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    Petrol and LPG mileage for my gu 4.5 petrol

    Hi Guys, Just done some figures on my 4.5 petrol , found that I'm getting 15.6 litres per 100 km's on hi-octane fuel and LPG getting 19 litres per 100 kms , these figures are OK . ? what do you think regards Alex
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    Are these HWY figures and what size Tyres please.
    When Bob wakes up he'll be able to tell you if you're in the ballpark or not. lol
    Sound ok.
    Tyre size is just for survey I'm doing on the side, Thanks,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TD
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    That's pretty damn good mate! Not many people will get better than that

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    That is about what I get out of my 98 4.5L GU
    Very economical on Gas and Gas is about 58c a Litre in Bendigo at present

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    Pretty close to what I get too.
    Works cheap to drive the patrol on gas than my ba falcon on petrol

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    Im getting around 24 L of LPG with 31 tyres. I know guys who are getting worse out of the 4.5's
    1991 GQ LWB 4.2 Carby dual fuel, 32 mud claws, 2 inch lift, LSD's front and back

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bmak View Post
    Pretty close to what I get too.
    Works cheap to drive the patrol on gas than my ba falcon on petrol
    Yeah i have a nissan maxima and running costs for the 4,5 and the maxima are about the same

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    I'm getting about 20/100 on LPG. Depends on the LPG blend.
    1999 GU 4500 dual fuel

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    gawd, I hate these threads ...

    25l/100km city/highway. 30+ in low range. New mixer, valves done, dyno and two different lpg mechanics. I know autos use a bit more but ...

    16l/100km. I wish! What's your secret guys?
    Last edited by twisty; 20th April 2013 at 02:54 PM.
    GU1 Auto ST4500 lpg/petrol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by twisty View Post
    gawd, I hate these threads ...

    25l/100km city/highway. 30+ in low range. New mixer, valves done, dyno and two different lpg mechanics. I know autos use a bit more but ...

    16l/100km. I wish! What's your secret guys?
    Mine is stock standard
    No lift
    Road tyres (orig size)
    No roof rack
    18/100 cruising on gas
    22/100 towing jayco dove
    Manual transmissiion

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