Fuel consumption / economy report

[lorrieandjas]

Just did Sydney to Brisbane and for red light on and a little in the sub left did just over 1100km so about 11.2L/100km. Not towing but was loaded with about 100kgs, steel bar and winch. Only 3000 on the clock so happy with that. Speeds varied from 80 to 110. On the way down averaged about 13L/100km. Dunno why.

Jas

[BrendanB]

Anyone know when/how much boost the turbo adds and what the power curve looks like on the GU IV series?

Just owned my Patrol for a few days now, and trying to work out what the best rev range is for fuel economy/power...

Thanks

[boots]

04 GU STL auto ZD30 now with beaudesert 2 3/4 '' exhaust . Last three tanks 73L / 700KM , 80L / 778KM , 107L / 974KM . mixed driving conditions ie - highway / running around . Very pleased with the exhaust and the improvement it has made to the 4B .

[Cuppa]

2006 TDi4.2 cab chassis with telstra pod (wider than cab) with rooftop tent & solar panel on cab roof (ie. a fair bit of extra wind resistance), plus a lot of weight (unsure how much, but camper includes 180 litres of water (180kg), 3 x 120 ah batteries,(105kg) 420w of solar panel.(?45kg) Rooftop tent (70kg) Oztent(?35kg - maybe more). 60 litre & 40 litre fridges on slides (?kg). food, tools, recovery gear, etc etc. Plus steel bullbar, winch, dual spares etc. So fairly heavy.

Driving for economy - averaging 90kh to 100kph - on mostly open road, but including perhaps 200kms of 40 to 60kph dirt road, & 60kms of slower 'mild' 4wd'ing.

On two full tanks (main & sub - assuming 95litres & 70 litres capacity - didn't check) I went onto empty just at 1070 kilometres.

this works out at around 6.5kms per litre or 15.5 litres per 100kms.

I expect that I could have got a few more kms before actually running dry, & also that it is likely that it is not possible to use every drop of fuel in the tanks. On this basis I feel comfortable in claiming 15 litres per 100kms or better. Not as good as some, but considering the vehicle's configuration reasonably acceptable I think.
What is pleasing is the range of 1000kms+ with a pretty reasonable safety margin.

Cuppa

[93patrol]

jeez cuppa i would be happy with that i get 17l/100km just normal driving in a 93 ute with alloy tray and nothing else on it just me and i only weight 85 kg, if i stick my work trailer on the back i get 20lper and i service it regulary and put a inject cleaner through every now and then

[deleonmaximo]

12 K per gallon (5 litres) ????? 12K per litre do you mean.

yes 89GQ, My Nissan Patrol grx 2000, engine TB45 4,500cc only 3.78/14km, help....

[mudnut]

Has anyone done the Rb 30 efi and turbo conversion? What sort of output and fuel economy figures did you get?

With a stock standard carby and tyres . 80% Highway and 20% stop start, I got 14.83lt / 100 ks

[Parksy]

1992 gq 4.2 efi. Have only had it for a month, have replaced all the ignition components, cleaned all the intake and lines, new vacuum lines throughout, cleaned out fuel system and got 15l per 100km driving around town and a little highway driving thrown in. Cooling system hasn't even got a thermostat so will be flushing the system and putting one in and hopefully will improve this figure.

[healy]

Has anyone done the Rb 30 efi and turbo conversion? What sort of output and fuel economy figures did you get?

With a stock standard carby and tyres . 80% Highway and 20% stop start, I got 14.83lt / 100 ks

That's not bad mate for an rb I was getting 20+ with 35s on my carb and and ship load of after market gear in it

[mudnut]

That's not bad mate for an rb I was getting 20+ with 35s on my carb and and ship load of after market gear in it

Have you changed the diff ratios, because 20 plus ltrs / 100ks is about what I normally seem to use when towing or off road work. Since my first post, I found that the Dissy cap was stuffed. After it was replaced and the spark plug gap adjusted, I noticed a very slight increase in power so I will try to see if economy has improved.