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  1. 22nd March 2005, 04:32 PM #1
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    84 v8 county fuel econ????

    yes its most likley been discussed b4
    but i cant find it!

    sooooooo what sort of fuel ecomomy does a
    84 3.5l 350holley equipped county get per 100k's?

    little bro is looking to buy one in QLD.

    cheers phil
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  2. 22nd March 2005, 06:21 PM #2
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    Cousin John was getting 17l/100 at the best. Not as good as his Series III V8. Usually 20 around town and upwards off road.

    I will ask him about his Simpson Desert Trip averages.

    Ron might have a "bead on this" by now.
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  3. 23rd March 2005, 03:49 PM #3
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    thanks Mahn,
    little bro is trying to work out witch is fesable,

    1 keeping and upgrading the gearing in his S2A 109,
    with a 202 holden so the car moves faster than the fuel gage
    drops. or
    2 buying this county and registering it?

    i think he would be better off in the county, for the sum of
    $1500 all the running gear has just been replaced.
    old farmer's car, wreckers offered him $500 for it. hes
    spent $4000 on it!
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  4. 23rd March 2005, 05:12 PM #4
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    I use to get anything from 16l/100 up to about 25l/100 when I was running the same carby and 3.5 with 1.333 high range gearing.

    I now get 14/100 to about the same 25l/100 with 3.9, twin strombergs and 0.996 high range gearing.

    It goes faster now though and will sit on 120kmh easily.
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  5. 23rd March 2005, 05:23 PM #5
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    no offence guys...but i dont think that V8 and fuel economy should be used in the same sentence...
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  6. 24th March 2005, 04:59 AM #6
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    My old V8 110 used to get around 19 mpg cruising if you keep the speed down to about 95kph, but other than cruising on long runs, it was bloddy average, between 10-15mpg. If its an every day commuter, I`d go diesel, but for a toy on the weekends and the odd trip the V8 is perfect.

    You just dont get the same satisfaction from an oil burner as you do with a V8.
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    Originally posted by DEFENDERZOOK
    no offence guys...but i dont think that V8 and fuel economy should be used in the same sentence...
    If you'd prefer we could call it "fuel consumption".
    It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".


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  8. 24th March 2005, 05:47 PM #8
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    no offence guys...but i dont think that V8 and fuel economy should be used in the same sentence...
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  9. 24th March 2005, 05:59 PM #9
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    I am glad my fuel guage no longer works.

    As I no longer have to watch it hit the speed of sound on its way to empty.
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  10. 26th March 2005, 04:43 PM #10
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    DEFENDERZOOK wrote:
    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>no offence guys...but i dont think that V8 and fuel economy should be used in the same sentence...[/b][/quote]

    couldnt have said it better myself but on the subject my disco went through 2.5 tanks of fuel on a 750ks round trip (i have to admit that at the time i was towing a trailer )but still

    have fun
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