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Fuel Efficiency #1645548
27/10/2020 19:50
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Probably the only reason I don't use the coup for daily driving is the fuel efficiency. Are there any mods that can actually increase this without loss of driveability? Technology has moved on a bit since the 90's. I was thinking mire efficient turbo, improved ecu mapping or spark plugs etc? 20vt 1997.


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Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: KevinW] #1645562
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Spark plugs doesn't really give you better fuel consumption, so best to leave alone. Turbo's have changed, but if you swapped the turbo, you would one that is more efficient and hold boost better, which then would require a remap to make the most of it for power and fuel consumption purposes, then you are on a slippery slope of modifying the car for even more power laugh


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Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: KevinW] #1645563
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Recently the fuel became more expensive for me. Regular petrol in NL changed to E10, so now I need to use Shell V-power. So perhaps a mod so we can use 10% ethanol.

Best option would be to make your car lighter: no airco, carbon bonnet (bad for safety). Or put something under your gas pedal ...

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Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: KevinW] #1645566
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Run base boost by connecting the 2 lower pipes on the EBV together. Nothing else is going to make much difference, other than maybe some weight reduction as jaaps2 mentioned.

Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: KevinW] #1645583
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I can tell you that after installing manual boost controller + increased intercooler + gtech phase 1 chip, my consumption has improved, about 600km with a full tank of fuel. mixed route.

Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: carmine] #1645584
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Ok assuming 60l (tank is 63) that's around 28mpg. But I'm getting at least 31 at the moment!

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Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: KevinW] #1645586
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If you drive at 60mph average, I've seen 37 MPG. The only reason I did it was because I had to. laugh

I was with my brother, his car had an issue and he was taking it easy to get back.

Maintaining speed you should get better. Least braking or accelerating. Going round corners without braking. Takes some doing / planning I would expect, especially in normal traffic or around town.

Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: 1st_things_1st] #1645602
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OK but I was really talking about base fuel efficiency. Of course I can drive like a pensioner. I think the general answer is it cannot be improved significantly without significant compromise. No upgrades necessary then good!


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Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: KevinW] #1645604
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hi, I can assure you that the driving we do is not as a retiree, let's face it, with a 20v turbo you can't drive like a retiree, but I have lowered consumption from 450km to about 570 km after these changes.

Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: KevinW] #1645616
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Carmine...Ah OK. I have already got the gtec1. The other changes may be an option then thanks.


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Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: KevinW] #1645626
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for better fuel efficiency I would go for higher CR and improved volumetric efficiency to get more power of boost.. no boost no added fuel smile

(= gasflowed head, straightened intake tract wilt lower loss piping/IC, more efficient turbo -even stock size, better intake cam.. on the other hand the same for exhaust - as much as possible freeflow) and properly mapped ECU... but I doubt that it could be improvements in liters per 100km ... but in normal use u can see some improvement.. and of course, u can see power increase.. but if its worth.. these mods arent cheap...


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Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: KevinW] #1645638
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Honza you are right, these mods are not cheap, but what do we not do for our coupes, by the way I forgot to add that I also have a 200 cell sports katalyst, I believe that the whole can bring a small difference in consumption, but we must also remember that coupes are always different from each other, even if they are the same they will always have different values ​​in everything, which would mean that even making these changes, maybe you will not consume less but maybe more.

Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: KevinW] #1645646
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OK let me just re-mortgage the house and I think I may be able to achieve some additional fuel efficiency smile Sounds fun though if you have these skills!


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Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: KevinW] #1645667
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In terms of one single mod, wouldn't a live remap (to iron out any fuelling blips etc) on existing set up be sufficient to improve economy? So looking at around £250 ish. Will usually improve drivability too. Flea's your man assuming he's still doing it.

Sounds like your mpg is pretty good already, but should be possible to achieve a bit more.

It certainly helped with mine.



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Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: KevinW] #1645696
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Got to agree with Gripped, go to someone who's knows what they're doing to get it live mapped, ask them for better fuel efficiency.

Gtec chip is great as a plug n play upgrade, but getting a live map is the best thing I ever did for all aspects of the drivability of mine, including mpg.

Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: KevinW] #1645729
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Hi Morrison. Thanks - good advice. I was considering this.


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Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: KevinW] #1645787
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I was faced with a similar dilemma in 2013 - I was doing over 25,000 miles a year in the Coupe and it was hurting the wallet.

TBH, anything above 30mpg is doing well in a 20vt. I once managed 43mpg in my Coupe over 375 miles, but it was painful. I also managed 28mpg fully loaded over 1,000 miles to France and back.

I bought another car for use as a daily driver (Alfa GT diesel) and used the Coupe on sunny weekends

I worked out it was cheaper to own two cars, with one capable of more than 50mpg - less wear and tear on the Coupe too


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Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: KevinW] #1645788
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It is what it is...even with live mapping its not going to make much of a difference. The Coupe is not about frugal mpg motoring.

Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: KevinW] #1645790
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Just a question - how often do people get LPG conversions in the UK?

Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: 386ka] #1645791
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Originally Posted by 386ka
Just a question - how often do people get LPG conversions in the UK?


I don't know about the UK, but in Oz it used to be quite common, all the taxis used to be gas. I converted my 131, with the intention of supercharging it, but bought the coupe instead, and sold the 131. The cost of LPG has increased a lot, it's not a great deal cheaper than petrol here now, so I rarely see an LPG vehicle anymore.


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Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: Grigio] #1645809
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Originally Posted by 386ka
Just a question - how often do people get LPG conversions in the UK?


I don't know about the UK, but in Oz it used to be quite common, all the taxis used to be gas. I converted my 131, with the intention of supercharging it, but bought the coupe instead, and sold the 131. The cost of LPG has increased a lot, it's not a great deal cheaper than petrol here now, so I rarely see an LPG vehicle anymore.


In NL it’s possible for the 1.8 and has been done.


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Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: Gripped] #1646487
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Originally Posted by Gripped
In terms of one single mod, wouldn't a live remap (to iron out any fuelling blips etc) on existing set up be sufficient to improve economy? So looking at around £250 ish. Will usually improve drivability too. Flea's your man assuming he's still doing it.

Sounds like your mpg is pretty good already, but should be possible to achieve a bit more.

It certainly helped with mine.





I took my stock 20vt6 to Mr Flea a couple of years ago after she had been saved by Countrycruising. He recommended flea-and told me that a good live map makes the coupe come alive. I've always been wary of "remapping" over the years. Read all the horror stories...but my mpg in the coupe with the taps open was quite dismal. So I went to Mr Flea.

He asked me how I wanted the car-and I suggested a "Fast GT Car. Good MPG. With good torque"

Watching a live re-map with someone who really loves the coupe, on a rolling road, with the engine being worked is really something to watch, see and feel!

Around 1.5 hours later I had a transformed coupe. A small up tick in performance at 268ish bhp from a stock motor. No fuel pump/mods.

But in the road...wow. More performance then you could ever deploy. Torque everywhere-so you can drive the car 1st/3rd, 4th/6th etc off boost and not needing to tickle the turbo. Or deploy the turbo and see the countryside start to fly by.

MPG readily improved. With full tank from middle UK -my last eu adventure found me pulling in for a considered fuel stop with a 1/4 of a tank of gas left at the border of Belgium in to Germany. So 3/4 to get through half of UK, across france, and down through the whole of Belgium.

The return-including laps of the 'ring - found the car safely back home in blighty-with jut under 1/4 of a tank.

Sounds too good to be true but I got an uptick in performance that you can feel clearly- AND lower fuel costs.

Would recommend a live tuning session with Mr Flea without any hesitation. Your missing something if you have not done this imho.

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MM

Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: Master_Mariner] #1646534
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Originally Posted by Master_Mariner


Would recommend a live tuning session with Mr Flea without any hesitation. Your missing something if you have not done this imho.



I agree, having your Coupé live mapped totally transforms how the car drives including increasing fuel efficiency, its the finishing touch and worth the remap costs.

Re: Fuel Efficiency [Re: KevinW] #1646778
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agree with the above comments ,there is not really that much you do do "mechanically' to improve consumption ,losing weight would of course help, the other way as Mariner has shown ,is to basically make sure your coupe is running as healthy as possible,to get the most efficient engine a live re Map is is in my
mind the best bang for buck answer, it gets the most out of every component in the engine and make sure its running at its healthiest .
spending any money on new 'efficiency' mods would take ages to re coup the costs and I doubt you would see any more than 2-3mpg extra anyway .

live re map. lose weight (the coupe is a lardy old girl) ..would be the most efficient way forward in my mind


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