achieving best mpg vs performance gains

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 4:40 pm

how much does the whole set up weigh would be my main concern. how many KG are going in the boot?

skinny · Post by **skinny** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:38 pm

I've not seen better than about 27mpg at best from mine yet. And that's driving pretty conservatively most of the time - high gear low speed (with occasional blasts) minimal braking etc. Thought it would be better than that but guess I didn't get the car for its economy. Have just stripped and recleaned the rear brakes so hopefully that might improve things - pads were pretty well stuck in the calipers...

Post by **Donald** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:45 pm

Average for me is around 320miles to a tank of V-Power, and that's usually from full to the brim to filling up when the needle is level with the empty line (but it can go much lower than that

). Get shitter mpg on 95 ron it seems, but I dunno if that's in my head. That's average driving with occasional vtec

Post by **4thgenphil** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:48 pm

i've done sub 200miles on a tank when i was on nights for 2 tanks in a week

! never seen over 350, ever!

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:01 pm

i get awful miles from esso fuel. worse than tesco's trash.

vpower is the choice but i honestly have no idea how many miles im getting. not many the way my right foot seems to be welded to the floor. im guessing somewhere around 12-16mpg at the moment.

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:14 pm

4thgenphil wrote:i've done sub 200miles on a tank when i was on nights for 2 tanks in a week ! never seen over 350, ever!

I got 128 miles @ 11.6 mpg

http://www.fuelly.com/driver/merlinbadman/prelude-2

288 was my best ever
http://www.fuelly.com/driver/merlinbadman/prelude

bristol_bb4 · Post by **bristol_bb4** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:17 pm

bought my mrs a 206 gti last weekend, havent been in the lude since

40mpg feels soooooo good

A1ex · Post by **A1ex** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:19 pm

On a trip to PAW my lude managed 40mpg

Well, the car towing it did

bristol_bb4 · Post by **bristol_bb4** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:30 pm