's per tank

Those are on road figures....................................................







Halve em for off roard use


Kingy

recently someone with the username "350_60series" joined the board - it might be worth shooting them a pm?


personally I don't think a 350 is an engine you consider if you care about fuel economy.

good call, but i think this guy just wants to know what sort of figures other people are getting.

kingy, 50L/100km?

4130warrior wrote: kingy, 50L/100km?

I rest my case.

DAZ has a 383 (stoked 350) in his shorty 40 and the worst he gets is 3k per lt. Highway, towing caravan, 4x4ing doesn`t matter the WORST is 3ks to 1lt. I think on the highway its up around 6 or 7 ks to 1lt, just ask him he`ll tell you exact figures if you want them.

Thank guys just trying to work out if the sellers giving me the right figures. 350 kms for $40 gas at 50cpl does that seem ok?. I know you dont buy a chevy for economy. It will be a weekend toy more than a daily driver.

id bump those figures up to 60 cents a litre

i have a 120L gas tank and get 450kms out of it easy

350_60series wrote:i have a 120L gas tank and get 450kms out of it easy

Thanks 350_60 thats what I wanted to hear, looks like it might be a goer, I expect that figure to drop dramaticly (sp) off road.

Fj40 with a 350 on gas, 60 ltr tank between springs

300 klms on a trip , cruising at 100ks

chook05 wrote:Thank guys just trying to work out if the sellers giving me the right figures. 350 kms for $40 gas at 50cpl does that seem ok?. I know you dont buy a chevy for economy. It will be a weekend toy more than a daily driver.

i was driving a petrol/gas troopy that would return approximately 110km city/130 highway out of a 45L (~$25-$30) tank.

ive got a 60 litre tank and i get about 250 but thats with a 4 speed and i drive fairly hard

for me FJ40 swb 350
67L LPG gets just over 300kms @ 115km/hr, ~2200rpm
= 22.5L/100km

My 4runner is getting close to these figures and its a 2.4 litre 22R Motor.

At least you guys get some power.

pongo wrote:My 4runner is getting close to these figures and its a 2.4 litre 22R Motor.

At least you guys get some power.

Do you tune it yourself?????
Oh tune? what's that?

Ruffy wrote:

pongo wrote:My 4runner is getting close to these figures and its a 2.4 litre 22R Motor.

At least you guys get some power.

Do you tune it yourself?????
Oh tune? what's that?

lol yeah right . Old motor was the same. Out of 60 litres of petrol they only get about 350 kays. Do a search if you dont beleive me, Plenty of people say the same. My motor actually uses less gas now that i retimed it to suit. I went to a EFI manifold but still need to get dizzy regraphed.

Cheers

my 2.4L 22r was round the same figures but it will be upgraded next year!!

Thanks everyone I think it might be a done deal, going by the responses it will be cheaper to run than i thought. I will let you know how it goes

i no you are talking about toyos but i have a 5ltr holden in me patrol my mate has a late model 350 chev the diferance in power from the 350 and the5ltr on road and bush is stuff all butt the extra 1 hunded dollaars a weekit cost my mate in fuel over my 5tlr is stupidity people think v8 4x4 must have 350 chev rong

[quote]stupidity people think v8 4x4 must have 350 chev rong

yeah, 350 is way to small

I think I'm doing around 350km to a 90 litre tank of petrol in my 75 series truck, don't drive it hard but the 4bbl holley is pretty tired.