I tried a search but it was just ridiculous looking through them all, so i was just wondering what sort of fuel economy u guys were getting out of ur VLT's if u could just post ur fuel economy and where u are driving eg. city/highway, oh and if u have any mods.
Im just doin a bit of research for a friend who is looking at buying a VLT
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Originally Posted by 5spdvl
For comparison, N/As get between 8.5-11.5L/100Km.
in my na i get about 22l/100km.... THATS HIGHWAY
too scared to figure out city
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Originally Posted by oken44
I tried a search but it was just ridiculous looking through them all, so i was just wondering what sort of fuel economy u guys were getting out of ur VLT's if u could just post ur fuel economy and where u are driving eg. city/highway, oh and if u have any mods.
Im just doin a bit of research for a friend who is looking at buying a VLT
If he wants fuel economy, he's looking at the wrong car.
When i had my N/A VL I was lucky to get 300km from a full tank. (everyday traffic)
Driving from Sydney to Canberra to the Summernats is 285.77km according to www.whereis.com (http://www.whereis.com), I went through 3/4 of a tank. (mostly freeway)
My VLCT wagon would generally get around the 15L/100km and could get it a little better if I really tried. That's mostly driving in the suburbs (60, 70 and 80km/h zones), virtually no stop/start right in the middle of the city or peak hour traffic but also very little highway km's. I usually drive fairly responsibly however from each full tank I'd give it some "spirited " driving at least a couple of times (bear in mind mines only making about 200 or just over rwhp).
I've had it on the country roads a couple of times and seen as low as 11L/100km with the back of the wagon fully loaded.
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Originally Posted by MaD_WoG
in my na i get about 22l/100km.... THATS HIGHWAY
too scared to figure out city
If you're getting those figures on the highway in you're N/A I'd say there's something very wrong somewhere or you're having a really, really good time in it (well at least as much as you can in an N/A ).
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Originally Posted by gf81
My VLCT wagon would generally get around the 15L/100km and could get it a little better if I really tried. That's mostly driving in the suburbs (60, 70 and 80km/h zones), virtually no stop/start right in the middle of the city or peak hour traffic but also very little highway km's. I usually drive fairly responsibly however from each full tank I'd give it some "spirited " driving at least a couple of times (bear in mind mines only making about 200 or just over rwhp).
I've had it on the country roads a couple of times and seen as low as 11L/100km with the back of the wagon fully loaded.
If you're getting those figures on the highway in you're N/A I'd say there's something very wrong somewhere or you're having a really, really good time in it (well at least as much as you can in an N/A ).
it gets driven hard... pretty much chirps every 1-2 shift unless im dead tired
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Originally Posted by MaD_WoG
it gets driven hard... pretty much chirps every 1-2 shift unless im dead tired
Great, another one who helps stereotype vl drivers. Why would you do that in an na, and to get 22l/100km from the highway your car must be the biggest POS know to mankind
if you want better fuel economy what you need is an aftermark ecu pretty much all std vls unless they are in top notch order will be chooing juice hard but with an aftermark ecu you can get decent fuel economy around town and highway unless you want to cain the arse out of all the time.
My old VLT, 3500 stall 4 spd auto full manual, stock internals, custum grind wade cam. 35/40. Motec 48. After i tuned it I was getting 460kms to a tank of fuel driving it every day to work
i must be lucky. I reckon i get about 10L per 100ks on average maybe a touch more. Most of my trips are fairly short so that uses more fuel cause it doesnt get up to temp but when it is its really good.
I remember when i went on a calais estate cruise a couple of years ago, total drivin time was around 3.5-4 hrs and i used just ova a quater of tank. (indicated)
Mine is converted turbo high comnpression, front mount, 3"dump to cat, 2 1/2 cat back, auto, na cam, running 7psi, roughly 13L/100km - 14L/100km, depending on how i drive. Thats city.
Most could probably run better. If you suspect your using too much, the O2 sensor and cat converter/plugs/filters/clutch fans/leads/thermostat etc can all be likely culprits, but if they're in good health you should get a fairly good figure. I think the redbook quoted fuel consumption figure is 8.5-11.5 for an N/A although my understanding is that the kind of figures quoted in the 80's aren't quite as conservative as more modern cars.
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Most could probably run better. If you suspect your using too much, the O2 sensor and cat converter/plugs/filters/clutch fans/leads/thermostat etc can all be likely culprits, but if they're in good health you should get a fairly good figure. I think the redbook quoted fuel consumption figure is 8.5-11.5 for an N/A although my understanding is that the kind of figures quoted in the 80's aren't quite as conservative as more modern cars.
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really? well i have read quotes saying that fuel consumption for na is 11-12L/100km, most probably average. but that is how consumption is usually read.
think it was quoted on a VL statistics sheet.
my o2 sensor was new, new plugs, new leads, the only thing not new was cat(which is partially blocked, about 1inch around the inside edge)
Yeah, but like I said I'm not sure if these figures are measured the same way as they are now.
VL Exec 3L Auto:
Fuel Consumption Urban 11.5L/100km
Fuel Consumption Extra Urban 7.4L/100km
Turbo Equivalent is 9L and 12.5L
Found here
http://www.redbookasiapacific.com/au...s.php?id=68725 (http://www.redbookasiapacific.com/au/vehicle/specs.php?id=68725)
and here
http://www.redbookasiapacific.com/au...s.php?id=68726 (http://www.redbookasiapacific.com/au/vehicle/specs.php?id=68726)
and a blocked cat is a big restrictor. I've done back to back runs with and without a good working cat and got a 13RWKW advantage by not having one. Gives a bit of an idea how much efficiency you can lose
