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SR91
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8th Feb 09 at 23:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
1.2 16v corsa on the motorway..

2000 RPM @ 50 MPH
3500 RPM @ 70 MPH
4000 RPM @ 90 MPH
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8th Feb 09 at 23:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
6500rpm @ 110mph
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2000rpm @ 50mph
*JonnyG*
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limter on every gear.
mantamark
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56mph in top gear.
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2000rpm @ 50mph and never be on time for anything!
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quote:
Originally posted by mantamark
56mph in top gear.



You're on about the 56mph uses 25% less fuel then 70mph lark, right?

I'm on about overall MPG
mantamark
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Thats what i thought was best for mpg?

Obv the faster you go, the higher the revs, the more the engine is working, so going slower will use less juice.
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Not another MPG thread
SR91
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quote:
Originally posted by ProjectNCK
Not another MPG thread


Run along,
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Just hand it it's arse everywhere. Used to get 40MPG doing that in mine
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quote:
Originally posted by mk4_boy
6500rpm @ 110mph


Mine does the best part of 127mph on the speedo at 6500rpm
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driving a 1.2 you shouldnt be worring about mpg
SR91
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quote:
Originally posted by ollie_sport
driving a 1.2 you shouldnt be worring about mpg


Sorry.
Joe
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Deano will know.
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quote:
Originally posted by Joe
Deano will know.




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Only issue is that if your car does 3500 rpm at 70 mph, like I know it does, then the other revs are wrong.

It'll be doing 2500 rpm at 50 mph, and 4500 rpm at 90 mph.
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6750 @ 125
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98@4700 is what I was doing for the best part of the journey to Trax 07 and the full tank got me about 430 miles which is the furthest it's ever got me
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quote:
Originally posted by tom_simes
Only issue is that if your car does 3500 rpm at 70 mph, like I know it does, then the other revs are wrong.

It'll be doing 2500 rpm at 50 mph, and 4500 rpm at 90 mph.

My thoughts exactly. My car does exactly 'half', if that makes sense.

But the manual states indicated 56mph is better in 5th.
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deanos owned this thread!
Mike GSi
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my car is better on fuel at 75-85 than it is at 55-65 (in 5th)
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike Z20LET
my car is better on fuel at 75-85 than it is at 55-65 (in 5th)

Same with dad's M3. Was better at 80mph in 6th than 70mph according to the on board computer. I know nothing about engines, but when a car is doing low speeds in 5th, it'll start to struggle, and will use more fuel trying to stop it stalling.
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Keeping a roughly constant amount of revs will give you good mpg, it's accelerating etc that uses up more fuel.

That's what I've always been told anyway

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Mike GSi
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its all about the rev range all this keep your revs done piffle is pish imo

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