alloytec 190

You can buy plenty of MAF cleaner in aerosol cans at Repco. check the air cleaner, and throttle body too for build up, chunks etc

 

Engine + install, new fluids etc was $3500. Considering Holden quoted over $4000 to repair the old engine that died for no real reason I was pretty happy with that.

and by new engine I meant new as in replacement from a wreckers, not a brand newie still in the crate . Driving technique makes a big difference though too. When I first got the car back on the road I was driving pretty poorly due to not having a car for a few years, got back into the rythm of things and slowly saw the usage come down from ~13 to ~10L/100km.

 

My vz 06 average is around 10.6l with 95,000ks on the clock

 

im getting down to 8.1/100 with the 2 hole mod with everythin else stock, mostly do highway driving

 

i'm getting on a WL Caprice 190KW Engine, between 8.9 - 10.9 on highway
12.5 - 14.5 city.

occasionally spirited driving, 156,000km.

 

vz calais highway sits on about 6 to 7 ish, 10.5- 11.6 city roughly:S 73,340km on the clock

 

That's pretty good compared to my 2 tonne Wl caprice.
Getting on the highway 15L/100km at an average speed reading of 38km/h.

Iv got new:
plugs
Coil packs
98 OCT
Cleaned intake manifold
Changed o2 sensors

Only thing I haven't done yet is clean the MAF sensor.

Also running on duel fuel if that has some sort of effect on the economy?

 

So I finally went out to repco and picked up the MAF sensor cleaner and pulled out the MAF giving it a nice clean.

I haven't drivin enough for the car computer to recognize a change however....first thing I realized was the smoother idle instantly.

So it's looking good


20 bucks lol

 

very interesting, report back on what its like after you've driven it.

 

Thought I would put my 2 cents worth in:

140,000km on the clock
5 speed auto
2 hole mod
K&n filter
Stock cats with 2 1/4s leading into a 2 1/2 with resonator and twin tip.

7L / 100km on the freeway.
10L+/ 100km around town