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Apr 28th, 2021, 09:50 | #1 |
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Amazon fuel consumption
Good morning all,
Just wondered what sort of ball park fuel consumption figure I should be getting from my Amazon, its a 1970 121 B20b that has been converted to twin carbs (SU's) and its had some engine tuning work carried out in the past, it has a non-standard cam but I'm not sure of its spec and I have a dyno print out recording it having a max bhp of 142 at the flywheel so with that in mind I'm aware it will use more fuel than stock but was hoping that someone might have a car in a similar state of tune and be able to feedback some figures? Thanks in advance Doug. |
Apr 28th, 2021, 09:58 | #2 |
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It all depends on how heavy your right foot is.
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Apr 28th, 2021, 11:58 | #3 |
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25-30 mpg in my experience.
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Apr 28th, 2021, 12:23 | #4 |
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Arcturus that is very true, and amazon69 is that an average combined, bit of all sorts driving?
I recently did an almost 200 mile trip in mine which was a mix of conditions some motorway and town driving and returned 24mpg and for half of the journey I had lost overdrive due to a blown fuse so maybe I'm not too far off! Doug. |
Apr 28th, 2021, 13:33 | #5 |
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I have a similar set up and average 28/30 mpg.That's with wearing sandals
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Apr 28th, 2021, 13:57 | #6 |
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That's all sorts of driving. I'm not gentle either generally. 4000rpm vs 5000 rpm on a run does make a huge difference mpg wise on mine, so if your overdrive was not working then that will impact heavily. I can easily get 30+ mpg on a run if I'm not hooning it.
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