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Miles to the gallon

Posted: 17 Mar 2010, 21:36
by Dennis1969
Can anyone help me out,i have a 1980 T25 2l air cooled Devon .I have recently put a new Vege engine in and i'm getting between 17 and 20 miles to the gallon which seems poor to me.Any suggestions.

Re: Miles to the gallon

Posted: 17 Mar 2010, 21:45
by toomanytoys
Is that local type driving or on a run??

Sounds about normal for town/local driving I am afraid.. short stop start is never going to be economical when accelerating a 70 bhp 2 ton vehicle..

You might see as much as 24 on a run at sensible speeds..

Re: Miles to the gallon

Posted: 17 Mar 2010, 21:54
by 72BUG
Yup same here I'm afraid. Although the LPG makes it the cost equivelant of about 35-40 mpg.

Re: Miles to the gallon

Posted: 17 Mar 2010, 22:07
by fullsunian
Ya would have to agree, 25 mpg on a long run if your lucky :shock:

Re: Miles to the gallon

Posted: 17 Mar 2010, 22:09
by Dennis1969
Is it expensive to get converted to LPG

Re: Miles to the gallon

Posted: 17 Mar 2010, 22:21
by fullsunian
With Gasure, about £1000 ish mate...

Re: Miles to the gallon

Posted: 17 Mar 2010, 22:27
by jamesc76
Makes converting to scooby nice getting 30mpg unless i boot it then its 25mpg!

Re: Miles to the gallon

Posted: 17 Mar 2010, 22:38
by toomanytoys
But its a lot more hassle going from Aircooled to scooby....... :wink:

Re: Miles to the gallon

Posted: 17 Mar 2010, 23:29
by big red bus
think of the fun when its done though :D

Re: Miles to the gallon

Posted: 18 Mar 2010, 07:26
by kevtherev
Dennis, like me you probably find the consumption prohibitive, I soon realised that a conversion will pay for itself within a year due to the mileage that we were doing.

See Steve at Gasure UK he has all the info on the website

Re: Miles to the gallon

Posted: 18 Mar 2010, 19:28
by Dennis1969
Thanks every one