Thread: 3.9l D1 mileage

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Originally Posted by bee utey

You can have your power and economy too. Just retrofit an oxy sensor to the exhaust and fit a LPG mixture controller, the one I use allows full mixture during launch phase and reduces to optimum for cruise. Very easy to fit and worth up to 20% extra economy. Costs about $300 for the parts but pays for itself.

Originally Posted by Boxer

Out of interest, has anyone had a chip done to improve consumption? I was offered this by Bruce Davis here in Sydney.

To resurect a couple of old threads, I don't have any answers but would like to hear from anyone who does. Please give specifics on what is required. I have a 96 D1 auto and get 18 to 19 L/100km on petrol and 21 to 22 l/100km on gas. Towing an 18ft poptop it goes up to 27 to 30 l/100km on lpg depending on winds and terrain. But I do notice lack of torque going up hills so any improvement in economy should be as a result of increase in torque so hopefully I can win on both counts.

Hey Utemad, impressive looking setup for the cover on your gas tanks. Have you got a pic of the finished article. Just wondered what the cut-outs were for.

Originally Posted by Utemad

I've got the manifold tank on the rear floor.
It looks like this now. Although the cover is nearly finished so it doesn't look quite like that.

Originally Posted by nsgnomad

Hey Utemad, impressive looking setup for the cover on your gas tanks. Have you got a pic of the finished article. Just wondered what the cut-outs were for.

It essentially looks like this still except it has covers over the holes. The cutouts are access holes for pockets so you can access the areas beside the tank as the tank is not full width across the floor.
There are also some screw in eyes that go into holes with threaded plate beneath them that I use as fridge tie down points.
Never did put the cargo barrier back in but that is happening in the next few weeks actually.

This pic shows the unfinished covers (except the LHS one). I haven't actually got a finished pic.

hey utemad do you have any more pics from while you were making the rear setup, i wouldnt mind changing mine around and that one looks good

Originally Posted by dirtdawg

hey utemad do you have any more pics from while you were making the rear setup, i wouldnt mind changing mine around and that one looks good

I've posted some of these before but I just made a new thread for them all.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...ml#post1020801