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12-04-2010, 10:16 AM
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Next upgraded Mk1 Leopard
 
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My son and I drove down from Sydney to Canberra over the weekend. Being on L's he had to drive at 80 km's per hour. I took not the the LGP on the way down. We I refliied the tank for the trip home we had done 420 kms and had used 50 litres of LPG which means we did 11.905 L/100km or 23 mpg Its the first time I have do a long trip on such a 'low' speed. We got overtaken by every thing... UK
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12-04-2010, 11:38 AM
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Good for LPG.
I get around 10L/100 on petrol can not get below, But still need injectors and plugs as well as o2 sensor done and hopefully will be down to low 9s for long trips.
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12-04-2010, 11:38 AM
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so UK , is that better or worse economy than you would have expected? i`ll take a guess it`s worse , 80kph would`nt be the ideal speed for optimum running in the Au i would imagine.
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12-04-2010, 12:09 PM
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Walking with God
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I usually get around 12-13 in the wagon on family trips with highway runs.
That's at the 110 limit, so I guess 11 is about right. Ooops, just read the post again. 11.9. At 80 kays that's a bit too high. Perhaps your intake needs to go stock? I know you have a spare in your boot! Perhaps whack that on, from the airbox all the way to the TB and see how that goes. Cheers! GK
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12-04-2010, 12:12 PM
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12-04-2010, 01:09 PM
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Ive seen in the 9's with this car, with 3.9's, and all the mods below. Average is 10.82ish I think.
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12-04-2010, 01:14 PM
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12 - 13L on the highway is about average for me, thats sitting on the 110 mark when ever permitted though
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12-04-2010, 01:47 PM
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Next time I will do 110 and see of there is any difference. The taco sat under 2000 rpm at 80 (about 1800 to 1900) on the flat.
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12-04-2010, 02:29 PM
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Ideal running speed for an AU for economy is about 90-95kph, ie locked up 4th at about 1600rpm. For the record, my AU with aircon off does 11.7L/100klms on split 100/110 zone pure highway driving. Doing 92 and drafting trucks saw me get this down to 10.4, but that was hypermiling crap that just wasn't worth it.
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12-04-2010, 02:36 PM
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This is what happens when you do 80
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12-04-2010, 02:41 PM
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aahahaha
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12-04-2010, 03:16 PM
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Just slidin'
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That is so funny, lol.
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12-04-2010, 05:26 PM
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Haha!!! Classic.
In all seriousness though, the 80k limit for L Platers in NSW is a ************** joke. How are you meant to learn to drive on highways when you can only do a city speed?  :
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12-04-2010, 05:30 PM
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Just another mock-up..
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hahahah... love the passing photos..!!
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12-04-2010, 06:29 PM
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12-04-2010, 10:35 PM
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Walking with God
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Classic shots. Oh the shame! LOL!
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80km fuel consumption
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