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hmmm - I'm cracking all of a whopping 13mpg on LPG and around 16-20 on petrol (remember I'm on a 1776'd CT with webbers!!)

Hah!...webers [spit]

kevtherev wrote:Hah!...webers [spit]

hehe as waiting for the jib to come in!

Sorry pal..
But with those figures you need to rolling road it, have you considered it dug?

it's been on the rolling road previously - the causing factors are the fact it's an (old) modded CT lump running old webbers yanking a full Devon conversion around

the mpg figures quoted have been taken just recently whilst the weather is the coldest we see in the UK so it's gonna be way up - I think it sits around 18-24 on petrol in the summer - not yet worked out the LPG figures for summer as I was still faffing about with it back then!


Off topic now I know -if I can get hold of a std carb (that works) I am thinking of going back to that but the jetting thing gets me on a std carb, as I'm 1776'd I'd need bigger jets and am unsure where to get them from for a solex/what to drill them out too (if I went the drill route) - I have a 2.0l I've been tinkering about with so next year I think that's going in once I get a gearbox sorted

Well that's not so bad, would you recommend carbs are set up with a rolling road especially webers ?
Have you driven it with any other carb on?

I did try with an old std carb but it was buggered (worn) so I took it off and binned it! - the 34's are all I have at the mo. Not sure will have to have a dig but I think I still have a std CT manifold+ airbox, just no carb.....

think we ought to move this conversation to PM/somewhere else as we've hijacked the thread

oops sorry folks.. I'm good with that thanks dug

I seem to be getting nearly the same from my 1.6TD if i don't give it beans with my 4 speed box ..

horns wrote:30-35 out of a JX 1.6 TD - depends how fast you go, and how hilly/windy it is...

24.5mpg 1.6 jx syncro velle.

18 mpg but LPG makes it cheaper, unfortunately the LPG doesnt work as i'd like, but hey do lpg conversions ever work as we'd like

Rich Tea wrote:24mpg from a 1900 DG with high top.

20 - 24 mpg for me too (similar van) standard 4 speed box.

aston wrote:18 mpg but LPG makes it cheaper, unfortunately the LPG doesnt work as i'd like, but hey do lpg conversions ever work as we'd like

yes mine does, and has done for the last five years.... I haven't used petrol for two years now.
Why don't you get it fixed?

at 67p per litre I would be..

I got about 24-26 on my 1982 Aircooled automatic on the motorway

i get about 34 mpg at a steady 60mph on a 1.7d ky engine