Magnum to do or not to do?

[Forg]

Curious how it performs in daily use in traffic and how fuel consumption has changed

As it's a weekend toy, he will probably never know ... for my project car I know fuel consumption is bad, but I've never actually calculated it ... well if you measure in usage-per-kilometre, it only needs a (~45L) fill-up every 3 months or so.

 

[Magnum61]

$4800

 

[Magnum61]

Missus found the receipt this morning!

Looks like a couple of peaceful nights sleep with the dog. LOL!

 

[Derekthetree]

As it's a weekend toy, he will probably never know ... for my project car I know fuel consumption is bad, but I've never actually calculated it ... well if you measure in usage-per-kilometre, it only needs a (~45L) fill-up every 3 months or so.

Mine gets better MPG with spirited weekend driving than the commuting it used to do. Waiting at lights is a killer.

 

[Brown Dog]

Missus found the receipt this morning!

Looks like a couple of peaceful nights sleep with the dog. LOL!

Only a couple? Got a keeper then

 

[Brown Dog]

Mine gets better MPG with spirited weekend driving than the commuting it used to do. Waiting at lights is a killer.

Normally idling they use around 2.1L / hr - is it different with a tune?

 

[Derekthetree]

Normally idling they use around 2.1L / hr - is it different with a tune?

That's what mine does ( no tune), but given the number of lights you get in a 30 min Melbourne commute, all that stationary time just racks up.
Mine averaged 14-15lkm commuting.
Does 11-12 now its a weekend blaster. Early runs out to Dandenongs/Mornington during light traffic help bring down the average before it goes up a bit through the hills.

 

[Skylarking]

Waiting at lights is a killer.

Idling at ~2 ltrs/hr but taking off at lights even on very light throttle is a killer in my car.

Grand dad driving gets at best 15ltrs/100kms but I’m usually at 17-18 with no heavy throttle usage on a stock tune... Maybe it still needs some more kms under her belt as she’s only gone 6,000kms Maybe she needs an OTR CAI, extractors and a tune

 

[vr304]

Idling at ~2 ltrs/hr but taking off at lights even on very light throttle is a killer in my car.

Grand dad driving gets at best 15ltrs/100kms but I’m usually at 17-18 with no heavy throttle usage on a stock tune... Maybe it still needs some more kms under her belt as she’s only gone 6,000kms Maybe she needs an OTR CAI, extractors and a tune

Yip definitely makes them more fun to drive once you’ve done those

 

[J_D 2.0]

taking off at lights even on very light throttle is a killer in my car.

That’s what kills fuel consumption in every car. Being stationary and cruising don‘t use very much fuel, its the transition between the two that screws over the fuel consumption.

I‘m relatively lucky and only have three sets of lights between me and work and the traffic averages 60-100km/hr (I have minimal stopping) so my trip computer says 12.7L/100kms. I run LPG though so my actual consumption is 15-20% higher than that.