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Title: 650 mile range
Post by: omegaman2 on 09 November 2009, 12:40:15
just done stratford on avon and back on one tank 
70mph @42 mpg = 650 distance  :)
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: waspy on 09 November 2009, 12:45:08
Arh the wonders of the DTi :y :y














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Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: tunnie on 09 November 2009, 13:05:58
bunch of show off's, petrols are smoother  :P
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: Kevin Wood on 09 November 2009, 13:09:06
My 3.2 MV6 has a range of 700 miles...

400 on the petrol tank plus 300 on the LPG.  :P

Kevin
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: Jimbob on 09 November 2009, 13:14:33
gotta be happy with that  :y
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: webby23 on 09 November 2009, 15:19:21
Got half way across Germany (Bottrop) from Nottingham in our previous Mig, a 2.0CD auto on an x plate.....

Well happy with that.....

MV6 range about 450 miles tops on a run I would reckon....can get 36mpg out of it on a run....

 :y
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: Lazydocker on 09 November 2009, 17:52:58
I've just done 550 miles on about £45-50 worth of gas (a tank and a half) without hanging about :y :y
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: waspy on 09 November 2009, 17:55:41
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I've just done 550 miles on about £45-50 worth of gas (a tank and a half) without hanging about :y :y

You can't moan on those figures Paul :y :y :y
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: TheBoy on 09 November 2009, 18:34:22
At a constant 70, I'd expect much better from 2.2dti :o
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: waspy on 09 November 2009, 19:19:28
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At a constant 70, I'd expect much better from 2.2dti :o

I was wondering that, but i've never gone far enough at an almost constant 70. I've returned 42mpg kicking around going to work etc, which was all A & B roads :) With the cruise enabled for a few miles she gives 50+ at 70 so i guess you could say from the south up to Scotland he should've had more :-/

Don't forget it's all up hill :D
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: KillerWatt on 09 November 2009, 19:53:07
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just done stratford on avon and back on one tank 
70mph @42 mpg = 650 distance  :)
42mpg (even at 70mph) ain't that impressive when compared to a surrender monkey of the same age...and it's even less impressive when compared to new cars.
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: omegadti on 09 November 2009, 20:07:26
my Dti does 45mpg at 80 with the air con off - seems to be more economical when just above the legal limit
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: waspy on 09 November 2009, 20:32:45
Uhm, interesting.
Mine's been de-cated & re-mapped, i noticed quite a difference on power & mpg :)
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: Omegatoy on 09 November 2009, 20:45:32
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Uhm, interesting.
Mine's been de-cated & re-mapped, i noticed quite a difference on power & mpg :)

hmm tell me more please? :y
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: waspy on 09 November 2009, 20:47:24
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Uhm, interesting.
Mine's been de-cated & re-mapped, i noticed quite a difference on power & mpg :)

hmm tell me more please? :y

What would you like to know?
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: KillerWatt on 09 November 2009, 20:48:06
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Uhm, interesting.
Mine's been de-cated & re-mapped, i noticed quite a difference on power & mpg :)
If the remap was right, you'll have a noticable power (and torque) boost, and it will give better MPG if you are paying attention to the right foot.
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: waspy on 09 November 2009, 20:50:45
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Uhm, interesting.
Mine's been de-cated & re-mapped, i noticed quite a difference on power & mpg :)
If the remap was right, you'll have a noticable power (and torque) boost, and it will give better MPG if you are paying attention to the right foot.

Yup, that's what i said ;)
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: omegaman2 on 10 November 2009, 20:20:12
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just done stratford on avon and back on one tank 
70mph @42 mpg = 650 distance  :)
42mpg (even at 70mph) ain't that impressive when compared to a surrender monkey of the same age...and it's even less impressive when compared to new cars.
whats a surrender monkey
and new cars are common rail
and i run fully  loaded so i think thata an ok mpg
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: Omegatoy on 10 November 2009, 22:12:57
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Uhm, interesting.
Mine's been de-cated & re-mapped, i noticed quite a difference on power & mpg :)

hmm tell me more please? :y

What would you like to know?

well how about cost? difference in mpg before and after,
and how different the [power delivery is, does max torque come in earlier? is engine livelier or smoother etc etc? in short everything!!! ;D
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: waspy on 11 November 2009, 08:46:37
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Uhm, interesting.
Mine's been de-cated & re-mapped, i noticed quite a difference on power & mpg :)

hmm tell me more please? :y

What would you like to know?

well how about cost? difference in mpg before and after,
and how different the [power delivery is, does max torque come in earlier? is engine livelier or smoother etc etc? in short everything!!! ;D

The cost was £100.00 which was nearly two years ago (mate of a mate ;))
The power delivery is smooth, but quite noticeable.
The mpg increased by a small amount. I drove the M1 at a set speed which i'd driven many times before at the same speed & found an increase of two miles mpg.
The most noticeable difference was when i removed the cat & the center muffler, she's now has alot more feedom to breath. At first start up from cold she's a little more lumpy than before the removal (on tick over), but when running at speed or warmed through there's no difference, she free revs easier.
I wanted to move & replace the intercooler from behind the condenser (what where VX thinking :-/) & place it down near the front for cooler air flow, but that will be down to the new owner's choice ;)
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: waspy on 11 November 2009, 17:17:44
I did around 50 miles today in a round trip, roughly half M1 & half A/B roads. I did 60mph on the motorway & 50mph on the other roads. She returned 52mpg average. Don't think i can complain on that :)
Would've returned more, but i was in standing traffic at J28 for ten mins >:( & i wound her up twice to clear out the cob webs :y :y
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: tunnie on 11 November 2009, 17:19:33
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I did around 50 miles today in a round trip, roughly half M1 & half A/B roads. I did 60mph on the motorway & 50mph on the other roads. She returned 52mpg average. Don't think i can complain on that :)
Would've returned more, but i was in standing traffic at J28 for ten mins >:( & i wound her up twice to clear out the cob webs :y :y

 :o

Get that car out in the outside lane, thats its place  ;)
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: Ian_D on 11 November 2009, 17:21:56
My Derv used around 3 litres of diesel all the way from Birmingham to York  :) :) :) :y :y :y





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Just a pitty it was on the back of an AA Truck 90% of the way!  ;D ;D :-[ :'(
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: waspy on 11 November 2009, 17:29:07
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I did around 50 miles today in a round trip, roughly half M1 & half A/B roads. I did 60mph on the motorway & 50mph on the other roads. She returned 52mpg average. Don't think i can complain on that :)
Would've returned more, but i was in standing traffic at J28 for ten mins >:( & i wound her up twice to clear out the cob webs :y :y

 :o

Get that car out in the outside lane, thats its place  ;)

That's were she normaly sits doing around the 80-90 mark. That's why i couldn't comment on the mpg before. Today i thought i'd give it a try :y
When i'm on A/B roads i just tootle around annoying other drivers, because i do thirty in a thirty & etc ;D
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: waspy on 11 November 2009, 17:30:14
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My Derv used around 3 litres of diesel all the way from Birmingham to York  :) :) :) :y :y :y





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Just a pitty it was on the back of an AA Truck 90% of the way!  ;D ;D :-[ :'(

 ;D ;D ;D :D
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: Omegatoy on 11 November 2009, 19:10:28
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Uhm, interesting.
Mine's been de-cated & re-mapped, i noticed quite a difference on power & mpg :)

hmm tell me more please? :y

What would you like to know?

well how about cost? difference in mpg before and after,
and how different the [power delivery is, does max torque come in earlier? is engine livelier or smoother etc etc? in short everything!!! ;D

The cost was £100.00 which was nearly two years ago (mate of a mate ;))
The power delivery is smooth, but quite noticeable.
The mpg increased by a small amount. I drove the M1 at a set speed which i'd driven many times before at the same speed & found an increase of two miles mpg.
The most noticeable difference was when i removed the cat & the center muffler, she's now has alot more feedom to breath. At first start up from cold she's a little more lumpy than before the removal (on tick over), but when running at speed or warmed through there's no difference, she free revs easier.
I wanted to move & replace the intercooler from behind the condenser (what where VX thinking :-/) & place it down near the front for cooler air flow, but that will be down to the new owner's choice ;)

thanks bud!! very helpful and goves me something to think about, did you have the remap done before or after decatting???
Title: Re: 650 mile range
Post by: KillerWatt on 11 November 2009, 19:18:23
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thanks bud!! very helpful and goves me something to think about, did you have the remap done before or after decatting???
Dunno about Pete, but we had a 2 litre Zetec Mondy (130 BHP standard) that when re-mapped on it's own wouldn't make any more than 140 BHP no matter what map was used.

As soon as the Cat was pulled, it went straight to 170 BHP on the mildest map.
Needless to say, the Cat was resigned to the bin at that point.