JimmyXR6T04 Member 1,299 Member For: 19y 7m Location: Canberra Posted 24/12/06 05:06 AM Share Posted 24/12/06 05:06 AM first of all, forget about what the fuel consumption says... its been said to death, but there's only one way to test how much fuel your car is using. Fill it up to the click, drive it till empty or alternatively to 100kms, then re-fill it and see how many litres it actually used.My computer tells me I average 12.5L, but when I do the little test, depending on how I drive, it's usually anywhere between 12.5 and 13.5L. My car has 300rwkw, so obviously how you put the foot down is gonna be the biggest factor. Also, lots of city driving is for these cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapidchris Member 314 Member For: 19y 5m 27d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 24/12/06 05:46 AM Share Posted 24/12/06 05:46 AM went to the coast today did 178km, need to fill up now...... that's on a 50 ltr tank though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromie0 Member 49 Member For: 18y 5m 14d Posted 26/12/06 01:46 PM Share Posted 26/12/06 01:46 PM Hey, dunno if it helps, but my car when I fitted just the APS CAI and K&N air filter used about 3 or 4 l/100lkms more fuel than before to about 18l 1/100kmk - very similar to what you were talking about. I then got the rest of the APS phase II and the fuel usage went down to about 12.5L /100km I think the retune helped, but I don't think the fuel gauge is accurate as it reads I should get about 600km to a full tank, whereas I only get about 400 - 420 km per tank (not running it fully dry, but on empty)Would suggest you get a retune to optimise the fuel mixture, otherwise go back to standard. I like the throttle response of a better CAI, so the extra fuel would be worth it for me. Remember that there are some differences from factory and I thought that mine was using more fuel than standard when I first got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ2CME Formerly XR6NA Member 3,512 Member For: 19y 1m 21d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 26/12/06 01:49 PM Share Posted 26/12/06 01:49 PM went to the coast today did 178km, need to fill up now...... that's on a 50 ltr tank though←Geez, you could watch your fuel gauge needle go down as your driving. I suppose that's what you get with the power your cars putting out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonhoare Member 85 Member For: 18y 4m 14d Location: S.A Posted 26/12/06 02:01 PM Share Posted 26/12/06 02:01 PM went to the coast today did 178km, need to fill up now...... that's on a 50 ltr tank though← you must of been woopin it?? 50ltr tank????or 50ltr to 178kms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley Scott www.australianflag.org.au Donating Members 6,763 Member For: 19y 6m 3d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 26/12/06 02:21 PM Share Posted 26/12/06 02:21 PM Need to get those diff gears sorted mate, that has got to hurt.Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laner Former MPS3 Driver! Donating Members 735 Member For: 17y 11m 5d Gender: Male Location: East Ballina NSW Posted 23/02/07 11:41 AM Share Posted 23/02/07 11:41 AM hey guys....just wanted to get an idea on what sort of fuel consumption your getting whilst your car is cold.....I'm seein some seriously scary numbers both at idle and during light accelaration.....this seems to last until the car is well past the quarter mark on the temp gauge. the car does feel a lot more sluggish when cold, compared to my previous cars, but again, I'm not sure if I'm bein anal and just worrying too much.....thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 4m 27d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 23/02/07 11:43 AM Share Posted 23/02/07 11:43 AM Dont worry about instantaneous fuel flow... look at an average over a whole tank and you have a good figure. I get consistently over 500km per tank, but if yours is an auto you would be looking at around 450. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 4m 27d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 23/02/07 11:43 AM Share Posted 23/02/07 11:43 AM Got 600 on a trip down south last week too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laner Former MPS3 Driver! Donating Members 735 Member For: 17y 11m 5d Gender: Male Location: East Ballina NSW Posted 23/02/07 11:55 AM Share Posted 23/02/07 11:55 AM yeah...it tis an auto, gettin round the 13-14 litres as an average.... pretty sure its gunna get a better figure when I get over the new toy stage....apparently foot to the floor isnt a good way to save fuel/money haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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