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The MK2 MPG / Fuel Consumption Thread

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Seeing as there's been various threads posted here and there regarding the mk2 MPG i thought i'd get this one going where everybody can stick up there MPG's :th:

Rules;

- None of this £25 gets me 100 miles and so on.
- This thread is not for discussion of your poor mpg
- Work it out from a full tank basis from fill to refill, use the amount of fuel added to the tank to calculate your MPG. (generally the light comes on around the 45 litre mark - leaving approx 10l in the tank)
- list any mods (if any)
- list your car revision & engine type.
- nobody's gonna ask you to post proof but there's no point making it up :th:

How to work it out;

From a full tank reset your trip meter to zero. So with a full tank and conservative driving you'll reach your next fill-up. The receipt will will have the amount of fuel added and your trip meter the miles covered. so, for example;

44.8 litres of fuel added at refill
347 miles covered since last fill.
4.54 litres to one gallon

347 / 44.8 x 4.54 = 36.16mpg

Tips to better mpg...

General
- avoid breaking - leave enough gap to coast off throttle (in-gear, clutch engaged) and avoid stopping
- stay below 3500rpm
- feather the throttle
- plan ahead - if you see cars slowing down, slow and leave yourself a gap keep rolling
- good service, fresh plugs, dizzy cap, rotor arm and leads, oil, clean air filter
- quality tyres will greatly improve your mpg. Worn tyres or low pressures will reduce your mpg.

Why is my car returning poor mpg...?

First and foremost; driving style! The MR2 is not a car that you'd expect to achieve eco-miles but it does! 45+ is attainable - My Audi A6 diesel couldn't achieve that! Keep below 3500rpm and if a turbo, stay off spool! Give yourself time to slow down without braking so much, using the engine & gears. Keep rolling wherever possible.

Secondly; Service items as mentioned above. Poor spark will give poor fuel burn and you'll want to push it harder to get the same results. replace the ignition components (plugs, dizzy, leads & rotor arm) first and foremost. As the MR2 is quite antiquated in that dept you're only talking £60-80 for those bits. But the dizzy & rotor should be changed every 20k roughly.

Check for fault codes! Here's how to do it!
http://www.mr2oc.co.uk/know-your-2-know ... bartid=162

Oil Service will help the engine run more efficiently and prolong the life of the engine. Running on old oil does it no favours at all.

Ropey tyres with minimal tread will increase your fuel economy!

Sticky calipers will increase your fuel usage! (not to mention being rather dangerous)

A Faulty Cold Start Injector will not help economy one bit!

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Before somebody pipes up "why buy an MR2 if you're gonna drive it like and octagenarian" then dont! This thread is not for you :th: . I am not known for my slow driving at all, having attended several Kent Runs, France Trips and leader of the Europe Run. The reasoning is simple. Fuel is bloody expensive and this is here to prove that the MR2, if needed, can be driven economically and how to do it.


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The Premier League Table!

Turbo
1. 39.7mpg - asdrewq
2. 38.5mpg - psuummers
3. 36.8mpg - RickMcRick
4. 36.5mpg - TonyleFrog (rev5 modded)
5. 35.6mpg - Danthevanman
6. 33.4mpg - oddshoes (rev3 modded)
7. 29.7mpg - shinny (rev3 modded)
8. 27.0mpg - steve (rev3 modded)
9. 26.2mpg - Bobsy
10. 26.2mpg - _Al_ (rev3 modded)
11. 25.0mpg - toymr2
12. 23.8mpg - littlemisstubby
13. 21.4mpg - littlemisstubby
14. 18.6mpg - arblist
15. 16.0mpg - b145t3r (rev3 modded)

N/A
1. 47.8mpg - JohnnyC (rev5)
2. 46.4mpg - chris69 (rev5)
3. 44.9mpg - d-peg (rev5)
4. 43.1mpg - CHLOKE83 (rev1)
5. 42.9mpg - smsmr2 (rev5)
6. 38.7mpg - Howlin_Mad (rev2)
7. 38.4mpg - Big_Martin
8. 37.7mpg - whitworthmike (rev4)
9. 37.4mpg - PeteV6R5 (rev5)
10. 36.5mpg - MartinR
11. 36.0mpg - truckerman
12. 34.4mpg - Craig-rev3 (rev3)
13. 34.1mpg - Adrian J (rev3)
14. 33.9mpg - chris (not driving like a pansy) (rev5)
15. 32.7mpg - pbmr2

V6
1. 35.6mpg - Howlin_Mad (3vz)
2. 34.2mpg - d-peg (3vz)
3. 33.9mpg - PeteV6R5 (3vz)
4.
5.

The Vauxhall Conference League Table!
(worst mpg)

Turbo
1. 8.2mpg - _Al_
2.
3.
4.
5.


N/A
1. 18.5mpg - whitworthmike
2. 24.5mpg - Howlin_Mad
3.
4.
5.



V6
1. 13.9mpg - d-peg
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Rev5 N/A no engine mods 38.4mpg
(This was on the Black Mountains run in August :D )
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Revision 5 N/A, completely standard.
452 miles to 45.7litres of fuel (fill witnessed by oddshoes)
44.9mpg
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Rev 5 N/A
36mpg
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Rev3 turbo, lots of mods including lower than standard tyre pressures

My latest with about 70% fast motorway cruise:
307 miles, 54L (included a 7L top up to get me home) = 25.9mpg :blush:

That trip was on the way to buy a diesel BMW which should return double that mpg! :laughing
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Rev1 tubby - 23.8mpg
Rev2 tubby - 21.4mpg

Both Apexi induction, Nur Spec R exhaust, decat, uprated IC. Various boost levels, depending on mood. :D
The roads used were tight and twisty so no good for economy runs! :D
d-peg wrote: - stay below 3500rpm
Have you seen the roads around Barmouth?! :laughing
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Rev 3 Standard

34.1

Local and commuting. It's driving around Thanet that destroys the average.
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Rev1 n/a (rev 5 engine) Induction kit, japspec filter.
Averaging 35.4 mpg for the past year, motorway, A road and a short B road blasts.
Best run 465 miles on one tank, will repeat this on my next trip home for a (hopefully) similar result.
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2011 Highland Drive 19.7 mpg
35 mpg Milton Keynes to Fife
Average to date 25mpg

Rev3 Turbo 325 - 360bhp depending on boost pressure
Fully forged engine , Apexi ecu ,Arc airbox, HKS silent hi power exhaust, Berk downpipe.
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Wakefield to Newcastle to Livingston/Edinburgh to Newcastle to nearly back to Wakefield...

471.2 miles almost all at 60mph, 47.86mpg.

This was in my 1999 rev5 NA, with Apexi induction and Mongoose exhaust :th:

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V6

Port N Polish, Turbo gearbox, breathing mods (filter & exhaust), 95% motorways. Verified as part of our "top gear fuel challenge" we did a few years back when Wedgie and myself were against Matt & Lezz driving back from Durham and Bristol respectively.

35.6mpg

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d-peg wrote:Revision 5 N/A, completely standard.
452 miles to 45.7litres of fuel (fill witnessed by oddshoes)
44.9mpg
yep :D
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Dan pick the numbers you want from this list.

REV5 N/A best 37.4 mpg 393 miles 47.4 ltrs
REV5 N/A average over 6300 mile = 32 mpg

REV5 3VZFE best 33.9 mpg 294 miles 39 ltrs
REV5 3VZFE average over 9600 miles = 28.3 mpg

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