Thread: Post your Fuel Economy

Originally Posted by lazyman

I sometimes drive till the meter is below the E line, haha.

Heh, I've driven the Commodore until I could hear the fuel pump cavitating a couple of times. One Christmas Day there were bugger-all stations open and I was trying to limp it into BP in the city but it sputtered on the motorway onramp so I had to pull over and top it up with the petrol from the lawnmower I conveniently had in the boot.

Mileage for the Commodore in Wellington was...5.61 km/L or 17.81 L/100km. Gag.

Originally Posted by Matty

Heh, I've driven the Commodore until I could hear the fuel pump cavitating a couple of times. One Christmas Day there were bugger-all stations open and I was trying to limp it into BP in the city but it sputtered on the motorway onramp so I had to pull over and top it up with the petrol from the lawnmower I conveniently had in the boot.

Mileage for the Commodore in Wellington was...5.61 km/L or 17.81 L/100km. Gag.

so thats why the maori guy next door only washes his XR8 once a week a drives it around the block and leaves it parked till washing time next week

- It can carry a (literal) shed-load of stuff in the boot, with 3 adults, 2 kids and 2 cats in the cabin while towing over a ton on the trailer.
- In 9 and a half years it's required 2 shocks, 2 brake pads, 2 brake discs, 4 tyres, and a lead. I haven't even flushed the radiator.
- The tranny had a fault when we bought it, 110,000km ago. The fault hasn't got any worse, regardless of merciless thrashing and around 20,000km of heavy towing.
- It'll still be going in 400,000km time, even if I treat it with the same disdain.
- It does awesome single-pegger burnouts on command.
- I can fit a 1UZ, VH41/45, 2JZ, 1JZ, LSx or RBxxxxxx in it. The RBs are pretty much bolt-in. And it's lighter than anything that carried these enignes from the factory except some of the RBs.
- The Emotec is low-tech but you can get them into the 9s and still drive them daily.

And if I ever do actually service the engine it'll go back to around 550km on a tank.

Make: Honda
Model: EG4 Civic vti
Engine Size: H22A from a BB1 obd1 prelude?
Engine Mods: I/H/E, LSD M2B4, rear interior stripped
Fuel Type: BP 98
Tank Size: 45L

500ish km per tank..so around 11-12 km / L

Make: Honda
Model: Torneo Euro R CL1
Engine Size: 2200cc H22A
Engine Mods: Stock
Fuel Type: BP 98
Tank Size: approx. 60L

600km per tank, 10km / L

Make: Honda
Model: CL1 Accord Euro R
Engine Size: 2.2 ltr
Engine Mods: Stock
Fuel Type: Mobil 98
Tank Size: 50L

Around town driving: 500km per tank - 10km/Ltr
Open road driving: 650km per tank - 13km/Ltr

Make: Honda
Model: EL3 Orthia Aero
Engine Size: B20B Auto
Engine Mods: Stock
Fuel Type: Shell 95
Tank Size: 45L

Around town driving: 450km per tank - 10km/Ltr

Nuts to think they have the same economy but the Orthia is slow as shit
I think being Auto and 4WD, maybe not the best combination

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Originally Posted by choboco

how big is the 98 spec itr tank?
my one drinks petrol like crazy... full tank i get is only 350 km
i h e and spoon ecu

Should only be about 40L (maybe 45 if you pushed it)
My missus got 530km per tank around town driving

Make: Honda
Model: EF3 1988
Engine Size: B18C
Engine Mods: Full forged, 11.8:1, Crome Tuned, 151wkw
Fuel Type: BP 98 mostly
Tank Size: 40-45L

Best: 6.75L/100km. 14.814km/L Mixed cycle (660km/tank). between 8-10L/100km city driving

Make: Honda
Model: 1991 Ascot
Engine Size: F20A Automatic
Engine Mods: Stock
Fuel Type: 91 usually
Tank Size: approx. 60L

12L/100km average over a month

Model: 1989 Honda Accord
Engine Size: 1958cc B20A
Engine Mods: None
Fuel Type: 95
Tank Size: 60L

Exactly 10.60km/l ricing around town. I know this cause I ran my car dry out of petrol a few days ago, then stuck $20 in which at $1.629 was 12.27 litres, which got me 130.1km and then I ran out of petrol and had to walk home

wow my ml 500 merc in the usa gets 6miles per gallon work that one out i bet its the worst one !!!!lucky fuel is only 1.40 a litre now !!!!

Originally Posted by choboco

last time when my light came on i filled it up
i only added another 35litres
so i was thinking dc2 was 40 litres
duno

it's definitely bigger than 40L. I personally have put 44.7L into my old DC2

EDIT: Just checked my dc2 service manual and the fuel tank is indeed 50L (13.2gallons)

Originally Posted by A18Accord

where are you getting your $1.40 petrol from?!?!?

Originally Posted by ek9pwr

wow my ml 500 merc in the usa gets 6miles per gallon work that one out i bet its the worst one !!!!lucky fuel is only 1.40 a litre now !!!!

:slap:

epic fail there matt (edit: matt meaning a18accord not matty lol)

i filled my tank and have driven 580kms and theres still 4 bars left on my gauge. averaged 7l/100k from stratford to norsewood and back to stratford, 544kms to 39L with a bootload of tyres and a gearbox

^ I'd love an old Si Accord. I very reluctanly turned down an F1 edition for my first car

Anyway, on topic. We filled harriets EK9 and ran it past petrol light.

Model: 1997 Civic Type R
Engine Size: 1600 B16B
Engine Mods: Mild
Fuel Type: 98 BP
Tank Size: 45L I think

470km so far of HARD driving.

9.5L/100k

Model: Civic Eg6
Engine Size: 1600 dohc vtec
Engine Mods: intake only
Fuel Type: 98 Octane
Tank Size: 45L

between 12-13km per ltr (city driving, mostly motorway - jammed & free flow)

You have an Euro R now Pommy??!??!