Stagea Fuel Economy

[jasevr4]

M35 averaged 9.69L/100km in the last week. Lowest was 8.00L/100km between Mildura and Wagga Wagga. That includes 3 days of city driving around Canberra so I'm pretty happy with that. Return trip was a bit thirstier due to head wind, more overtaking and.. urgency.

[SatchiThaStagea]

hhhmmm just got 513km's to a tank of city driving. Only have a 3"cat-back and apexi pod.

Maybe I'm not driving her hard enough?

Oh and I got a series2 c34

[wht510]

M35 averaged 9.69L/100km in the last week. Lowest was 8.00L/100km between Mildura and Wagga Wagga. That includes 3 days of city driving around Canberra so I'm pretty happy with that. Return trip was a bit thirstier due to head wind, more overtaking and.. urgency.

8L/100K is impressive. You running E10 or something?

[jasevr4]

8L/100K is impressive. You running E10 or something?

Have to say I was surprised! That was on BP Ultimate. Must have had the wind on my side and everything.

[Goddo]

Dead stock C34 S2 RS4V. So far the fuel usage per tank has been: 11.5, 11.6, 11.4 L/100km.

Mostly freeway driving but with some messing around.

[gleeson]

on 98 i got 606 out of a tank,

it was a mix of city & highway,the mods i have are high flow turbo(stockish) high flow cat hdi inter-cooler and a k&n high flow panel air filter.ill be doing the same trip this weekend and ill try some 98 and see what i get this time around.

[coparts41]

Hi Guys last time i checked it was around 550kms , warburton to geelong footy a little over 1/4 tank 3 up

[WAGON_BOY]

63ltrs and 465Km's with a little bit of freeway driving

[whitestag]

65L at 410km

not my best but not my worst ether.

[GoldZilla]

Screw you guys, I'm averaging 14.78L/100kms, according to the app on my phone. Best run was 12.37L/100, worst was 18.07L/00, but I think that included the drag day @ WSID.

Then again, I don't drive for economy.

[sky^rkt]

iget average 600kms to a tank fairly often,. i drive it in traffic everyday seems to be good on fuel worst i did by calculation was about 13.2 per 100km

[Bodella]

Screw you guys, I'm averaging 14.78L/100kms, according to the app on my phone. Best run was 12.37L/100, worst was 18.07L/00, but I think that included the drag day @ WSID.

Then again, I don't drive for economy.

+1 to this , I enjoy 2nd and 3rd gear too much.

[Ezekiel86]

350 city driving is good 400 is beta lol

[pixel8r]

I can understand C34 owners getting upset when M35 owners rub the C34 noses in our glorious 5 speed auto box, more leg room, less cabin noise, better weight distribution, newer technology, better handling, better interior, better ride, more room in the back, better stock power and better fuel economy.......

Most of what you said was true but I gotta say you can keep your "glorious" 5 speed auto gearbox. Its like this :- the VQ25DET is fantastic, but the laggy gearbox will keep you from really enjoying it.

I've owned both C34 and M35 - am back in a S2 C34 now, and my summary is as follows:

The ONE thing wrong with the M35 = drive-by-wire. I'm not sure if the drive-by-wire was the cause of the problem, but the gearbox was laggy as hell, and for me it really hurt the car.

Yes, the M35 is newer, and better in almost every way, except that in a stock for stock comparison, the C34 auto & throttle is WAY more responsive.

When I sold my M35 I stupidly bought a 2007 Ford wagon - what a heap of junk! After learning the hard way, I sold it after 3 weeks and returned to a stagea, but went for a C34 due to the lower price and lower running costs.

Both cars are great to own and drive - the C34 is more responsive and more "raw" (I think you feel more connected with the car), while the M35 is more comfortable and more luxurious (while being actually faster and handling better).

While on the topic of fuel economy, the difference between the two cars isn't that great:

My M35 got ~12L/100km city & 9.5L/100km highway

My C34 gets ~12.5L/100km city & 10.5L/100km highway

The M35 has different gear/diff ratios which helps a lot on the highway (the extra gear does make sense here).

[zei20l]

thats why craig offers valve body upgrades for M35s. drastically changes the performance of the transmission.

[RSFOURDayz]

Always get 400-450k's to a tank before the fuel light comes on in our S2 C34 with Neo RB25t. However, last tank we only managed 350k's before fuel light came on.... any ideas why? For the first time ever the Engine warning light came on too.

[pipster11]

Always get 400-450k's to a tank before the fuel light comes on in our S2 C34 with Neo RB25t. However, last tank we only managed 350k's before fuel light came on.... any ideas why? For the first time ever the Engine warning light came on too.

dead o2 sensor

or dying coilpacks

or boost leak

[Mr GTS4]

how do you test the o2 sensor?? i have been getting 350k's per tank for awhile now.

[Cowboy1600]

I'm at nearly 400ks for this current tank and it's getting damn close to fuel light time. I reckon I'll just nick 400 when it comes on. I would expect better for the driving I do (works out to be around 15l/100ks).

Mostly suburb driving. Still haven't figured out what my crappy miss is. Starting to lean towards coil packs. Might try gapping my plugs down and see if that helps a bit.

[Cowboy1600]

how do you test the o2 sensor?? i have been getting 350k's per tank for awhile now.

The best way to test them is is go here - http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/135194-ntk-nissan-lambda-sensors-o2-sensors/page__p__2513840__hl__sensor__fromsearch__1#entry2513840 - buy a new one and replace it.