I just worked out my fuel consumption for my last two tanks of petrol.

24.something mpg

26.something mpg

For every tank of petrol I do about 80% stop, start town driving but i never really go over 2500rpm, about 15% of normal driving (staying below 4000rpm) and about 5% b-road blasts.

I have got no engine mods, do you thiunk a krypton tune would help me get more mpg or is it the town driving that causing the problems?

 

Cheers Scott

I know what you mean, I got pissed off with my low fuel efficency and spending £200+ a month on petrol, I started doing some tests into the way I drive and how much fuel I use, here are the early results

 

(1)

Driving Style: Normal Ragging ( 5500 revs + in just about every gear, dropping to 4th constantly on motorway, 90-100mph motorway driving)

 

Tank price: £30

Miles Traveled: 169 miles

 

(2)

Driving Style: Mixed ( ragging in some places sensible driving in others, NO dropping to 4th on motorway 80mph motorway driving )

 

Tank price: £30

Miles Traveled: 200 miles

 

(3)

Driving Style: F**KING BORING ( sitting at 60mph on motorway, not going about 2500 revs, not pressing the acclerator down at'll just resting foot above it (less than 1cm down )

 

Tank price £30

Miles Traveled: 258 miles

 

 

I've just finnished the 'F**KING BORING' test and its got me really wound up, I've been wishing for the fuel to go down so I can put my foot down just once and listern to the engine roar, its been bloody hard work staying at 60mph especially when you get cars trying to race... the testing is now over and I'm using the driving style of ragging some times and sensible driving others (i.e. going to work).

 

(BTW thats with a 1.6 cvh, large high speed fuel jet, K&N and a few other bits)

bloomin heck thats quite a bit of fuel!

Mine is about 32 to fill up, drive it about 80 on the way to college, usually get about 270miles on a tank, though before it had all the kit, 17s etc it would easily do 350+ on one tank

i can get roughly 90 - 100 miles on £10 thats driving like a gran...

 

i got 79 miles when i was driving slow then had moments of ragging the car on £10

 

theres some where ive had 56 miles out of £10 thats when i rag it everywhere

I aint got a c.l.u.e how many miles I get, or how much petrol I buy!

 

I just fill it up when it gets below half a tank

 

Jordan

I aint got a c.l.u.e how many miles I get, or how much petrol I buy!

 

I just fill it up when it gets below half a tank

 

Jordan

Rich boy!

I wish mate! I guess its just cos I dont do many miles, mainly round my town, rarely go further than Southampton!

 

Jordan

I get btween a 120-140 miles on £20 worth but that like mixed driving b4 17"s i could get btween 165-180 on £20 worht but then i got a 2.0 litre throttle body thing

where abouts in southampton are you jordan?

You got a PM mate

 

Jordan

mines really good!!!

i put £10 in it about 3 months ago and still don't need to top up yet

If i put £10 in the 3dr cossie it would do for about 40 miles, if i'm takin it easy

if i turn the flammer on and give it a bit of right foot this will drop to about 25

 

But then its called "smiles per gallon

when you got a car with a fuel computer and its reading 9 miles to the gallon and less, thats when you wanna cry

smiles per gallon

 

I'm gonna remember that next time I'm at a petrol station :]

But then its called "smiles per gallon

I think you nicked that saying from me Simon................ Al.

 

In the Supra i get around 60 round town on £10,and 70-75 miles on a run.Not too bad from a 3 litre 24v motor.Al.