rev2 tubby mpg

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vtecpower
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rev2 tubby mpg

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ey people just wondering if my tubby is returning good mpg.. i filled it up to the first "click" drove 7 miles switched car off for a couple of hours.. then drove far 89 miles so 96 miles in total the 89 miles was motorway but as it rained heavily earlier so was driving at 40 mph ! and then there was 50 mph speed restriction ](*,) then we get to the national speed limit ... boosted a few times! look at the guage ! :thumleft:

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im really tempted to go to a petrol station and fill up to the first click to see how many litres i have gone threw... :mrgreen:

for anyone wondering or thinking why is this guy talking about mpg its because i havent had my recirc on (on a long drive) for ages i usually have my HKS BOV and the mpg increase has got me a little happy :oops:
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The MR2 fuel gauge is far from good. My car would take AGES to get to half tank, and then just drop :lol:
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cvega666 wrote:The MR2 fuel gauge is far from good. My car would take AGES to get to half tank, and then just drop :lol:


Same with most cars..
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cvega666 wrote:The MR2 fuel gauge is far from good. My car would take AGES to get to half tank, and then just drop :lol:


Same for me, just from the top it fells quickly and from the half in just a moment! Of course i don't like it as I have too bad mpg.
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You need to fill up, reset clock, drive, fill up, work it out.
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Post by loudandproud205 »

You can afford to fill it up :pale:

I think I've only ever filled mine once think that was 2 years ago now never mind the current petrol prices, Also don't think mine ever managed above 28mpg :-$

Good job I prefer to just look at mine :oops: 8)
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i get 30-35 on the motorway and low 20's in town
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My fuel gauge don't even get to the full point only ever goes up 3/4 of the way I can then do 100 miles and it says empty but when I fill up it only needs £20 in it and it clicks to say it full,

Does my head in
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100miles for a quarter of a tank, that's pretty damn good. I get 250 to a full tank, and i drive like a snail to work and back, because why speed to work.
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Post by Marf »

I always get loads of miles to the first quarter, then less and less for each consecutive quarter.

Ends up around 240 to a tank on my a/b road commute which is 24-26mpg

Most I've ever got from a tank was 320, all motorway. Worked out to 32ish MPG.

Granted mine's a Rev3, but you shouldnt expect great MPG from a 20yr old 2 litre turbo :)
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My last rev2 turbo I could get 33+ mpg on a motorway.

This one i haven't got to 30 mpg yet :D
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Hey guys before I go home Sunday I'll fill the tank to brim again and work out how much litres the car used for that 1/4 :thumleft:
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Re: rev2 tubby mpg

Post by malwhiterev3 »

seems pretty normal
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