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 Post subject: highway Fuel Econ
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:02 am 
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hey guys just wanted to see what sorta fuel econ ppl get on hwy driving.

just got back to day from kalbarri in wa back to perth.
filled up in geraldton made it back to perth 415k's and shes only used a tad over a 1/4 of a tank. thats sitting on about 110 - 150 when overtaking .

figgured that was pretty sweet specialy with the boot full ,the rear seat full and 2 ppl in the car

by th way the car is a eb falcon with t5 running a el hybrid motor recently rebulit over xmas. head slightly ported. with paceys high flow cat 2.5' zorst. 1 bad thing did happen on the way up. i blew a huge hole in the muffler. which was still there on the way home gotta get it fixed. oh and she got a 3:27 lsd in it.

btw trip and kalbarri is awsom
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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:14 am 
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~300 if driving my normal style 80% highway, if being VERY VERY gentle just under 600.

im driving from seymour to sale on friday so ill give a more accurate answer then.

only got 600k with the auto, car run heaps better now, but revs higher also, so well see how it goes.

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:21 am 
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El XR8 about 550k's out of a tank driving to Qld from sydney, about 280k's out of a tank driving spirited around town.
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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 1:26 am 
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Driving up to QLD in 4 hours...so I will get back to you when I arrive on Tuesday (stopping in sydney for a day or so)...I am guessing about 600km per tank...considering I can get 450kms out of a tank metro with a bit of stick.

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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 1:27 am 
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i got ~570k on a tank of premium with a 200k drive at 110kph. there were a few moments of madness in there too

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 1:45 am 
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so if your guage is now showing 3/4 i reckon you used about 25-30 litres...

the guage soesnt even move for about 100km when im driving around the city, then it drops to 3/4 after another 100...

reckon u used about 7.5L/100km which is pretty good (and posible, i think)

 

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 Post subject: Re: highway Fuel Econ
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:09 pm 
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HaZZa wrote:
hey guys just wanted to see what sorta fuel econ ppl get on hwy driving.

just got back to day from kalbarri in wa back to perth.
filled up in geraldton made it back to perth 415k's and shes only used a tad over a 1/4 of a tank. thats sitting on about 110 - 150 when overtaking .

figgured that was pretty sweet specialy with the boot full ,the rear seat full and 2 ppl in the car

by th way the car is a eb falcon with t5 running a el hybrid motor recently rebulit over xmas. head slightly ported. with paceys high flow cat 2.5' zorst. 1 bad thing did happen on the way up. i blew a huge hole in the muffler. which was still there on the way home gotta get it fixed. oh and she got a 3:27 lsd in it.

btw trip and kalbarri is awsom


415 ks and used 1/4 of a tank? WTF so u get around 1600 k's on a tank? ><
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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:18 pm 
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if i drive like a complete granny i get around 600 - 620
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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:29 pm 
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i can get almost 700 on hwy 420 round town
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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 3:00 pm 
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bout 600 on hwy, bout 250 round town

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 3:13 pm 
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In my old ED XR6 i could manage 680kms from a tank on a trip and then around town i can manage 400kms.XR falcons are savage on fuel round town.

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 4:32 pm 
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couple of years ago in my dads EL wagon, we got 860-870 out of a tank coming back from brisbane with a full car. usually i get around 460 in my EF around town.

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 4:39 pm 
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around town im on around 400-550 depending on how heavy my foot gets..
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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 4:41 pm 
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couple of years ago in my dads EL wagon, we got 860-870 out of a tank coming back from brisbane with a full car. usually i get around 460 in my EF around town.


I cant understand how 2 cars that are the same, 1 can get 870 out of a tank whilst another 460 ><
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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 5:13 pm 
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i had good fuel ecomony before i got my exhaust on my car, it all depends, on the condition of motor,how many kays and other factors i guess

 

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