What's your MPG

gstuart · Nov 2, 2016

do u think getting a landy chipped takes away a lot of the mpg range

of course as mentioned how much u stick ur foot down or if ur towing etc has many factors on the mpg

what's best do u think , getting it chipped or synergy tuning box

may get mine done but never owned a disco before so don't know how these engines differ etc

Magicgrotto · Nov 2, 2016

D1 Manuel 33 mpg with pump slightly tweeeeeeeked

Just to aid gettin out of silly junctions

Thor1950 · Nov 2, 2016

gstuart said:
that's what i've quickly learned in mined , in having the mpg display

when i first had it , was showing around 17mpg which i felt on the motorway at 60 was a tad low, also felt as though it was hanging back , but then after cleaning out the map sensor got 21 it did at one stage around 55mph went up to 27mpg , which to be honest am pleased about

think i might squeeze a few mpg when i do the egr bypass, maybe 1-2 mpg but think i will notice it more around town and know when i done the bypass on the hippo it helped and improved the smoothness and torque of the engine

don't know if it's worth fitting a synergy on this d3 , but was impressed with the last one , some go for remaps

Those in the dash MPG are very in accurate. The ONLY way to get true MPG is fill the tank to full record mileage on the odometer, then when the tank is empty fill the tank again record the mileage on the odometer then do the math. it is a simple subtraction and division on about a 5th grade level.

Thor1950 · Nov 2, 2016

gstuart said:
do u think getting a landy chipped takes away a lot of the mpg range

of course as mentioned how much u stick ur foot down or if ur towing etc has many factors on the mpg

what's best do u think , getting it chipped or synergy tuning box

may get mine done but never owned a disco before so don't know how these engines differ etc

only if you got a egg on the accelerator pedal

davidsmith1307 · Nov 2, 2016

Thor1950 said:
Those in the dash MPG are very in accurate. The ONLY way to get true MPG is fill the tank to full record mileage on the odometer, then when the tank is empty fill the tank again record the mileage on the odometer then do the math. it is a simple subtraction and division on about a 5th grade level.

And that is only accurate if your odometer is accurate i.e. exactly the right size tyres. The only really accurate way is to record distance with GPS. And yes, I do appreciate that I'm being picky

blue beasty · Nov 2, 2016

Thor1950 said:
Those in the dash MPG are very in accurate. The ONLY way to get true MPG is fill the tank to full record mileage on the odometer, then when the tank is empty fill the tank again record the mileage on the odometer then do the math. it is a simple subtraction and division on about a 5th grade level.

Mine was spot on brim to brim against the display but that's not really the point.

It gives a really clear indication of the effect of driving styles.

Thor1950 · Nov 2, 2016

blue beasty said:
Mine was spot on brim to brim against the display but that's not really the point.

It gives a really clear indication of the effect of driving styles.

Then you are 1 lucky fooker then

meego · Nov 2, 2016

Thor1950 said:
Those in the dash MPG are very in accurate. The ONLY way to get true MPG is fill the tank to full record mileage on the odometer, then when the tank is empty fill the tank again record the mileage on the odometer then do the math. it is a simple subtraction and division on about a 5th grade level.

And "ONLY" accurate if you run it till it conks out. How do you know what's left in the tank if you don't? There is NO way to get TRUE mpg as too many variables.

blue beasty · Nov 2, 2016

Thor1950 said:
Then you are 1 lucky fooker then

I don't really mind whether it's accurate, as a comparison tool it's interesting.

I wonder how many would still boot it to overtake if they had to flip a pound coin out the window to do so?

Maybe they would but they're prolly the same people who'll drive 5 miles out of their way to buy fuel a penny a litre cheaper

blue beasty · Nov 2, 2016

meego said:
And "ONLY" accurate if you run it till it conks out. How do you know what's left in the tank if you don't? There is NO way to get TRUE mpg as too many variables.

Numpty. You brim it, drive....the further the better.....and brim it again.

Your 2nd fill up is exactly how much fuel you've used

neilly · Nov 2, 2016

This argument again.................................

300bhp/ton · Nov 2, 2016

Thor1950 said:
Then you are 1 lucky fooker then

+1

I've not seen many that are actually hugely accurate. My p38a isn't far off, but still not correct. My Jag X-Type is comically misleading by maybe 20%

300bhp/ton · Nov 2, 2016

meego said:
And "ONLY" accurate if you run it till it conks out. How do you know what's left in the tank if you don't? There is NO way to get TRUE mpg as too many variables.

MPG is not range, you don't need to run out of fuel to find out it's mpg. It's about what it's used, not what is left....

Thor1950 · Nov 2, 2016

blue beasty said:
Numpty. You brim it, drive....the further the better.....and brim it again.

Your 2nd fill up is exactly how much fuel you've used

Might want to draw him a picture, them northern fookers are rather thick headed and thin skinned

300bhp/ton · Nov 2, 2016

blue beasty said:
I wonder how many would still boot it to overtake if they had to flip a pound coin out the window to do so?

Probably more like 1p or less, not a £1...

Thor1950 · Nov 2, 2016

300bhp/ton said:
MPG is not range, you don't need to run out of fuel to find out it's mpg. It's about what it's used, not what is left....

see post 34

blue beasty · Nov 2, 2016

Thor1950 said:
Might want to draw him a picture, them northern fookers are rather thick headed and thin skinned

That reminds me. Thank you for the picture you sent me but please don't do it again.

meego · Nov 2, 2016

blue beasty said:
Numpty. You brim it, drive....the further the better.....and brim it again.

Your 2nd fill up is exactly how much fuel you've used

Never thought of that..Doh

Still variables though. Driving style,tyres, flat/hilly roads. You will only get a ballpark figure. Which I suppose is good enough.
I'm going back to work now before I make an a--e of myself again.

Thor1950 · Nov 2, 2016

meego said:
Never thought of that..Doh
Still variables though. Driving style,tyres, flat/hilly roads. You will only get a ballpark figure. Which I suppose is good enough.
I'm going back to work now before I make an a--e of myself again.

You mean still a ar-e, not again

meego · Nov 2, 2016

Thor1950 said:
You mean still a ar-e, not again

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