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8th January 2007, 01:24
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Originally Posted by adsayer
never taken it to 5000rpm, although the tech specs tell me that max power is at 5000, which seems really high for a diesel, usual figure is around 4000. We'll find out the when it gets rolling roaded anyways.
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you will rip the rollers off
really need to sort my fueling out its running like a bag of shite at mo
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8th January 2007, 01:30
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whats the situation with the fuelling??? have you cammed it or something, possibly a ebay super chip  ?
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8th January 2007, 01:33
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nah no cam i have 2 mcds chips in it but there down under the seat
it just seems to be giving shite mpg the manifold i coming off to be replaced by standard one this week to see if that helps
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8th January 2007, 02:15
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good un adsayer.
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9th January 2007, 13:09
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really good guide adsayer 
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9th January 2007, 16:36
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cheers really useful thread!!!
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9th January 2007, 20:07
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ads you love the mpg! i must say i was mega jelous when you told me your MPG before, maybe im getting old thinking about it?
ive recently done a similar test and would like your advice my good man
vts
£20
160 miles
deal or no deal
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9th January 2007, 20:13
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£20 is roughly 22 litres of jungle juice.
160/22 = 7.2727 miles per litre
7.2727*4.55 = 33mpg.
seems reasonable to me... very near the 'Combined' fuel consumption figures (see guide).
So if you've done a mixture of town and motorway then the figure is good.
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9th January 2007, 21:00
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Kudos on this guide adsayer.
I hope you expand upon your guide to include mods like de-cat, manifolds, fuel cleaning additives etc etc.
Just got my second Saxo so I shall be keeping my third eye on the mpg
ManC
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9th January 2007, 21:04
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Good suggestion dude. I'll add to it when I get some time 
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9th January 2007, 21:49
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man 33mpg sucks! really did stretch it to get that too! it was in general normal average driving, a couple of times id expect i will have nailed it but its only fair
diesel coversion as next mod anyone
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9th January 2007, 21:59
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Bare in mind you've got a performance few mods.
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6th March 2007, 18:23
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does coasting still use up petrol? or is it bad for ur car at all because i coast alot when i know i have to stop soonish, eg trafic lights or comin up to a roundabout
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6th March 2007, 18:37
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does coasting still use up petrol? or is it bad for ur car at all because i coast alot when i know i have to stop soonish, eg trafic lights or comin up to a roundabout
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Coasting still uses petrol yes because the engine is still ticking over but using very little fuel just to keep it reving gently. This way would save petrol compand to driving all the way upto trafficlights...etc and then braking hard to stop.
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6th March 2007, 18:51
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On saxo engines as far as im aware, you're slightly better off coasting, although I wouldnt recommend it as the saving is minimal.
On modern engines, leaving in-gear and taking your foot off the accelerator will yeild the highest fuel savings, I heard the engineering goons mention that NO fuel is injected into the cylinder, whether this is true or not is another matter.
plus you get engine braking which saves shaggin your brakes slightly
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7th March 2007, 00:10
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o rite cos ive been doin that for ages and i duno when i got into the habbit of doin it and i jus wondered if that was damagin my car at all lol
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7th March 2007, 00:43
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Only just seen this guide! Top work though and deserving of some rep.
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16th May 2007, 10:39
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coasting is never a good idea. Most engines are tuned to run a little rich at idle to help you start off and for when starting the engine.
Also the advanced fuels do aid mpg. A co-worker and I had been doing titanic milage resently. He has been using v-power petrol in his 1.4 206 and I have been using v-power deisel in a 2.5 tds bmw. On regular diesel I get 44mpg and with v-power I can get 49-50mpg. That saves me £100 a year even after paying through the nose for the fuel
Good guide though 
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16th May 2007, 10:52
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Kam,
the guide is aimed at TU engined drivers, the ecu isnt capable of accepting anything higher that 97RON hence why the premium fuels are not recommended... mainly the price increase over the saving is minimal as the engine cant fully ultise the fuel. which is why i recommend manually adding addtives to the fuel solution.
Yeah there seems to be some small improvements on modern engined cars but even then most have to be mapped to really see the full gains
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16th May 2007, 11:03
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well the 206 TU is no better than the saxo so thats why I mentioned it. My diesel is also 12years old so not particularly intelligent either
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