Economy thread

[ShaneJ]

Ok guys and girls, I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread on economy.

Please list your info here.

SWB, LWB, Camper or other
Engine
Fuel or LPG
Gearbox
Diff
Wheels
Economy

[hotrod]

swb
173
3 speed manual
petrol
4.2:1
14's front 15's rear
ECONOMY-----------------put 4 litres in it about 3 months ago

Aerodynamics----------------of a brick outhouse

[Tweaker]

LWB Boobble of lurve
350
Fuel
4 Speed Manual
3.08:1
14" x 235s Front, 15" 295s Rear
The ecconomy part is my pushy and blades that I use to get around town. When I get it back on the road in the new year (fingures crossed) I'll have a go at answering this again.

[John Abbott]

LWB truck
173+trimatic
petrol
2.78 ? holden salisbury diff
14x7/215 front
14x7/245 rear
Guessing 18 to 20 mpg
 

[Marky]

CFS VAN
202 + M21 4speed
Weber Carby
Extractors
3.08 Holden Diff
 14 x7 front
14 x 7 Rear

about 380 kms to a 50 litre tank?

[strez]

cfs van
173 extractors
petrol
trimatic
bedford diff possibly hiway as it will do over 140 if your game but takes a bit to wind up
14x7 215/65 35psi
can vary a great deal
fuly loaded with band gear @ under 100klm/h on open hiway about 13Lt/100ks
empty around town 32Lt/100ks
empty on hiway 12Lt/100ks
stop/starting really kills the economy thats why i think it`s hiway diff . not a bad crusier specially if your not in a hurry

[eddy]

cf factory top of the range 1972 camper (ooohhh 
no motor at the mo (huh  )
choice of 253 or efi 202 (ooooohh 
trouble matics (ddoooooohhh  )
9" diff (ooooohh 
14 x 7 & 14 x 8 cragars like mags (ooooohh 
economy fantastic ... not costing me anything in fuel 

[68holden]

72 CF Van SWB
Warm 253 Traumatic Auto Bedford Diff
Dedicated Gas Research
Jelly Bean Mags
Restoration in Progress

[ben]

71 black beddy..

bit tired 173 with 202 head
traumatic gearbox
standard dizy and carby
extractors
14" dragways yeh yeh!! 65 profile.
borg wagner 3.23:1
duel fuel.
300km cost me 20bucks the other day at 41c a litre. not that great. but its ok got a new motor on the way yeh yeh!

ben

[Jock]

78 CF Long Wheel Base

I have a Blue 202 with 65,000 clicks on it.
The head has been modified and it has larger valves fitted.
It has also been setup for gas with ACL Race Bearings and Pistons and Chromoly Rings.
I will be going to gas in the new year - STRAIGHT GAS that is.

The rest of the engine is setup as follows:

- Extractors
- Electronic Distributor
- Standard Varajet Carburettor
- Standard 14" rims
- Borg Warner 3.89:1 Diff centre (soon to be 3.23)
- Running Regular Fuel

The tank takes 50 litres and I can get between 250 and 300 km's on it depending on how I drive.
It drinks like a fish!

Current economy is around 20 litres / 100 km's

The diff ratio combined with the shitty standard carby = poor economy. I have the diff gears here
ready to go in so I will let you all know how much it improves with the 3.23 ratio.

The next step will be to go straight gas as the head is ready for it - just have to find someone
that isn't going to rob me! All the quotes I have received so far are ridiculous and they use the
fact that it is a Bedford, old vehicle blah blah blah to justify some ridiculous price for a simple
gas conversion. All of the people that I have spoken to have been jokers - seriously kidding themselves.