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corsa-sxi
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Registered: 11th Jul 03
Location: Kingston upon Hull
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15th Dec 03 at 00:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
have u noticed a drop in fuel economy? because i got 130miles today on motorway with BFO, without BFO i would get 130 just driving about city, whats causing this drop, how can i prevent it?
Nath
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Location: MK
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15th Dec 03 at 00:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No drop in mine. Only slight drop is caused by me wanting to floor it in every gear to hear it roar
corsa_godfather
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Registered: 6th May 03
Location: Greenock,Scotland
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15th Dec 03 at 00:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
take ur foot off accelerator when changing gear hahaha
Voyto
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Registered: 9th Feb 03
Location: Stafford
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15th Dec 03 at 00:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mine has gone down a bit i think
Meat-Pie-SRI
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Registered: 10th Apr 02
Location: Berkhamsted, Drives Mk4 R32
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15th Dec 03 at 00:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
because hte car is inducting more air, more fuel should be injected to even the mixture out.
ultrabluesxi
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Registered: 12th Nov 03
Location: sydney aust
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15th Dec 03 at 07:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
on we i went on a drive up thru mountains drove the car real hard and did 248 miles on 3/4 of a tank
Paul H
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Location: Lincoln.
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15th Dec 03 at 08:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
this is why i took my piper x off mate.hammered the fuel for no power gains waste of time.ended up putting standard airbox back on much better
ultrabluesxi
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Registered: 12th Nov 03
Location: sydney aust
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15th Dec 03 at 08:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cant belive you got no power gains mine goes much harder now
Noonster
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Registered: 20th Jul 03
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15th Dec 03 at 10:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by corsa-sxi
have u noticed a drop in fuel economy? because i got 130miles today on motorway with BFO, without BFO i would get 130 just driving about city, whats causing this drop, how can i prevent it?


- you drove on a motorway - that was a bit adventurous for you
scoob
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Registered: 16th Oct 03
Location: Beverley, E Riding of Yorkshire
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15th Dec 03 at 11:04   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Noonster19
quote:
Originally posted by corsa-sxi
have u noticed a drop in fuel economy? because i got 130miles today on motorway with BFO, without BFO i would get 130 just driving about city, whats causing this drop, how can i prevent it?


- you drove on a motorway - that was a bit adventurous for you



he finds it hard to drive round beverley
Noonster
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15th Dec 03 at 11:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
corsa-sxi
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15th Dec 03 at 12:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
pish off
corsa-sxi
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15th Dec 03 at 12:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i rarely rev past 4 k, so corsa_godfather, u can take that comment back
corsa-sxi
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15th Dec 03 at 12:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i was averageing 30mpg city driving, as i hardly go anywhere else, lol, ill tell u what i get next week when i fill my car up
whitter45
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15th Dec 03 at 12:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
could be cold weather affecting ur mpg also mate
corsa-sxi
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15th Dec 03 at 13:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cols weather? whats that gotta do with anything
Noonster
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15th Dec 03 at 14:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You shake more than normal
whitter45
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15th Dec 03 at 14:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cold weather means more dense air so more fuel is needed. also takes the engine longer to warm up so the choke is on for longer
Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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15th Dec 03 at 21:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Seriously tho, does it really matter? I'd rather use more petrol for the sound it makes
corsa_godfather
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15th Dec 03 at 23:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
A WAS ONLY HAVIN A LAUGH WEE GUY.CHILL
corsa-sxi
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15th Dec 03 at 23:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
when im averaging 30mpg without BFO, i think petrol is the thing that sticks in ma mind..£30 + a week doesnt seem to be good at all

 
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