Yeah 4.5k sounds about right, I didn't have a tacho.... mind you it was a wagon. Not sure if they had different diff ratios.... prolly not. The engine was pretty toasted... Lot of gudgeon noise, rattling timing chain, wee bit of compression blow-by... still made it round the rest of the country though :) blessed be toyota.

 

It was most likely the sustained high-rpm that was giving it the most grief.

Would you save on fuel if you had your suspension done?? Like new shocks, springs & lowered??

Not noticebly i'd imagine. tyre pressures can have a bit of a bearing though from what i've heard.

watching myth busters the other night and the said that if your driving a ute you can get 15km more out of a tank if you don't have a cover over the tray. :lock_folder:

Dropped 0.5L/100km (to 7.8L/100km) just by leaning my idle mixture in this last tank. Could lean it a bit more yet. This tanks modification... ignition timing from TDC to 15 BTDC (still no vac advance).

Would you save on fuel if you had your suspension done?? Like new shocks, springs & lowered??

 

difference would be minimal and the savings, if any, would not be anywhere near the cost of suspension over a 10 yr period me thinks..

watching myth busters the other night and the said that if your driving a ute you can get 15km more out of a tank if you don't have a cover over the tray. :lock_folder:

 

veto that... my mate's SS ute sucks juice like a fruit bat with the tonneau cover off... like 10 litres more per tank

watching myth busters the other night and the said that if your driving a ute you can get 15km more out of a tank if you don't have a cover over the tray. :lock_folder:

It was actually tailgate down vs tailgate up.

 

FWIW, if I reset the gizmos before a show on the ute, I get about 40 to 43l/100kms. No wonder the boss whinges about the fuel bill!

Edited August 1, 200620 yr by Redwarf

aaah right... reminds me of the old days when I thought holden utes were cool... we just took the tailgate off for the "I'm going racing" look

**BACK ON TOPIC**

 

I fueled up yesterday and this time round i got 514kms out of 40ltrs.

 

Thats 7.78ltrs per 100kms.

 

I think that the tabs helped. Doubt the lowering did much.

 

It came down 1.1ltrs per 100kms from the first time.

Edited August 1, 200620 yr by JiP_01

how much do these tabs cost?

i still don't believe they work :lock_folder:

I think they are about 6 bucks for 2. But i get discount at AutObarn so it could be more/less.

my mistake. good spot redwalf :lock_folder:

uh huh uh huh! 7.5L/100km. Did 490km with 9 litres left in the tank :P Apparently my cars some kind of freak :P

uh huh uh huh! 7.5L/100km. Did 490km with 9 litres left in the tank :) Apparently my cars some kind of freak :P

Matches the owner. :P