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thermidorthelobster:
--- Quote from: "jjsaul" ---thermidor, your economy isnt too bad, i get around 12 mpg on LPG and thats a standard LR110....which should by rights be far more economical than your beast....
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Well, that makes me feel a bit better. If you were towing a 2 tonne trailer presumably that'd put you at about 9-10. Add in the fact that the 101 is about as aerodynamic as a house, and has extra friction from the drivetrain and large tyres, and it's not totally out of the ballpark then.
Range Rover Blues:
At 36pence/litre I'm getting 10p a mile out of the 3.9 and it doesn't get a lot worse towing my NATO trailer around full of c**p. I'd be tempted to think you can improve a little with some tuning mods. A decent air box and sports exhaut might make a difference, as would converting to a reliable EFi system (therein lies the problem).
Range Rover Blues:
Just had a thought, your other post says it's an SD1 engine? if so it's probably tuned for the car rather than the RRC and that might make a difference. Anyway, you can get a bit more power by adding the 3.9 camshaft. Remeber that power and economy tuning are the same thing up to a point.
LOFTY:
My 130 DC, with goose trailer fully loaded on long trips gives about 16/gallon, thats diesel, 4.2TD Toyota Landcruiser engine, but 7500 gross weight.
My Strange Rover 5.7L i drove to Sussex, and got 12mpg, and i was going steady.
So your 101 isnt that bad.
Garth:
I get 10 - 11 MPG of LPG towing my 21ft caravan up hill and down dale (Yorkshire) out of a 3.9 EFI RRC V A
Which when calculated to compare with petrol works out at approx 22 - 25 MPG (depends how much you pay for petrol LPG in your area)
So for the size of your beast you aint doin bad.
You will get better MPG in hot areas as the gas will vaporise easier but you will not get as much in the tank for the same reason.
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