Mark Allanson
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| posted on 26/8/03 at 08:48 PM |
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Fuel consumption compared to respective donors
I am designing my fuel tank, and working out range. What I would like to know is how does the fuel consumption comare between a locost and the donor
from which the engine and running gear derived.
For example, my 2.0i Sierra donor is reputed to do 28mpg, how will my creation fare? I need to do trips to Bristol (210 miles) fairly regularly and
want to do it on one tank. I don't care if it only does 10mpg back lane bashing, but has anyone got any comparasons when touring?
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Stu16v
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| posted on 26/8/03 at 11:33 PM |
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My 16v Vauxhall powered car will do approx 25ish to the gallon with steady motorway use.
And is 'kin terrible around the lanes (fuel wise-but who cares....  )
Dont just build it.....make it!
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locoboy
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| posted on 27/8/03 at 02:20 PM |
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My 2L pinto averages about 22 on the mix of driving i do in it, i live in the sticks so to get to a main road i need to bash some lanes!
On my drive to and from Stoneleigh this year i got 27.5mpg that was mostly motorway, i was only going a max of 70 as a friend was taking his recently
aquired 3 wheeler for its debut show and was following me towing a trailer! My car is in standard tune and is in need of a rolling road session so i
may see a slight increase in that figure once everything is set up properly
Colin
ATB
Locoboy
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 29/8/03 at 04:45 PM |
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I thought the consumption would have been lighter considering the weight difference - looks like I need a bigger tank!
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steve m
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| posted on 29/8/03 at 10:11 PM |
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I do not know what an escort with a 1700 xflow with twin 40 on would do to the gallon
but in my locost its about 15-20 mpg
and i can empty the5 gallon tank in one hour no problem
on the good side, you should hear the noise of four fuel taps sucking air at 6000 rpm
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CairB
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| posted on 30/8/03 at 07:18 AM |
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Mark,
My 2.0i pintoed Indy averaged 28mpg for the first 1000 miles. That was with the modified EFI that we've discussed previously and probably a
fairly typical mix of thrash / cruise driving.
Cheers,
Colin
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 30/8/03 at 11:20 AM |
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Colin,
It seems that a locost will do about the same as a donor, I think mainly to the temptation to USE WHAT YOU GOT!
Mark
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 19/9/03 at 03:57 PM |
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on my recent trip to donny i got about 40mpg A roads all the way,but as chrisw says i never go above 60
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Kitlooney1000
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| posted on 3/2/04 at 10:07 PM |
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what everyone is trying to say is, it depends on how the weld spletter, fibreglass, filler and oil has added to the weight of your right foot
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