I should've kept my lifted D1 as it would get at least 12mpg actual around town and would frequently crack 14.5mpg on road trips.
I'd love to know how to get those returns.
25k miles ago it got new heads and gaskets, camshaft, hydraulic lifters, timing chain and gears, valve cover gaskets, ignition wires, vacuum hoses and Magnaflow stainless steel Y pipe and catalytic converters
I still can only get +/- 200 miles out of a tank of gas, in the city it's less but I understand that, lots of stop and go driving.
I know I'm carrying a lot of weight with the front bumper and winch, the roof rack, the door mounted spare, but I drive like those hypermilers - I don't floor it at lights, I don't keep the gas going and then slam the brakes. When going uphill yesterday I would get into 3200 rpm when it down shifted and only once or twice got into 4200 rpm. I kept a close eye on it and I was at 2250/2300 RPM for 85% of the trip. I use momentum going downhill to plan for uphills, etc.
Same brand of gas: Exxon Supreme (or whatever the highest octane rating is branded).
I'm wondering if my adaptive values are all screwed up? It came from Washington State, then moved to Montana (5500' elevation) and now am around 1200' elevation. The MAF has been cleaned with cleaner. Air filter is clean (run a snorkel so air is fresh and cold). Oil is changed regularly (larger PUROLATOR #L40316 filter with Rotella 15/40 oil, but going to the 5/40W for winter per the recc on Land Rover Forums tomorrow when I change oil again - ran Seafoam in the crankcase on my way back the last 200 miles).
Tires are BF Goodrich Radial MT KM 2s 255/85/16 - proper inflation (had it at a higher PSI but went back down after too high psi was affecting the steering, making it twitchy).
Only thing I haven't done is new wires and plugs, but I'll try that even though my wires are 8mm and running the correct Champion plugs but they are 20k miles old.
An extra 5 mpg yesterday over 800 miles would have saved me a fair penny or two in gas costs.