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sphinX
16-09-2008, 13:18
How many miles to a full tank you lot get then?
Frix
16-09-2008, 13:43
not many think about 120 - 150miles.

all depends on the style of driving and importantly how your carb is set up!!
Rob1980
16-09-2008, 13:51
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I got about 30/35mpg with mine. I am not a boy racer though and do not feel the need to travel from A to B as soon as possible. hitting the red line constantly from the lights!
sphinX
16-09-2008, 14:09
120-150miles LOL thats ridiculous...i get about 120-130 from £20 with on off driving
Frix
16-09-2008, 14:24
120-150miles LOL thats ridiculous...i get about 120-130 from £20 with on off driving

lol, well to be honest i have just found a leak from petrol tank, this could be the reason!!:laugh:
Tiny Tim
16-09-2008, 14:26
Let me guess, the good old yellow bung on the drivers side...
Bodell
16-09-2008, 14:26
lol, well to be honest i have just found a leak from petrol tank, this could be the reason!!:laugh:

It could be that irratic driving down the A406 last night lol
Frix
16-09-2008, 14:53
Let me guess, the good old yellow bung on the drivers side...

thats the one, lol!
Tiny Tim
16-09-2008, 14:56
Drain it as much as possible (or nail it til its almost empty)... undo the bolts and drop it down so you can access the bung.

Using a soldering iron, melt the yellow inner skin to the grey outer skin (be warned, the yellow plastic is much thinner than the grey). For added sealing, shove some araldite into the hole, followed by a thick cork/rubber bung, then fill in with some more araldite all around the edge.
Frix
16-09-2008, 15:05
Drain it as much as possible (or nail it til its almost empty)... undo the bolts and drop it down so you can access the bung.

Using a soldering iron, melt the yellow inner skin to the grey outer skin (be warned, the yellow plastic is much thinner than the grey). For added sealing, shove some araldite into the hole, followed by a thick cork/rubber bung, then fill in with some more araldite all around the edge.


dont mind gettin my hands dirty, but that aint for me. need to get someone to do this for me.

any offers?
Tiny Tim
16-09-2008, 15:12
Fancy a drive to the C-Side massive?
chris_t
16-09-2008, 15:28
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The Raider has a standard engine set-up, rebuilt carb, 12psi, all running well and I get between 29 and 32mpg.

Thats using it mainly a 15 mile country road run with hard acceleration most of the time.

Not sure what that is to a tank.

:coffee:
Chris Hebden
16-09-2008, 15:56
At 16psi i get 27-29mpg, thats A34 driving EVERYDAY and poodling to and from sites most days, unless someone really annoys me by sitting on my arse i dont go over 70mph!
Frix
16-09-2008, 16:10
Fancy a drive to the C-Side massive?


id have to stop 20 times to put fuel :laugh:, but thx for the offer.
dangerous dave
16-09-2008, 19:13
i have a tank in the garage that im sure isn't a leaky one..

my 5 is sheeite on fuel, when used everyday i drove like miss daisy, but now i use it for fun the costs are getting silly.. :cry:

£30 = 120 or so..
Blick
16-09-2008, 19:53
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done a 370 mile round trip down2 b`mouth the other day 4 a weddin and used a tank and half.... think im doin around 28mpg at best. didnt hang about mind :laugh:
scratcher
16-09-2008, 20:40
frix, was it you that zipped past us in the 3 5's coming out of ace cafe last night?
if it was and you caught up with bodell i can see where the juice is going, haha.
nice car though mate.
i don't know how many miles i get from a tank. the speedo usually stops working after 12 miles.
raj
16-09-2008, 20:58
what do the marks on the std fuel gauge stand for.?
whenever i get asked how many mpg my car does im clueless:confused: :ashamed:
Brigsy
16-09-2008, 20:59
I can still get 300 odd miles from a tank in the van, if driven reasonably. Prolonged periods on boost & it drinks the fuel, id say low double figures at a guess.
Frix
17-09-2008, 09:23
frix, was it you that zipped past us in the 3 5's coming out of ace cafe last night?
if it was and you caught up with bodell i can see where the juice is going, haha.
nice car though mate.
i don't know how many miles i get from a tank. the speedo usually stops working after 12 miles.


:D:D:p:p
michael tierney
17-09-2008, 18:07
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440km's to a tank,thats without using the aux tank or warning light,i hope to improve on it with a different carb
EDM
17-09-2008, 18:15
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just filled up 215 miles to a tank. running 25psi with some boosting but usually just pootle along.