Hi y'all
I am driving a 2006 SWB 3.8L (petrol)
I am going to the Kalahari next week and was wondering what to expect ito fuel consumption.
In general mixed-urban driving i get around 16-17L/100km (which is hectic in my opinion)
I was wondering whether my consumption will go up/down when driving the kalahari - sandy roads. I am not going to 4x4 or anything, just general game viewing.
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Steves Auto Clinic apparently chips/mods (or some other hip-word) a car. This in conjunction with a "specialised" tune-up helps giving you more power using less fuel, etc. Apparently some good results can be expected.
I don't know pricing or anything, but were wondering whether anyone has any actual stats on pre vs. post installation.
Is it worth it?
What do you guys think.
Ruan
I had a trip through to Kuruman two weeks ago and got a consumption of 13.5l / 100km. But that was travelling at 110km on the clock, not the GPS. was around 105km/h.
But driving in sand and so on. work on 20l / 100km. So take lots of Jerry's with..
The chip should work on the long road, but not sure about the slow sand sand.
Ps. I'm also considering the chip from SAC...
Hope it helps a bit.
But driving in sand and so on. work on 20l / 100km. So take lots of Jerry's with..
The chip should work on the long road, but not sure about the slow sand sand.
Ps. I'm also considering the chip from SAC...
Hope it helps a bit.
Sac and chips! What can I say? I also went this ' tuning ' route on my first v6, colt 3000 many yers ago, all I can say, in my experience chips should come in a bag and sholud be eaten. Any other chip will do nothing. In my case I did get better consumption but on every uphill every taxi would pass me. Thus I saved fuel due to lower power. I asked them to take the chip out and refund me, which they did. But alas a lot of people told me this same thing before I did it and I also did not believe them.AndreBenson wrote:I had a trip through to Kuruman two weeks ago and got a consumption of 13.5l / 100km. But that was travelling at 110km on the clock, not the GPS. was around 105km/h.
But driving in sand and so on. work on 20l / 100km. So take lots of Jerry's with..
The chip should work on the long road, but not sure about the slow sand sand.
Ps. I'm also considering the chip from SAC...
Hope it helps a bit.
Maybe it was just me :-I
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I removed a leaky exhaust box and replaced with a straight pipe as I didn't have funds for a replacement box. The noise increase was non-existent but the power was noticeable. Something to consider.
Just my 0.02.
Just my 0.02.
Our 3.2 DiD needs in the city (daily work commute) between 12 and 14 l/100km. Overland w/ cruise control it goes down to almost 10 l/100km. I gained 1l/100km when I took off the roofrack - the stuff many carry on their roofs blows up consumption as it really creates turbulence's vs. the original shape of the car. These turbulence's are the biggest fuel consumption driver according the investigations done in the car industry many years ago.
That's what drive people to suicide, man!AndreBenson wrote:...... got a consumption of 13.5l / 100km
........ work on 20l / 100km.
Those are scary figures!
My Gen1 (Di-D), with it's low gearing and all, gives me 10.5-11.5 l/100km long term.
If I go into "Granny on her way to church" mode, I can get it down to 9-9.5 l/100km.
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Me
Those are scary figures!
My Gen1 (Di-D), with it's low gearing and all, gives me 10.5-11.5 l/100km long term.
If I go into "Granny on her way to church" mode, I can get it down to 9-9.5 l/100km.
