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  1. 20th July 2010, 12:51 PM #21
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    Re OP. Move the seat back a notch.
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    What I did was buy a Defender instead.
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    Second hand underfloor gas kit currently on ebay:

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    That went dirt cheap.

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    my 87 hiline is on gas,in petrol terms equals about 10 lts per 100 ks.had 86 hiline several yrs ago rebuilt motor with 9.1 pistons and performance cam,dont remember which one,came alive at 2500 rpm.got 26 mpg on trip between maryborough and toowoomba with octane boost and 10 degree timing.checked calculations several ways and got same result.5 speed manual and michie tires.
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    The first thing to do to improve fuel economy - to quote a hand written note, I saw on a sign up the bush years ago - "Lift um Foot"!

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    Fuel Economy

    Quote Originally Posted by rangietragic View Post
    my 87 hiline is on gas,in petrol terms equals about 10 lts per 100 ks.had 86 hiline several yrs ago rebuilt motor with 9.1 pistons and performance cam,dont remember which one,came alive at 2500 rpm.got 26 mpg on trip between maryborough and toowoomba with octane boost and 10 degree timing.checked calculations several ways and got same result.5 speed manual and michie tires.
    I have fitted Quite a few Wade 259A Cams to Rover v8s with much success. Maximum torque is around 2200-2800 which is where you are at 100KMH in top. The best I got (average) was 29mpg; 10.5:1 CR,SU carbs, and 33" mud terrains, Bosch hall effect dissy, 2 1/2" exhaust. The worst was around thr 25MPG mark from a 8.13:1 CR motor that had done about 400000km!
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    Tyre pressure

    just another quick one regarding tyre pressure. I have just inherited my Father in laws (don't worry - he's not dead, just didn't use it) 85. He was running only 35psi in the tyres, they are just highway tread. I have pumped them up to 50psi and am getting about 2-3 mpg better milage. It is fine at speed- even up to 120kph (on the gps, the speedo is 15kph out). I figure this is as good as it will get without going to LPG.
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