cairns27 wrote:
I'd be pissed off if I only got 350k's.
Get it sorted .....oil is now $100 a barrel
bye
Get it sorted .....oil is now $100 a barrel
bye
Yep and now a carbon tax is looming from the lying redhead its gonna cost a shitload more
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| Author: | sambo91 [ Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
hey guys my zook is using a full tank of premium to about 250 ks maximum. this sounds way to high to me. i drive it like a grandma to haha. im thinking i should stop into th one stopp zuki shop and get a tune up or is there a better option to try improve the economy? any help will be appretiated |
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| Author: | Ben_Sierra [ Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
What sort of mods does it have? |
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| Author: | Teracis [ Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
Where did you end up getting the zook from? Did you get that one that was at oxenford? |
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| Author: | shep [ Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
that is about what mine gets |
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| Author: | cairns27 [ Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
I'd be pissed off if I only got 350k's. Get it sorted .....oil is now $100 a barrel bye |
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| Author: | SuziBlu [ Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
What model, what size donk, what mods, what speed. 250 is pretty low. Open road, I get about 10 liters per 100 kilometers, is in essence, I should, from full to dead empty, get 400k, never dun that but. When out playing, struth, well less than half that. |
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| Author: | Chop [ Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
cairns27 wrote: I'd be pissed off if I only got 350k's.
Get it sorted .....oil is now $100 a barrel bye Yep and now a carbon tax is looming from the lying redhead its gonna cost a shitload more
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| Author: | chris_mac [ Thu Feb 24, 2011 6:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
it's hard to tell exacly: speedo, odo and tachometer don't work properly. however, i estimate fuel consumption at about 11-12 l / 100km for a 1.6 vit carby engine in my sierra, i wish i had a efi 
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| Author: | Che [ Thu Feb 24, 2011 6:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
Suckers. Costs me $7 to do 100ks in mine, maybe $8 on a bad day. |
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| Author: | bohuler [ Thu Feb 24, 2011 6:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
just redone my carby and i'm getting 8.9L/100k from my old 1.3 carby motor 
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| Author: | losfer [ Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
sounds like the choke isnt coming off. |
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| Author: | SuziBlu [ Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
che_guitarra wrote: Suckers. Costs me $7 to do 100ks in mine, maybe $8 on a bad day.
At $1.36, average, that means you are getting around 5 liters per hundred kilometers, by crikey, tell ya what, dont tell the fuel companys, they will be out hunting you with a dirty great big gun. What are you driving, a prius. No way on earth would a 4wd brick, get that, even if dropped from a helicopter with the engine turned off, gathering ks. |
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| Author: | inbits [ Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
He's on gas (LPG) |
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| Author: | SuziBlu [ Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
DOH |
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| Author: | Che [ Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
Awww, I wanted to stir. Ha ha
Since the K&N filter, exhaust install, LPG retune, and new oils everywhere I reckon 100km = about 10.5L of LPG. I'm spewing LPG was 60c in december, but I gotta pay 68c now... it used to cost me $6/100kms 
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| Author: | inbits [ Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
Still can't complain although the initial setup woulda cost a chunk |
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| Author: | sambo91 [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
thanks for your help guys. its just a stock as a rock 98 Coily. nar tercius it was a bit to expensive for me and i got my coily for $1000 cheaper =) i dont think i would often go over quarter throttle. i just didnt think it sounded right that a 1.3 zook would use $50 of petrol to 250ks =S |
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| Author: | Vash [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
In my experience with high consumption its usually to do with incorrect float heights in the carb, or a dirty air filter. Give the carb a good clean out and reset the float to factory and give it another shot. |
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| Author: | shep [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
sambo91 wrote: thanks for your help guys.
its just a stock as a rock 98 Coily. nar tercius it was a bit to expensive for me and i got my coily for $1000 cheaper =) i dont think i would often go over quarter throttle. i just didnt think it sounded right that a 1.3 zook would use $50 of petrol to 250ks =S drive it hard and see how ya go. try to keep the revs around 4000 and see if your economy improves. sierras have a little revy motor and they dont like being driven like a diesel 4wd. |
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| Author: | sambo91 [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
how do you reset the floats to factory?ive got the cleaning bit sorted but you have got me at the floats haha. alright shep i will give that a go haha cheers mate |
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| Author: | Teracis [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
shep wrote: sambo91 wrote: thanks for your help guys. its just a stock as a rock 98 Coily. nar tercius it was a bit to expensive for me and i got my coily for $1000 cheaper =) i dont think i would often go over quarter throttle. i just didnt think it sounded right that a 1.3 zook would use $50 of petrol to 250ks =S drive it hard and see how ya go. try to keep the revs around 4000 and see if your economy improves. sierras have a little revy motor and they dont like being driven like a diesel 4wd. I bloody knew I shoulda been flogging the thing! Pity it blows smoke on the changes when I go too hard 
I did just bolt my original engine to the engine stand ready to start taking apart though! |
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| Author: | Ben_Sierra [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 2:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
sambo91 wrote: thanks for your help guys.
its just a stock as a rock 98 Coily. nar tercius it was a bit to expensive for me and i got my coily for $1000 cheaper =) i dont think i would often go over quarter throttle. i just didnt think it sounded right that a 1.3 zook would use $50 of petrol to 250ks =S So its not the one in you're avatar then... Hmm if its stock you should be seeing a bit more... Try what shep says, also a good tune up may not go amiss... |
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| Author: | sambo91 [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 3:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
nar thats my mates coily. alot of travel for a 2 inch suspension and body lift hey =P im doing the same mods to mine when i get the time. alright will give it more juice and i will get back to you guys =) |
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| Author: | shakes [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 3:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
how much fuel are you getting into a tank? |
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| Author: | JrZook [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 3:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
Check if the choke flap is full open once its warmed up. Does it run sweet? |
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| Author: | anDy86 [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
I think i have petrol issues too then... I have LWB sierra 1.5 toyota 5k engine 31x10.5 tyres the usual 2" lift and 2"BL everything else is pretty much normal. I'm getting 200 - 220kms per tank?!? Prior to my carby rebuild i was getting around 180 so i thought this was an improvement? do you think it can be anything else? Will the fuel pump/fuel filter play a part in this? Cheers. Andrew |
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| Author: | tanshi [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
are you not running transfer gears, on 31s? there might be your answer |
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
^^ have you done anything to correct the speedo, are those 200-220kms going off the odometer or gps? |
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| Author: | shep [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
anDy86 wrote: I think i have petrol issues too then...
I have LWB sierra 1.5 toyota 5k engine 31x10.5 tyres the usual 2" lift and 2"BL everything else is pretty much normal. I'm getting 200 - 220kms per tank?!? Prior to my carby rebuild i was getting around 180 so i thought this was an improvement? do you think it can be anything else? Will the fuel pump/fuel filter play a part in this? Cheers. Andrew if you have 31" tyres with stock gearing you will never get good fuel consumption. it is the same as if i put 38" tyres on my toyota and expected there to be good fuel consumption. also because the speedo will be around 20% out, 100km on your odo is really 120km. |
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| Author: | crewsy [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel consumption a bit high i think |
You can't expect too much from an old carby engine. I'm getting 270k's to a tank with a big dent in it. Thats with 32's x 10.5's, 6.5's and 1.6 carb motor. |
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