Fuel calcs

[nowoolies]

on the subject of fuel my local Nissan service centre were horrified at my fuel usage average 5.48 klm per litre on road, off road ,o/drive on , o/drive off , fully loaded, and totally empty, all tests i have done are on the 100klm mark as requested by Nissan
and they as i have had, a bitch at Nissan Australia.
now Nissan Australia want to do their version of the above on Monday
ill post their results as they come in

[Maxhead]

on the subject of fuel my local Nissan service centre were horrified at my fuel usage average 5.48 klm per litre on road, off road ,o/drive on , o/drive off , fully loaded, and totally empty, all tests i have done are on the 100klm mark as requested by Nissan
and they as i have had, a bitch at Nissan Australia.
now Nissan Australia want to do their version of the above on Monday
ill post their results as they come in

It will be interesting to see what they have to say...not a lot I reckon or " Please accept"....

[MQ MAD]

To give some an idea of fuel consumption
A GTHO Phase 3 Falcon on full song gets 2.5Ks/L
Thats according to a magazine report done in the 70s when they were tested new

Dont get me wrong,i like my fourbies,but sheeet if ya gunna get that economy from really a 3 tonne slug
Im gunna go buy a tuff asss V8

Woolies,
Sorry there bud,cant help with your minister problem
Ive got enuf trouble on the war front here

[tkn]

For the fuel figures I used what I am getting out of a GQ diesel cab chassis that weighs about 2400Kg on the road most of the time. 14L/100km is about right, up (or down) to about 16L/100km uphill and/or into a headwind.

Be good to know what other diesels are getting.
TB42 are notorious for woeful fuel economy, but even so figures seem to vary between 30L/100km and 20L/100Km.

How about some posts giving details of petrol or diesel, engine size, year and usual fuel economy.

[MQ MAD]

Not sure IF ive posted this before,
But
MQ SD33 n/a (non turbo) 4 speed wagon 10L/100Ks
Thats on a highway trip with no trailer
TB42 GQs are around the 20-25L/100Ks
But the difference between the TB42 and the TD42 , we dont need turbos to get jiggy with it
They make quite amble power from factory

[tkn]

But the difference between the TB42 and the TD42 , we dont need turbos to get jiggy with it
They make quite amble power from factory

Yeah, got to agree they do "amble" behind turbos. Must be they spend a lot of time drinking - or should that be "guzzling!" - petrol or butane or other non-diesel substances.

For us turbo freaks, an aid to better economy can be the boost gauge. Like driving within the range of 1 to 5 psi - except for major hills and overtaking.

A slight lift off the accelerator often does not mean any change in speed - but does mean less fuel usage.

I know there will be those who say "You can't get something for nothing." but try it - you might be surprised.

[the evil twin]

Not sure IF ive posted this before,
But
MQ SD33 n/a (non turbo) 4 speed wagon 10L/100Ks
Thats on a highway trip with no trailer
TB42 GQs are around the 20-25L/100Ks
But the difference between the TB42 and the TD42 , we dont need turbos to get jiggy with it
They make quite amble power from factory

Yeah... over about 80,000 K's my TB42 used to return 18 to 19 LPH which went up to about 22 after the lift, larger tyres, roofrack etc

Used to fall asleep waiting for the N/A TD42's to catch up... the Turbo's could at least get to where the Petty's were waiting before you finished the first beer

[hekarewe]

instead of just sitting down with our calculators and seeeing what we can strip out then cal what we havwe saved wouldnt make more sence to have a thread where if we see cheap fuel we list the location and day and time we saw it andhow much it was.

which comes to my next thing is there a web site that we can go to too try and see how much fuel will be in places like cape york while i am up there in june july???

[the evil twin]

WA has this... http://www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au/fuelw...ages/home.jspx

As for trying to predict the price of juice up the Cape 3 months ahead... tad difficult methinks

[hekarewe]

no harm in being an optimist LOL