Saving Fuel/MPG Guide v1.11111111 - inc Torque Figures, Tyre Pressures, Rated MPG - Page 6 - Saxperience

_scotty_ · 2nd June 2009, 20:50

sounds good

bri999 · 23rd June 2009, 00:16

I bought a ScanGaugeII last year and mounted it in the dash on my VTR and by watching the mpg gauge go up and down, you soon change your driving style

My best average on a 200 mile round trip was 52.8mpg but a lot of the trip was on motorways

Barry123 · 23rd June 2009, 01:26

right I've just overhauled this slightly... hope it makes more sense than before and improves your mpg's

any q's then just ask!

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AnthonyVTR · 23rd June 2009, 01:33

Just done this and I'm getting 40mpg in my vtr. Would be interesting to find out other vtr owners mpg...

Darlz · 26th July 2009, 20:42

what a legend

Kerins · 31st July 2009, 10:45

will be trying it out cheers

Damien91 · 31st July 2009, 13:38

Very informative post!

enthrone · 7th October 2009, 02:45

ad awesome thread totally changed my driving style.

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Originally Posted by AnthonyVTR

Just done this and I'm getting 40mpg in my vtr. Would be interesting to find out other vtr owners mpg...

yeah i can get into the 50's with my vtr.

30 mile commute to work each day on a road's.
revs max @ 3k. engine braking hardly ever touch my brakes, only time i do is when i need to down shift front 2 to 1st.

havent took the vtr over 65 in a few weeks.

ad few questions;

does lowering affect mpg at all ? i guess it would have little effect at all.

im currently running proxies on the front and hankooks on the rear ( came with the alloys), any suggestions on tyres that would give decent mpg, but still be good for the winter.

and does a de-cat affect mpg at all ? i would assume it wouldnt.

Thejj · 8th October 2009, 04:17

new on here only got car yesterday and this has made me a happy man lol great info on here

Elliott · 11th November 2009, 13:39

im getting nearly 60mpg even in the cold months!

TomMartin · 17th November 2009, 21:16

what a thorough guide - well done sir!

ReecePuG106 · 29th December 2009, 19:16

awesome thread, il remember this for whenever im low on moneys

Barry123 · 2nd January 2010, 02:33

ok guys, cheers for the responses and pm's and stuff.... I've made a few changes to the guide.

Hope it helps!

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Oxas16V · 31st January 2010, 16:27

Is it common in the UK to use super plus fuel (98 octan) for the 1.6 16V?

Barry123 · 31st January 2010, 17:30

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Originally Posted by enthrone

ad few questions;

does lowering affect mpg at all ? i guess it would have little effect at all.

im currently running proxies on the front and hankooks on the rear ( came with the alloys), any suggestions on tyres that would give decent mpg, but still be good for the winter.

and does a de-cat affect mpg at all ? i would assume it wouldnt.

Sorry mate, I never saw this the first time round. Depends on the level of lowering really dude - but ultimately, the effect is pretty low in favour of increasing the mpg's. There are issues with extreme lowering where the wear rate on the driveshafts increases, therefore there's some additional mechanical resistance going on which is going to lower the fuel efficiency. Overall don't be too worried.

Tyres... I'm running Michelin Exalto's, which are fairly balanced between dry, wet, eco and performance. They aren't cheap but the wear rate is phenomenal. Pretty much anything premium is going to be good for the winter and generally offer lower rolling resistance during cruise. But maintaining pressures will have a bigger overall effect on the mpg.

r.e. Decat. I decatted my car in summer and recently recatted the car at christmas and to be honest I couldn't see a difference, I have a log of the trip mpg and charts which support this too. So again nothing to worry about, technically there is a reduced restriction but at light throttles this makes minimal difference (although at heavier throttles the benefits are much more pronounced)

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Originally Posted by Oxas16V

Is it common in the UK to use super plus fuel (98 octan) for the 1.6 16V?

I've used since the day I bought it, and some other owners do the same.

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Oxas16V · 31st January 2010, 19:27

Fine cause I do the same, in my opinion the engine runs less raw like with the 95 octan fuel, especialy on higher revs, vibrations are also less with the better fuel.

Robert