franky
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| posted on 25/10/10 at 10:01 AM |
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MPG from a LSIS...
Been having a chat with my better half(strange that it was about the car!) and she asked what is it going to be like on fuel.
This got me thinking, I see some people are lucky to get 20mpg.
A standard m3 weights in at 1500ish KG, mine will be less than half. It uses the standard ECU/ITB's etc. An m3 will ave about 26mpg and about
32mpg on a 'run'.
So would I be right in guessing on 30ish MPG? What are other people getting out of standard installs?
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 25/10/10 at 10:07 AM |
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No idea
BUT remeber the std figures are for driving nicely. Drive an m3 with gusto on a track and you will probably see single figures. As indeed with most
cars.
So it depends far more on your right foot than anything else. On a run I would expect similar fiures to the production car, it is probably rather
slipperier (sp???) than the kit.
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 25/10/10 at 10:17 AM |
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I get 35 mpg from my T5 engine on a long run at sensible speeds. Much, much, much less if giving it a good thrashing on track.
Aero is the real killer on Seven. Keep it under 55ish and the economy is really good due to the low mass, over that the crap aero takes over and the
figures plummet compared to a tintop.
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whitestu
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| posted on 25/10/10 at 10:33 AM |
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mine is a standard Zetec on bike carbs. Last time I checked it it was 38 - 39 mpg at motorway speeds.
No idea on a track or around town.
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Humbug
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| posted on 25/10/10 at 10:36 AM |
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The average for my 1.4 K series engined seven (mixture of local, motorway, track/activity days) is 35-37 mpg. That doesn't sound like it would
be a lot different from the 2001 Rover 25 it originally came from.
As ^, depends on style/speed of driving as well as weight, etc.
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bbwales
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| posted on 25/10/10 at 12:01 PM |
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Hi,
On the tour this year I managed to get 40-45 mpg this is a 2.0ltr Zetec on Bandit carbs. We did motorway speeds but mostly were on A roads and
averaged 55mph.
Bob
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snapper
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| posted on 25/10/10 at 05:41 PM |
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The lighter weight is offset somewhat by the dismal aerodynamics.
GAVINC got less than 70 miles out of his MK tank, Pinto + R1 carbs
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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scutter
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 09:15 AM |
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Depends on the engine, my crossflow on 40's did 25mpg on a run and 8 on track, to ST on throttle bodies does 35 on a run and 18-20mpg on
track.
ATB Dan.
The less I worked, the more i liked it.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 09:19 AM |
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My pinto on webers used to do around 25mpg on a normal run or about 18 on a more spirited drive. When I changed to injection that increased to 30mpg
and 25mpg respectively.
The Duratec ran at around 38mpg on a run, or 15-18mpg on a spirited drive. Probably well into single figures on the track though.
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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wicket
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| posted on 27/10/10 at 03:00 PM |
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Don't do any long trip but get around 28mpg std 1600 X-flow
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