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| Thread ID: 70313 | 2006-06-28 23:46:00 | Which uses more fuel ? | SKT174 (1319) | PC World Chat |
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| 467131 | 2006-06-30 01:33:00 | unfortunatly the 4,000 rpm motor will have double the losses ie friction on pistons, cams etc etc so it alwasy will use more fuel if all other factors are equal. also it depends on tuning, if the motor is setup for low down torue it can perform poorly at high rpm and vise versa.true |
KiwiTT_NZ (233) | ||
| 467132 | 2006-06-30 03:09:00 | :illogical Seems nobody can take a joke round here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of course red vehicles go faster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . no matter what they are . . . . and google can tell you anything . . . if you look long enuf or no where to look . . . . . this sorta reminds me of the stupid FORD / Holden thing people rave on about . . . . . . :xmouth: it really doesnt matter as long as you can get from A to B . . . . . . . . . . . . . and if it consumes vicious amounts of fuel well then thats your problem not mine . . . . . . . Any way why are we debating this / these questions? Fuel economy? or mines better an yours type thing? sigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . school holidays start today . . . . . . . . . . . :stare: more arguments coming up maybe? :rolleyes: I still want a number plate saying Beetle . . . . . . . . . :D it will make mine go faster . . . lol beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 467133 | 2006-06-30 03:39:00 | Hey Beetle I have a plate with Maphia ( Not the correct spelling but that's all I could get ) on it. Will that make the cars in front of me go any quicker? :D | intel hunter (6666) | ||
| 467134 | 2006-06-30 04:17:00 | I had a petrol powered HQ V8 ute that i used for regular trips between Wect Coast to Christchurch. On the way to the coast i would pick up chicken poo, filling up the back and a trailer as well. The trip would cost about five dollars more than doing the same trip in a 6 cylinder sedan of the same model, even though the sedan had no load. When i tried doing the same hauling a trailer, the 6 cylinder cost far more to run than the 8, even though i only had half the load, and was driving slower up hills and stuff. The same with the return journey, except the return journey involved a couple of tons of coal, the V8 didn't care that much where as the 6 was struggling. However, around town i could use as much gas with the 8 just doing a couple of errands over a couple of days as the trip to the coast where i was effortlessly hooning under load. |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 467135 | 2006-06-30 04:25:00 | I once drove a 4.9 litre (petrol) 4WD towing a heavy caravan to the West Coast through Lewis Pass. It did 10 miles/gallon. Driving back throigh Arthur's Pass without the caravan, it did 10 miles/gallon. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 467136 | 2006-06-30 04:40:00 | engine timing/type of inlet (injection or carb)/losses due to inertial factors within the engine (weights of moving parts)/ignition factors (type of sparkplugs etc)/ power to weight ratio/friction due to road contact relative to tyre pressure and type........there are soooooooooo many factors.. | drcspy (146) | ||
| 467137 | 2006-06-30 04:51:00 | I think the general rule of having power to match your needs applies. If you use your vehicle on hills and/or tow regally, you will kill it and use lots of fuel if it is under-powered. On the other hand a 6 liter V8 used mainly to gather grocery's locally on flat land would be a horrific luxury. |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 467138 | 2006-06-30 05:38:00 | Is it true? But Trailers for tractors consumes different amount of fuel depending how heavy are the trailers, that's why the truck companies cannot produce a report to show how much fuel does their truck consume. Weight can affect the whole trip, depending what road you're travelling too. If you travelling down hill all the way and wanted to save fuel. I say shut your engine. That's all because running the enigne is using fuel. | MTLance (6768) | ||
| 467139 | 2006-06-30 05:48:00 | If you travelling down hill all the way and wanted to save fuel. I say shut your engine. That's all because running the enigne is using fuel.I have a very strong feeling that you don't drive much.. Shutting down an engine to "save gas" means shutting down the power assisted brakes, it also means losing the engine braking. I'd rather survive the journey thanks! | personthingy (1670) | ||
| 467140 | 2006-06-30 05:51:00 | I have a very strong feeling that you don't drive much.. Shutting down an engine to "save gas" means shutting down the power assisted brakes, it also means losing the engine braking. I'd rather survive the journey thanks! So scrared? Ok, then put it to neutral gear. But not as fuel saving as shutting down the engine. | MTLance (6768) | ||
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