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Nice.  So if you putter around you can still get pretty good figures.  CHris you are making some good no.s  lookingat your sig.  

How bad is that traffic that you are getting 11L/100k?

the traffic is typical to and from work traffic I guess, I travel 25k's to and from work and it takes around 45mins to a hour depending on how heavy the traffic is.

Highway driving I average around 8-9 litres per 100kms, but I give it a bit every now and then, I love over taking commodore drivers :rofl:

On the track I had quite appaling economy, I did almost 80 km's on the track in total and used a massive 38 litres of petrol, but I guess you are either accelerating or stopping, so that is to be expected

With a clean set of injectors, decent wheel allignment (that makes a decent differance) and a working o2 sensor, you 'should' be able to get 400kms to a tank no probs

Chris

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In 1 year/20000km I've replaced the alternator & my heater box has had to be bypassed due to leakage. Some of the front end rubbers are on the way out I think though.

I replaced the turbs (upgraded - old one seems fine though), timing belt & all fluids not long after getting the car.

Its an 89 with high kms & has been in the country for 8 or 9 years. I get 8 or 9L/100km on the highway & 13L/100km in traffic. This is with 11psi, R34 turbs, 3in turbo back & filter.

If fuel economy is a big issue stick to NA cars :rofl:

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