v8 fuel useage Lt/p 100k`s

[go hard]

Let me ask an economy Question...
I'm sure you all know the amount of fuel your toys use...
Thinking of a 4 spped 33in shod 4.4lt (worked to 5lt ) Rangie..

Any ideas?
What about gas conversion? Worth it? and costs? Govt. gives $2000 rebate right...

[barney]

i have a 4 spd 110 with a 4.0L V8 running carbys and points.
on a highway run sitting on an economical 90 kays i can get about 15.4 L/100km. the best i have got was 14.45

[Discobunny]

95 3.9 EFI, LPG.
30l/100km doing stop start short trips - shopping trolley run
16l/100lm highway
>25l/100km offroad.
It's gas, so it doesn't matter:D

[harry]

just fill it up and drive it until it needs more.
2 tonnes at 110 kms uses fuel., its not streamlined in any way.
lucky to get 16 mpg whether its idling or pulling a big trailer.

[HangOver]

go for gas if you can, you'll make you money back quick enough if it's your daily driver. Plus it extends your vehicles range and increases resale vale, (if you ever sell it).

My fuel bill, (changed daily drivers, not a landy though) went from $70 for 5 days to $50 for 7 days driving to work.
AND ...... there's a woolies garage near my house that offers 8c per L off the price of LPG if you spend $5 in the store. So I end up getting $20 a tank cheaper and extra 150 or so K's and a 4x4 mag for about $4 every week.

Hate the car love the savings. It' such a double edged sword !

[HangOver]

Oh forgot to say I think you are correct about the $2000 rebale contry wide but pretty sure in WA you get an extra $500 state government rebate as well.
Cost I think I was going to be out of pocket about $5-600 with a wait of about 8 months before any LPG fitter could fit me in.
I decided to get a vehicle already fitted.

[BigJon]

88 Rangie 5 speed on 255/65 16 tyres. Best of about 13 litres per hundred at 90 kph, no A/C. Worst of heaps per hundred (probably 20+) if I go fast with the A/C on.

[cartm58]

Well normal weekly drive to work gets 330 kms - 350kms to a tank for about 65 to 75 litres depending on thickness of traffic a trip in the country sitting on 100 to 110 with tacho sitting below 2500rpm will do 400 - 450 km.

3.9litre 4 speed automatic

Gas conversion in WA gets an extra rebate over and above Federal

[stevo68]

4.4, 220kw, V8, 13.9-14.5L/100km, normally get 530-550kms to a tank, pfft why get a diesel :D

Regards

Stevo

[Ken]

Country Runs gets around 530 to 560 per tank City is 400 to 430 from a D2 V8

[Pedro_The_Swift]

4.4, 220kw, V8, 13.9-14.5L/100km, normally get 530-550kms to a tank, pfft why get a diesel :D

Regards

Stevo

you are my hero stevo:banana:

[blitz]

I have just come back from a 1035km trip in my ladies Prado, 178lt tank ran out at 1017km @ 130kph average speed - legal speed here in NT
so got 17.8 Lt per 100 km

94 Disco 3.9V8i, 6000km round trip two years ago averaged 16 lt per 100km at 115 average speed

Considering both have the aerodynamics of a besser brick, both are over 2 tonnes in weight, both are constant 4wd and both are autos, I think both vehicles are quite economical.

Landy far superior off bituman - Prado has better bituman road manners and a better A/C

Cheers Blythe

[barryj]

I was going to say "buy a diesel!"
But on second thoughts about this I will stay out of it :p :banban:

[Loaded]

The old man in his D3 V6 petrol recored in the trip he just did up North 10ltr's to 100Km. Thats dam good for a petrol on the highway. He traveled 750Km round trip and consumption stayed the same on the way up and back.
Around town though it is around 19ltr's to 100KM.

[Hardy]

4.0 Bosch V8
Straight thru, Unichip, Intake Mods
33" MT's with 4.10 Diffs

Highway avg 17.8 L/100k
Mixed avg 20.5 L/100k
Once cracked 50 L/100k in the bush, 13k trip.:eek:

100L tank avg just under 400k

Take off speedo correction error (P38 pick up is via ABS) of approx 12% brings Highway avg down to about 15.8 L/100k - not bad for an underpowered & thirsty, evil handling pig iron barge....


Hardy