Home |  Forums |  Search |  My Profile |  Chat  Photo Gallery |  Events Calendar |  Technical Documents  No messages |  New Posts |  Watched Topics |  Register   NEW FUEL ECONOMY RECORD Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7  Next          Forum Index -> ECU and Fuel System Forum Latest ratings Highest-ranked posts Highest-ranked topics Highest-ranked posters   viper1431 Fordmods Parts Gopher Age:27 Posts: 60 Joined: 18 Aug 2005 Location: hobart TAS, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 6:54 pm    Post subject: I only just did my first ever long distance trip last week. Almost made 900km's from the tank in the EA.. the previous owner said he only ever got about 500-600. I have put an EL manifold on though and it's completely running off a megasquirt ecu which i have tuned quite lean, runs around 16 to 16.5:1 on the highway with fuel cut on decel ect. I think if i did the trip without all the overtaking i would have managed the 900km mark. Back to top Munch Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:24 Posts: 576 Joined: 04 May 2007 Location: Mighty Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 8:33 pm    Post subject: FAG... this is the 4th post I've seen being dug up in the last week...DO SOMETHING!!!!!!! Back to top viper1431 Fordmods Parts Gopher Age:27 Posts: 60 Joined: 18 Aug 2005 Location: hobart TAS, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:21 am    Post subject: So use an old thread and some kid will complain.. make a new thread when one already exists and yep you guessed it.. someone will complain.. Grow up and get over it, it isn't hurting anyone. Back to top nicco Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:21 Posts: 2467 Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Location: Townsville/Cairns QLD, Australia View User Gallery (6) Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:42 am    Post subject: i think the issue is more when someone digs up an old thread to say, "ohh wow, thats great" or something along those lines, as in this case. if you dig it up to ask a proper question or something, no one will worry. Back to top Munch Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:24 Posts: 576 Joined: 04 May 2007 Location: Mighty Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:58 pm    Post subject: ^^^precisely! Back to top alfy Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:18 Posts: 3826 Joined: 02 Mar 2006 Location: Port Lincoln SA, Australia View User Gallery (5) Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:00 pm    Post subject: pfff all that fuel economy is nothing compared to my mates 88 Navara diesel... 1000km to a tank 170L tank though Back to top 96ghia Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:29 Posts: 787 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Wentworthville, Sydney NSW, Australia View User Gallery (10) Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:55 am    Post subject: downingj wrote: Who the hell cares about fuel economy? If you and I cared about fuel economy, we'd buy Hyundai's!!! We're interested in power, that's why we have Falcon's. Correction here... *I* care the hell about Fuel enconomy but didn't when I first got the Fairmont. When I bought it, $55 would get me a full tank, chips and a coke at the servo, and that was on the most expensive days! 5 years later, $90 just barely fills the tank! And extra $30 every week changes ones priorities Last edited by 96ghia on Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:21 am, edited 1 time in total Back to top phongus Fordmods Junkie Age:22 Posts: 8516 Joined: 17 May 2005 Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (11) Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:02 am    Post subject: alfy wrote: pfff all that fuel economy is nothing compared to my mates 88 Navara diesel... 1000km to a tank 170L tank though Dude...that's not fuel economic at all. Works out to be like 17L/100km on a Diesel. I'd expect fuel eco to be maybe 10L/100km for diesel cars. So far my economy using actual figures is about 12.8L/100km. By actual figures I mean I use the odometer figure and how much petrol I put in. phong =P~ Back to top RedRoo Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:39 Posts: 1751 Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Location: Cuntsville VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:25 am    Post subject: My old Datto 720 SD22 diesel single cab ute used to get about 900 to 950Klm's out of a 68lt tank on a trip from Vic to NSW doing 90Kph works out to be 7 to 7.5Lts per 100Klm's, If I pushed it upto 110Kph on the Hwy I'd over double my fuel consumption. Back to top EL XR8 Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:24 Posts: 2343 Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (30) Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:24 pm    Post subject: i was reasonable happy with my XR, on my way up from Melb to the Gold Coast. I averged just over 11 litres per 100km. Loaded up and cruising on 120km/h almost the whole way. Wish i had my mates g/f little Getz, it got 4.8l/100 to and from Adelaide a few months back. Loaded up for holiday as well, and getting flogged a lot fo the way. Back to top bsm2122 Fordmods Newbie Posts: 1 Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Location: canberra ACT, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:06 pm    Post subject: My Au1 Fairmont ghia got 7.4l/100km on a trip from Canberra to Gold Coast, 4 people full of luggage, Climate control on. The Car only left 4th gear 5 times on a 1100km trip. Also brang a 20lt Jerry so I didn't stop at a petrol station the whole way back. Used 91 ulp. Back to top ghiawar Fordmods - Smokin em up Age:31 Posts: 255 Joined: 06 Nov 2004 Location: Surrey Downs SA, Australia View User Gallery (4) Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:33 am    Post subject: The best economy I got out of my fairlane was from adelaide to melbourne during the middle of the night with the climate control on I got 775 out of the tank using cruise all the way. The worst I got was Melbourne to Adelaide towing a square box trailer, I got 275kms out of a tank *ouch* I read the new peugeot diesel did an economy run and averaged 3.3l/100 - got 1800 kms out of the tank...... I would only have to fill my car every seven weeks! Back to top xpression Technical Contributor Age:22 Posts: 2320 Joined: 07 Nov 2004 Location: Perth WA, Australia View User Gallery (4) Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:52 am    Post subject: I just filled up my Turbo Diesel Mondeo for the first time (its a new one i got last week) after 1029km on the tank (67L to till). Thats an average of 6.7L per 100km. On a highway run of 400km i averaged 5.2L / 100km. Not bad for a vehicle roughly the same size as an e series. Back to top edfairmont4.0 Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:22 Posts: 406 Joined: 26 Sep 2007 Location: newcastle NSW, Australia View User Gallery (4) Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:29 am    Post subject: My dads ef fairmont returned 6.8L per 100 going from Brisbane to Newcaste when we filled it the trip comp said 908Km lol it does about 10.5 around town, and f**k its a freak (power) ef's and au's are awesome on the juice , maybe its a coil pack thing. Back to top FairmontXR6 Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:23 Posts: 663 Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Location: Brisbane QLD, Australia View User Gallery (3) Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:24 am    Post subject: EL Ghia I6 = 18.7Ltrs/100km 75% - 80% highway driving hehehehehehehe (not stock) Back to top edfairmont4.0 Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:22 Posts: 406 Joined: 26 Sep 2007 Location: newcastle NSW, Australia View User Gallery (4) Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:31 pm    Post subject: lol nobby! Back to top sikford Fordmods Tyre Shredder Age:21 Posts: 393 Joined: 27 Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne, Carrum Downs VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:02 pm    Post subject: best i got was from franga to mildura and just made the trip, AU's are s**t on fuel, haha. i think i just made 600k's, all though it does need and oxy sensor, meh, ah well, i only get 350 around town all stop start traffic Back to top wicksy Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:22 Posts: 2759 Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Location: mackay QLD, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:28 pm    Post subject: got 640km to a tank in the ef xr8 Back to top hot-04l Fordmods Parts Gopher Posts: 93 Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Location: callala bay NSW, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 3:21 pm    Post subject: i got a worked eb and get 1200 kms for a tank and that is city and hiway combined,must be that 5 speed!!! Back to top hot-04l Fordmods Parts Gopher Posts: 93 Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Location: callala bay NSW, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 3:22 pm    Post subject: oh and i pay $1.57 per litre out at my local servo Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First             Forum Index -> ECU and Fuel System Forum Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7  Next Page 5 of 7   (c)2002-2008 Matti Jones and Brad Evans [47 queries :: 0.05079 seconds ]