i need you guys help on this one, i was wondering how many litres of petrol you guys can put in an emty tank, and how many km's you get out of it. at the moment, i can only seem to be able to put 50ltrs. in when empty, and i only get about 300 - 350 km's. i just need to know what is average for a (n/a) 3lt. calais. cheers...

At the moment, i'm getting around 14-15 litres per 100km's, city driving, hammering it, so around 400km's from a full tank. On the highway, I have got over 600km's from a tank though.

how many litres to an empty tank would you say??

63.00 litres exactly

Hehehe i'm lucky to get 350 outta full tank But i badly need wheel allignment also i got a leak in the tank Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

yeah midz the wheel alignment'll give u real bad economy. don't bother popping the hood just go down to tyrepower.

Quote: Originally Posted by stockcalais_ yeah midz the wheel alignment'll give u real bad economy. don't bother popping the hood just go down to tyrepower. Indeed... getting tyres soon.. and allignment after that

Quote: Originally Posted by Midz Quote: Originally Posted by stockcalais_ yeah midz the wheel alignment'll give u real bad economy. don't bother popping the hood just go down to tyrepower. Indeed... getting tyres soon.. and allignment after that mate i was being sarcastic.

Quote: Originally Posted by stockcalais_ Quote: Originally Posted by Midz Quote: Originally Posted by stockcalais_ yeah midz the wheel alignment'll give u real bad economy. don't bother popping the hood just go down to tyrepower. Indeed... getting tyres soon.. and allignment after that mate i was being sarcastic. So was i have been saying i'm getting tyres for the last 6 months My front tyre had 8psi in it last nite when i checked Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Ok figure this one out. Before I converted the RB30 to the twin cam head I was getting about 550km around town and about 600km on the highway. With the new twincam I get between 400 and 550 around town pending on my mood to put the foot down. Out on the highway the most I have sucked out of a tank was 750km and that was sitting on about 140km/hr on average. . I knew my car inside out before I changed the enigine. Now I have to learn the whole damn thing again. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

vl666, how many litres were you getting in a tank though??

vl tanks are 63 litres, he would be getting 63 litres in his 63 litre tank.

Quote: Originally Posted by notorious_vl vl666, how many litres were you getting in a tank though?? The most I ever got in my tank was 62 ltrs. The VL tank only holds 63 ltrs and then you have about 2ltrs in the fuel lines and filter combined. I generally get about 57 - 60 ltrs when I fill up.

if u go into the last quarter of ur tank all the time the in tank pump sucks air and it'll go kaput. (the wining sound u hear gets louder as it dies). Generally its better to fill up sooner unless you're testing your economy or something. but who am i to talk, i don't even look at the gauge until the low light comes on!

[quote="stockcalais_"]if u go into the last quarter of ur tank all the time the in tank pump sucks air and it'll go kaput. (the wining sound u hear gets louder as it dies). Odd :? I have owned my car for 7 yr's now and I do not think a tank refill has ever been done above a quater. Hmmm. TOUCH WOOD lol

Quote: Originally Posted by notorious_vl i need you guys help on this one, i was wondering how many litres of petrol you guys can put in an emty tank, and how many km's you get out of it. at the moment, i can only seem to be able to put 50ltrs. in when empty, and i only get about 300 - 350 km's. i just need to know what is average for a (n/a) 3lt. calais. cheers... that sounds about right for an n/a, i mean the engine is what 15 years old, 350kms out of a tank is about right (city driving) with the occasional lead foot :twisted:

cheers Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

my friend can get 490 taking it easy.