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Dick Steinkamp

Dick Steinkamp

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I went on a drive yesterday with some new car buddies...

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It was a gorgeous day with a beautiful, scenic tour on the back roads of Whidbey Island.

I clocked 180 miles. This is the longest I have driven my Bavaria at one time. The car ran great.

I had filled the tank before the tour and then topped off after the tour at the same gas station and same pump and same auto shut off. I had about the same number of miles at 65-70 MPH as I had at 35-45 MPH with some stops. 3.0, 38/38 Weber DGAS, 4 speed, 3.64 axle.

I know it is a very small sample. I got 16.7 MPG.

This is about what I expected. Maybe high teens with all highway, and low teens for city? What are others seeing with their E3s and E9s?
 
Dick Steinkamp said:
I went on a drive yesterday with some new car buddies...

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It was a gorgeous day with a beautiful, scenic tour on the back roads of Whidbey Island.

I clocked 180 miles. This is the longest I have driven my Bavaria at one time. The car ran great.

I had filled the tank before the tour and then topped off after the tour at the same gas station and same pump and same auto shut off. I had about the same number of miles at 65-70 MPH as I had at 35-45 MPH with some stops. 3.0, 38/38 Weber DGAS, 4 speed, 3.64 axle.

I know it is a very small sample. I got 16.7 MPG.

This is about what I expected. Maybe high teens with all highway, and low teens for city? What are others seeing with their E3s and E9s?
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I’m at 21 on highway with g265 running about 70
 
Did 400 miles last weekend in my 3.0 CS with stock engine and carbs, longest trip so far, 16.7 mpg.
3.64 rear end ratio, automatic transmission.
 
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I kept records when i used my e9 as a daily.
I did 4.5 km for every liter ( i think that's 10.5 miles /gallon), over a 20.000 km period.
It should be twice that when well setup; it wasn't ..... it even smelled like gas straight out the exhaust, and I drove it like I was 18...
 
Folks: Just a thought - please share differential ratios if possible. "3.0 CSi with a 5-speed, 24 mpg" is very encouraging! Are you running L-Jet?
 
Triple webers
18-19 mpg hiway at >75 mph
<10 city probably, never checked
5 spd and 3:64 diff
 
eriknetherlands said:
I kept records when i used my e9 as a daily.
I did 4.5 km for every liter ( i think that's 10.5 miles /gallon), over a 20.000 km period.
It should be twice that when well setup; it wasn't ..... it even smelled like gas straight out the exhaust, and I drove it like I was 18...
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that is 22litre per 100km !!!

twice will be 11litre per 100km
that sounds good
 
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