VF Series 2 V8 Fuel Consumption

[Hq King]

I've never learnt how to check fuel consumption in any of my cars as it has no interest for me, I just drive them and fill up when necessary.










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I have 3 v8s and 2 v6 not exactly eco friendly choice but if I can gain a couple of hp or better handling without using more fuel or maybe even less fuel I am keen to know how

 

[07GTS]

I have 3 v8s and 2 v6 not exactly eco friendly choice but if I can gain a couple of hp or better handling without using more fuel or maybe even less fuel I am keen to know how

that's how i tune my engine cruise and light throttle best economy so i can drive long distances to get to say track day or quarter mile or just cruise around then when i use more throttle is all in for power

 

[panhead]

I have 3 v8s and 2 v6 not exactly eco friendly choice but if I can gain a couple of hp or better handling without using more fuel or maybe even less fuel I am keen to know how

I expect a tune to improve the efficiency of the engine and as a by product improve fuel usage but saving fuel itself isn't on my agenda.

I mainly drive to the shops and back and I'm more concerned with fuel going off.

I drove my Ute yesterday for the first time in about 8 weeks, it's been sitting in the garage with a gut full of juice and I'll now drive it for the next couple of weeks to try and clear it from the tank before I swap back to driving something else.

I understand some people take a big interest in fuel economy and if that's their thing than so be it, some even believe cheap low octane fuel is cost saving and some just have a total fixation on their usage, I'm not any of those.





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[abuch47]

Low octane fuel is much cheaper and without a tune there is no need for higher octane

 

[Skylarking]

... abstract high and low readings don't really translate into real world costs

In the real world, fun costs whatever your vice

 

[Hq King]

In the real world, fun costs whatever your vice

Smiles per miles is what it all about

 

[Forg]

Low octane fuel is much cheaper and without a tune there is no need for higher octane

Intellectually maybe ... low octane fuel hurt’s my poor car’s soul, though, and it doesn’t deserve that.
Plus the low octane stuff is more pollutey, as more is burned. If I’m gonna have a 1.8T 6L V8 car, I guess that’s a bit irrelephant, but still ... every bit counts, right?

 

[kleanphil]

Intellectually maybe ... low octane fuel hurt’s my poor car’s soul, though, and it doesn’t deserve that.
Plus the low octane stuff is more pollutey, as more is burned. If I’m gonna have a 1.8T 6L V8 car, I guess that’s a bit irrelephant, but still ... every bit counts, right?

E10 is actually less pollutey thats why they push it , i do feel bad using it but i believe thats only a romantic feeling

 

[Forg]

Are you sure it’s less pollutey? It’s theoretically more sustainable because that 10% ethanol isn’t made out of dinosaurs that aren’t coming back; but given you use >10% more of it than 98 & our current ethanol production methods burn fossil fuels, I dunno that it’s actually less pollutey ...

 

[Big Red VF-SII Go-kart]

Are you sure it’s less pollutey? It’s theoretically more sustainable because that 10% ethanol isn’t made out of dinosaurs that aren’t coming back; but given you use >10% more of it than 98 & our current ethanol production methods burn fossil fuels, I dunno that it’s actually less pollutey ...

Pollutey in another way: E10 and E85 both generate more carbon on short trips than higher octane fuels. It may have a "higher" octane rating, but that doesn't mean it will provide improved economy. E10 and E85 is virtually sugar cane with ethanol added — I don't know what the attraction is, and for what it's worth, you won't find either "fuels" in outback Australia, only LPG, diesel, 91, 95 and 98, with progressively higher (stagnant) prices for each