Major rant/good news

[Diablo]

59mpg...woah, that's really good. Mine (1.6 toyota) gets anywhere from 48mpg, if I'm being a christian driver, to 26mpg or so on mountain roads, or stuck in traffic...

Hope you have a lot of happy miles with it

 

[ionicle]

59 mph is when i drive like i always drive tho, rev the nuts off it in first, rev the nuts off it in second, then second into fifth ...n it carried on pulling from 25mph upwards...

however i have no acceleration in fifth, i have to drop it back to second to get acceleration..

 

[Talonaer]

59 mph is when i drive like i always drive tho, rev the nuts off it in first, rev the nuts off it in second, then second into fifth ...n it carried on pulling from 25mph upwards...

however i have no acceleration in fifth, i have to drop it back to second to get acceleration..

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l2drive comes to mind. thats a ridiculous way of driving unless you have an engine with a crazy torque cruve set up so that your driving a small speed bandwidth in the top 3 gears.

 

[ionicle]

it saves me petrol, i really dont care much

its how my instructor taught me anyway

third and fouth are only gears to be used if you need excessive power for whatever reason

 

[Dav0s]

how the hell did you pass your test without using 3rd and 4th! and tbh the amount of petrol you use "revving the hell out of it" in 1st and 2nd will probably negate whatever you gain by driving in 5th!

 

[llwyd]

Dont talk to me about MPG. My car maxes out at like 20 around town. Can squeeze 40mpg out of it if i hang at 70 on the motorway but the way i drive the gauge tends to read between 0 and 5 mpg

Good to hear the car is running well. Now save up for some coilovers, brakes and a 1.6 rallye engine A mate of me and hams little pug is getting on 200bhp now, with the interior stripped out (roll cage and race seats obv), full race suspension and brakes. Its stupid quick haha

 

[ionicle]

how the hell did you pass your test without using 3rd and 4th! and tbh the amount of petrol you use "revving the hell out of it" in 1st and 2nd will probably negate whatever you gain by driving in 5th!

because i didnt do that on my test, and 5 seconds in first, five seconds in second....then hours in fifth ....it does even out ...if not cancle out it

Dont talk to me about MPG. My car maxes out at like 20 around town. Can squeeze 40mpg out of it if i hang at 70 on the motorway but the way i drive the gauge tends to read between 0 and 5 mpg

Good to hear the car is running well. Now save up for some coilovers, brakes and a 1.6 rallye engine A mate of me and hams little pug is getting on 200bhp now, with the interior stripped out (roll cage and race seats obv), full race suspension and brakes. Its stupid quick haha

the corsa i've driven round before this, ...oooh...14 - 17 mpg, and its a 1.4

hmm

and nahh, i'd never get the insurance, i like my economy

 

[Talonaer]

it saves me petrol, i really dont care much

its how my instructor taught me anyway

third and fouth are only gears to be used if you need excessive power for whatever reason

this is the most riduclous thing ive ever read.

smooth accelaration, use of the prime point of EVERY gear, and smooth shifting is how to get best fuel economy.

*FACE PALM*

 

[Talonaer]

plus driving like that is frankly just not safe. Your accelerating stupidly from low speeds, and then have no engine braking to speak of in the mid range.

good way to wear out your gearbox as well or blow some more gaskets.

Infact I cant come up with a single good reason to drive like that.

 

[Technex]

Gears are there for a reason, go through them all to accelerate .

I have a problem with getting up to speed too slow, it just doesn't seem right to have to floor the gas to get out! (little Ford Focus I guess that's why).

 

[mrapoc]

Even if it does work out ok in terms of economy...thats not good for the ol' car mate

The lower you keep the revs the more economical and the happier the engine stays

You say you go to 25mph in second gear? Bet thats a funny sight

 

[Diablo]

I hate to point this out, but I can easily get to 30 in 1st, 60 in second (most cars have 2nd up to about 60 for their 0-60 times) and 3rd to 87. If you're in the mood for a good thrash keeping it in the lowest gear possible is what you need.

 

[NickS]

Yeah, all these people speak the truth. Generally, shift from 1 to 2 at ~3000RPM, then 2 to 3 at ~2700RPM, then 3-4 at 2500RPM, etc etc for normal acceleration. You may even be able to get away with shifting sooner.

 

[FarFarAway]

Unless you have a MIVEC/VTEC engine that peaks at 8000RPM, that is

But no seriously, shift sooner at a smooth spot for the car. Revving the hell out of the engine is not good.

Driving like you learnt is like sleeping with a bird and jerking off rather than doing the honerable thing...

 

[NickS]

Unless you have a MIVEC/VTEC engine that peaks at 8000RPM, that is

But no seriously, shift sooner at a smooth spot for the car. Revving the hell out of the engine is not good.

Driving like you learnt is like sleeping with a bird and jerking off rather than doing the honerable thing...

Haha, indeed. I especially hope you aren't doing such a thing on a cold start. :nono:

 

[ionicle]

you need to properly rev a car on a cold start to warm the engine up before you set off

 

[Pat123]

You dont really. Ive also just passed and quickly found out 'revving like a beast' is simply throwing money away. If you want economy, especially on a cold start, you need to be looking at as low revs as possible and keeping them constant.

 

[NickS]

you need to properly rev a car on a cold start to warm the engine up before you set off

Start the car and let it idle on its own for at least 15-30 seconds before driving off somewhere and keep revs low until the fluids have warmed up. Oil is thick in the cold, and revving an engine to high heaven when the fluids are still circulating around causes premature wear.

 

[ionicle]

hmm....mines had a lot of premature wear then

usually on a cold morning i just sit with it at about 5000rpm for about 4 mins for the engine to warm up, then set off, if i dont do that, it stalls...

i need to rev it to 5000 before letting the clutch up slowly, or it will stall...

i think there may be somthing wrong with it, but thats why its in the garrage again

 

[FarFarAway]

Haha, indeed. I especially hope you aren't doing such a thing on a cold start. :nono:

Nah (see below)

you need to properly rev a car on a cold start to warm the engine up before you set off

Umm wtf don't do that. Revving the guts out of a car before the engine's got round and lubricated everything is dangerous

Start the car and let it idle on its own for at least 15-30 seconds before driving off somewhere and keep revs low until the fluids have warmed up. Oil is thick in the cold, and revving an engine to high heaven when the fluids are still circulating around causes premature wear.

My oil is very thin (high perf expensive stuffz) all year round as she doesn't get used a lot. In the winter she stays on for 10 mins before moving but summer not so much.

Plus it's electronically limited to 5000rpm unless the engines warm enough to use the sports cam

And yes revving an engine before it's warm = bad