Bedford CF-UK Message Board Logo [Home] [Search] [FAQ]
Bedford CF-UK Message Board > CF Blog Spot > Fuel and MPH.
[Private Message] [Register] [Profile] [Member list] [Log-in]
Who's Online:
There are 0 member(s), and 1 guest(s) online.
 
[Printable Version] [Post Reply]
Author Message
Anon
Deleted
Posts :
Location :
Status    : Offline

Fuel and MPH.

Hi to all,

I have just had my first distance trip out so far this summer, (wet season)
and after much setting up and cleaning and redex treatments of carb, manifold, and tank, and endless adjustments to carb, tappeds, plugs, points, and timing.
My MPG at an average of 50 MPH loaded for a three day camp and over 120 miles worked out at 20.5 to the gallon, this on a hightop Pioneer body must be quite good.
Well I am dam pleased with it, last year I was getting 16 MPG and a lot less power than I now have from that 2.3 engine.

Doug.

----------------------

Mon 27 Jun 2011 @ 20:45 Edit this messageQuote this messagePMQuote this message
Anon
Deleted
Posts :
Location :
Status    : Offline

Hi
We had our van off the road for 4 months over the winter and in that time I done all the jobs that you have mentioned above and it has made a huge difference. Our first long trip was down to Moffat for the show yesterday which for me is a round trip of about 180 miles. Last year we were getting 15mpg however yesterday I calculated that we are now getting between 18 and 20mph and the van is also running brilliantly so it all the jobs must have been worth it.

----------------------

Mon 27 Jun 2011 @ 21:15 Edit this messageQuote this messagePMQuote this message
Anon
Deleted
Posts :
Location :
Status    : Offline

sorry meant 18-20mpg lol not mph that would be no use hahaha!!!

----------------------

Mon 27 Jun 2011 @ 21:17 Edit this messageQuote this messagePMQuote this message
Anon
Deleted
Posts :
Location :
Status    : Offline

On our travels in the last three weeks we have covered a distance of 1623 miles, the average fuel consumption, on LPG, was 20.33mpg. This was done with 10% deducted for speedo error, if this was not deducted our consumption would have been 25.46mpg.
The only modifications have been electronic ignition, after market air filter, Laycock overdrive and matched up inlet to head ports.

Rae & Ann

----------------------

Mon 27 Jun 2011 @ 23:47 Edit this messageQuote this messagePMQuote this message
Anon
Deleted
Posts :
Location :
Status    : Offline

Hi Rae, That looks very good but yours is faily streamlined you dont carry much weight and you have overdrive so I would expect that sort of mpg.
Doug's however being a pioneer is more like mine coach built high top with plenty of drag, I will be happy if I get 15mpg on LPG with my setup thats the twin wheel advantura and 1966 classic caravan behind fully loaded.
Dave

----------------------

Tue 28 Jun 2011 @ 07:41 Edit this messageQuote this messagePMQuote this message
Anon
Deleted
Posts :
Location :
Status    : Offline

Hi,

this past weekend we did 1440 kilometres up to Germany and back. My best fill-up was 42.2 litres after covering 397 kilometres on the sat-nav, mostly on flat main roads across the north of France. That's around 10.6L/100km or 26.5mpg, with an 1800 pop-top on overdrive, quite heavily laden.

That's good enough for me.
Robin
Tue 28 Jun 2011 @ 08:04 Edit this messageQuote this messagePMQuote this message
Time in GMT
[Post Reply]
New posts since your last visit Administrative Functions: Open/Close/Delete Thread / Move Thread
Old post

Forum Jump:

Back to the CF-UK Homepage ][ Email CF-UK

Powered by FunkBoard vCF0.74c