Stagea Fuel Economy

[zei20l]

........ So long as you don't do anything stupid like sit in Liverpool crispy kreme carpark on fri-sat night..........

even then if youre not acting like to tool you should be ok.

[wht510]

NM35 VQ25DET

Factory ECU/Turbo etc.

Only mods: Aftermarket exhaust muffler, Blitz Panel filter and 'power duct'. New plugs etc.

Update to fuel economy:

Lowest to date: 9.54L/100K (Driving to Adelaide)

Highest to date: 15.20L/100K (repeatedly driving to work during peak hour damn it)

Most K's to a tank (or close to) 683

Avg economy 11.5L/100K

[iamhe77]

That's pretty good economy!

Haven't posted in here for a while, but reset my economy screen and travel info screen 2 and a bit weeks ago.

Over the past 1300kms, average fuel is now 9.9km/L and average speed is 52kph

[wht510]

What sort of driving do you do for that kind of economy?

[zei20l]

miss daisy comes to mind lol

[ironpaw]

What sort of driving do you do for that kind of economy?

cam lives in the wild...so its lots of freeway driving for him ;p

[iamhe77]

What sort of driving do you do for that kind of economy?

cam lives in the wild...so its lots of freeway driving for him ;p

Fair bit of hwy (about 80% of my daily trip), but as it is my day-to-day drive I also have school zones and have to go up/down/up/down the Mt Eliza hills (let alone battle the shit drivers that seem to live there).... but also a fair bit of driving in the Frankston area.

lol @ "in the wild" Jethro.

Wouldn't have it any other way, although I do seem to get a lot more speeding fines

[Run-It-Hard]

I've noticed since buying the car that the economy has been getting worse and worse!

Started off around 450-500 a tank (driving from Melbourne to Sydney)

Then it was hovering around the 350km mark, and now this tank is looking to be around the 200km mark!

I haven't driven much different since, I give it a bit of a boot from time to time but if anything I've been babying it with this tank.

all it has is an airfilter and nismo option exhaust, boost is stock.

I've ordered an 02 sensor in hopes that it's the problem, but knowing my luck it won't be.

Any ideas?

[KiwiRS4T]

Please quote your usage in litres per hundred km as km per tank is too imprecise! (But something is very wrong)...What car do you have (C34? S1 , S2? VQ?)

[Sunkist]

I've noticed since buying the car that the economy has been getting worse and worse!

Started off around 450-500 a tank (driving from Melbourne to Sydney)

Then it was hovering around the 350km mark, and now this tank is looking to be around the 200km mark!

I haven't driven much different since, I give it a bit of a boot from time to time but if anything I've been babying it with this tank.

all it has is an airfilter and nismo option exhaust, boost is stock.

I've ordered an 02 sensor in hopes that it's the problem, but knowing my luck it won't be.

Any ideas?

if it isnt your 02, it may also be your Air flow meter..

VQ25DET

e85 tune is giving me 350km to the tank.. and its supposedly still running rich as f**k

[Dunc]

if it isnt your 02, it may also be your Air flow meter..

VQ25DET

e85 tune is giving me 350km to the tank.. and its supposedly still running rich as f**k

How many liters mate, is that 60? 70? 79.9?

[Sunkist]

well last night i filled up i think 68-70 Litres, and it was at 315km..

so assuming theres another 10litres and about 15 to 30kms in it..

lol sorry didnt mention that..

being on Flex, i dont usually let it get to the light.. as its not "around the corner"

but as its running rich.. once i fix the boost issue and get a controller on there.. i think i should get atleast 400km ot of it

better than having 250km on 98 like i was pre tune lol

[andy65b]

well last night i filled up i think 68-70 Litres, and it was at 315km..

so assuming theres another 10litres and about 15 to 30kms in it..

lol sorry didnt mention that..

being on Flex, i dont usually let it get to the light.. as its not "around the corner"

but as its running rich.. once i fix the boost issue and get a controller on there.. i think i should get atleast 400km ot of it

better than having 250km on 98 like i was pre tune lol

Man.. your economy sux..

At the moment I can get 14.2L/100km (460km) with about 10 liters left in the tank on crappy stop start city driving. Usually get around 10.2L on the open road.

[Sunkist]

Man.. your economy sux..

At the moment I can get 14.2L/100km (460km) with about 10 liters left in the tank on crappy stop start city driving. Usually get around 10.2L on the open road.

mines on eflex.. and also tuned with heaps of mods.

lol.

i'de rather get 350km compared to 450km

with 285 kw compared to 160kw lol

[Run-It-Hard]

Please quote your usage in litres per hundred km as km per tank is too imprecise! (But something is very wrong)...What car do you have (C34? S1 , S2? VQ?)

Sorry,

Looks to be around the 19-20L/100km and beyond

I have a C34 Series 1.

Apparently the coolant temp sensor can effect fuel consumption too, anyone had this issue before?

[Sunkist]

yeh. if its in cold start, car runs richer.

cold start is caused by the coolant temp sensor reading cold.

im sure you know it - but its for cold morning starts etc..

[andy65b]

mines on eflex.. and also tuned with heaps of mods.

lol.

i'de rather get 350km compared to 450km

with 285 kw compared to 160kw lol

A little more than that I think but not far till my tune,....

[Sunkist]

A little more than that I think but not far till my tune,....

oh.. i meant mine...

lol you can too say hello to goodbye to more fuel lol..

[ironpaw]

hmm I'm getting 18L p/100km on LPG...have to refuel every 200km

But its not all bad...with 250awkw and paying $20 to fill up the LPG I cant complain too much

[iamhe77]

hmm I'm getting 18L p/100km on LPG...have to refuel every 200km

But its not all bad...with 250awkw and paying $20 to fill up the LPG I cant complain too much

That is rubbish economy mate, what do you get if you do the same driving on 98 (I believe you have a switch so you can manually select the fuel you are using, yes?)