pretty good MPG, but not for long ?? - Skyline Owners Club

**wh0s_the_daddy** · 1st April 2008, 10:49 PM

As some of you may be aware ( cause i've not mentioned it many times

), i took my car to Andy at SP Autos today and i think it was around 235 miles door to door.

I filled up the tank, approx 55 litres, this morning ( it was on empty just about before i filled up ) and when i got to Andy the fuel level was just under 1/2 tank.

( does the R33 GTST have a 60ltr tank ? )

so i reckon i used approx 30 - 35 litres of fuel to get there, so the MPG worked out as :

gallons = 30 - 35 litres divided by 4.54 = 6.6 - 7.7 gallons used.

MPG = 235 miles divided by 6.6 - 7.7 gallons = 30 - 35 miles per gallon.

I did virtually the whole journey on the motorways, maybe 25 miles on a roads, and i was doing 70 - 75mph all the way.

bloody good i reckon, but lets see what it is on the way home ?

andy.

**Moff** · 1st April 2008, 11:17 PM

Thats piss poor granny driving, you should be ashamed

I've never managed that many from mine. I reckon you won't make it home with a tank

Moff

**Jez-R32 GTR** · 1st April 2008, 11:48 PM

I'm lucky to get 20 MPG, even on the motorway.

**Dan** · 1st April 2008, 11:52 PM

I was pleased last night at getting 17mpg out of her 5mpg more than normal!

**Lambo Door Kits Ltd.** · 1st April 2008, 11:53 PM

Same here, never seen that figure at all. 20mpg if I`m lucky.

**Lamb Chops** · 1st April 2008, 11:59 PM

Think i am down to around 8mpg

and that not booting it all the time just now and then as i am only getting 105 miles to a tank

**Spearmint** · 1st April 2008, 11:59 PM

Kin'ell Andy! I don't think I even saw that kind of mileage in a 1.0L 16v Micra!

Are you sure with a right foot as light as yours that the 3037 will ever spool up?

**Spearmint** · 2nd April 2008, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gareth

Think i am down to around 8mpg

and that not booting it all the time just now and then as i am only getting 105 miles to a tank

Gareth, that's low unless it's purely tracktime. Time to get the spanners out I think.

**Lamb Chops** · 2nd April 2008, 12:05 AM

thats just going to work and then home on a run i can get moer out of the tank

nop it's time for a greddy plenum and remap

**Moff** · 2nd April 2008, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gareth

Think i am down to around 8mpg

and that not booting it all the time just now and then as i am only getting 105 miles to a tank

Do Polish people follow you with a bucket to catch the petrol coming out th back ?

Moff

**simon** · 2nd April 2008, 12:16 PM

Jacqui regulalry gets around 300 miles to a tankful in hers, mostly motorway driving. I used to expect around 200-250 to a tank from mine with a bit more of an urban mix

**wh0s_the_daddy** · 2nd April 2008, 12:24 PM

.

well i reckon i can halve the MPG with my new set up, i was driving sensibly i must admit

, it was raining and i didn't want to get the car wetter by driving fast......

i don't generally drive fast ( SO WHY HAVE A SKYLINE THEN

), BUT i do like to go for a blast, i love accelaration, not really interested in top speed, so i'll be trying out plenty of accelaration on the way home....

**Honey** · 2nd April 2008, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gareth

Think i am down to around 8mpg

and that not booting it all the time just now and then as i am only getting 105 miles to a tank

Gareth!!

Geoff, with his old power, saw 7mpg around Snetterton race track while giving it some serious stick.

**Moff** · 2nd April 2008, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Honey

Gareth!!

Geoff, with his old power, saw 7mpg around Snetterton race track while giving it some serious stick.

I think you find it was 5 MPG wasn't it, I managed 7 MPG

Moff

**Squeak** · 2nd April 2008, 05:31 PM

Gareth did you not get your car mapped recently?

1st April 2008, 10:49 PM	#1
wh0s_the_daddy Skyline Owners Club Club Member Membership No. 659 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: shropshire County: Shropshire Drives: not a skyline anymore Posts: 690	pretty good MPG, but not for long ?? As some of you may be aware ( cause i've not mentioned it many times ), i took my car to Andy at SP Autos today and i think it was around 235 miles door to door. I filled up the tank, approx 55 litres, this morning ( it was on empty just about before i filled up ) and when i got to Andy the fuel level was just under 1/2 tank. ( does the R33 GTST have a 60ltr tank ? ) so i reckon i used approx 30 - 35 litres of fuel to get there, so the MPG worked out as : gallons = 30 - 35 litres divided by 4.54 = 6.6 - 7.7 gallons used. MPG = 235 miles divided by 6.6 - 7.7 gallons = 30 - 35 miles per gallon. I did virtually the whole journey on the motorways, maybe 25 miles on a roads, and i was doing 70 - 75mph all the way. bloody good i reckon, but lets see what it is on the way home ? andy. Last edited by wh0s_the_daddy; 1st April 2008 at 10:52 PM..
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1st April 2008, 11:17 PM	#2
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Dan Admin Administrator Membership No. 227 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: All the way down south County: Dorset Drives: R32 GTR, MGZS, XJ600S and a bloody expensive pushbike! Posts: 4,286	I was pleased last night at getting 17mpg out of her 5mpg more than normal!
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Lambo Door Kits Ltd. Lambo Door Kits Ltd. Authorized Trader Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: St. Andrews County: Fife Drives: R33 GTST Posts: 1,755	Same here, never seen that figure at all. 20mpg if I`m lucky.
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1st April 2008, 11:48 PM	#3
Jez-R32 GTR Skyline Owners Club Club Member Membership No. 745 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Weston Super Mare County: Somerset Drives: R32 Gtr aka "Bif-chit" 3bhp at the starter motor Posts: 388	I'm lucky to get 20 MPG, even on the motorway.

1st April 2008, 11:59 PM	#7
Spearmint Per Ardua Ad Astra Area Rep Membership No. 461 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: A shithole County: Northamptonshire Drives: Project Spearmint Posts: 7,432	Kin'ell Andy! I don't think I even saw that kind of mileage in a 1.0L 16v Micra! Are you sure with a right foot as light as yours that the 3037 will ever spool up?
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2nd April 2008, 12:05 AM	#9
Lamb Chops Tastes better with mint sauce Area Rep Membership No. 357 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pembroke Dock County: Pembrokeshire Drives: Landy 110 V8 for sale, Disco V8 with gas, range rover V8 off roader, R33 GTST Posts: 4,917	thats just going to work and then home on a run i can get moer out of the tank nop it's time for a greddy plenum and remap
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2nd April 2008, 12:16 PM	#11
simon Skyline Owners Club Club Member Membership No. 117 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Nottingham County: Nottinghamshire Posts: 582	Jacqui regulalry gets around 300 miles to a tankful in hers, mostly motorway driving. I used to expect around 200-250 to a tank from mine with a bit more of an urban mix

2nd April 2008, 12:24 PM	#12
wh0s_the_daddy Skyline Owners Club Club Member Membership No. 659 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: shropshire County: Shropshire Drives: not a skyline anymore Posts: 690	. well i reckon i can halve the MPG with my new set up, i was driving sensibly i must admit , it was raining and i didn't want to get the car wetter by driving fast...... i don't generally drive fast ( SO WHY HAVE A SKYLINE THEN ), BUT i do like to go for a blast, i love accelaration, not really interested in top speed, so i'll be trying out plenty of accelaration on the way home....
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2nd April 2008, 05:31 PM	#15
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