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I hv a newly reconditioned engine,what sort of mpg should i be getting at a constant 60mph

Depends to some extent on the weight of your vehicle and the inclination of the roads, you won't do lots of mileage at a constant 60mph without some hills

I'd say 20-25mph

itchyfeet wrote:Depends to some extent on the weight of your vehicle and the inclination of the roads, you won't do lots of mileage at a constant 60mph without some hills

I'd say 20-25mph

I'd like to travel slightly faster than that.

Depends on the comedian who rebuilt the engine and the proportion of recycled parts therein.
(No offence meant to diy-ers)

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Engine supplied via Justkampers
Old engine b4 it died was doing about 15mpg

clarence wrote:Engine supplied via Justkampers
Old engine b4 it died was doing about 15mpg

my guess as you are asking is the new engine is not as good as you thought it would be?

poor mpg can be caused by a badly set up or faulty ignition or carb both of which would have been swapped over to the new engine.

My Auto-Sleeper dg did 23-26 if driven slowly (60).
( On lpg I get 21.77 over the last 8 tanks).

Ditto
16-26 road/speed/weight dependant

Although I did a test once.
I ran out of petrol.
Flicked it on to LPG
Drove to a garage put 4.5 litres in
Then drove it down the A38 which is flat for miles at a constant 55 mph then turned it on to petrol.

I travelled 31 miles before it ran out

I monitored my WBX quite closely when I bought it (DF/DG hybrid). Generally 22-24 mpg for me on decent runs. I'm not generally an economy merchant, but the T25 is so relaxing to drive