Griffith fuel consumption
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I know this is a topic that often strikes up: 'Who Cares?' But for what ever reason never been bothered about how many MPGs i'm getting. However returning my car from Blackpool down to the West Country a week last Saturday became the excellent opportunity (which I did not set out to do) to find out! I filled the tank right up (as you do!) at Blackpool and headed south with a few added minor detours on route and then my next use a couple of days later with less than quarter in the tank I drove further south to Warminster - With the aid of Google maps this came to exactly 250 miles. When filling up the tank again, this came to £52.28 and I had placed 45.11 litres in there. Just over 45 litres works out a fraction short of 10 gallons - Giving me a run of 25mph - Not bad for a 5 litre car!
Interesting guys.... I was told last summer that my fuel consumption would be better by all of 2 - 3 miles per gallon as per Lloyd Developments when I had the new Canems ECU unit fitted and remapped. I have no idea what I was getting before hand. Coming down from Blackpool last week, was a good run, the motorway was quiet and mainly sticking to lanes 1 and 2 - due to having the respray only two weeks before hand and the paint was described as 'soft' and needs another two to three weeks to properly harden - therefore it was mostly 60 / 70mph all the way down. Yeah, I think we're be lucky to get better figures beyond 25mpg for the old five litre! After all the engine is now 20 years old!
ronspeedsix said:
Average of 20 mpg over 2000 mls with my Griff 4.0 HC .
25 mpg seems quite unreachable, and it's not that I race it.
But never did a long trip.
My Tuscan was more economical....(petrolwise...)
Ronald
Interesting guys..... Am I getting a vibes from this thread that the 500 is more economical than the 400?? I put it to you.......25 mpg seems quite unreachable, and it's not that I race it.
But never did a long trip.
My Tuscan was more economical....(petrolwise...)
Ronald
This is gonna open up a whole can of worms!!
ronspeedsix said:
Average of 20 mpg over 2000 mls with my Griff 4.0 HC .
25 mpg seems quite unreachable, and it's not that I race it.
But never did a long trip.
My Tuscan was more economical....(petrolwise...)
Ronald
Interesting guys..... Am I getting a vibes from this thread that the 500 is more economical than the 400?? I put it to you.......25 mpg seems quite unreachable, and it's not that I race it.
But never did a long trip.
My Tuscan was more economical....(petrolwise...)
Ronald
This is gonna open up a whole can of worms!!
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