| Author | Message | ||
     Jason Michaels (H2eater) New Member Username: H2eater Post Number: 2 Registered: 03-2003 |
I am curious what type of gas mileage other RRC owners are getting. I am running a 92' RRC 3.9l, automatic and I am getting 200 miles out of a tank running 92 or 93 octane. Is this good or bad? I do about a 50/50 split town/highway driving. | ||
| Jeffrey DelVecchio (Jeffreydv) New Member Username: Jeffreydv Post Number: 15 Registered: 01-2003 |
I get about the same out of my '89 RRC with stock tires and over 100,000 miles on the clock. The truck also could use a cap and rotor. On the highway I drive at least 70 MPH. Jeff | ||
| Jaime (Blueboy) Senior Member Username: Blueboy Post Number: 599 Registered: 02-2002 |
'93 LWB, ARB with winch, full Brownchurch rack, 3" lift, 235/85-16 TrXus MTs, 4.6 RPI, Tornado chip, free flow muffler, K&N filter, new LR plugs, new Magnacor wires, Mallory dist and coil - 10mpg - loaded, unloaded, on highway, around town, up hills, down hills, 55mph, 75mph - it doesn't matter - 10mpg. only time it did better is when we coasted down Engineers Pass with a dead motor. it was Econ-Rover then. Jaime | ||
| David Hobbs (Ca_surveyor) New Member Username: Ca_surveyor Post Number: 21 Registered: 11-2002 |
'88 RRC 3.5 - usually 230 - 250 miles per tank. Average is 13 MPG. Both city and highway with mountains. | ||
| steve herrod (Sherrod) New Member Username: Sherrod Post Number: 24 Registered: 02-2003 |
88 rrc with 3.9; loaded.....driven 600 miles + per week....14.5-15 mpg | ||
| John Cinquegrana (Johnc) Senior Member Username: Johnc Post Number: 410 Registered: 07-2002 |
88 RRC with 3.5 - 265/75 - ARB with winch - small roof rack with spare on top - 175 miles per full tank..used to get 250 miles....Can you say O2 sensor gone bad...again! | ||
| -bob- (Xavetarx) Member Username: Xavetarx Post Number: 56 Registered: 01-2003 |
89 RRC 3.9 275 (i forget).. about 190 miles per tank. | ||
| Will Bobbitt (Rkores) Member Username: Rkores Post Number: 237 Registered: 09-2002 |
89 RRC, OME MD's, 235/85's, roof rack, and some weight. I get about 14-15 on the highway, and 12-13 in the city. Will | ||
| Nick Bellistri (Nickbell) Member Username: Nickbell Post Number: 58 Registered: 11-2002 |
95 OME HD 235/85, hannibal roof rack, Z Bar w/ winch, sliders, and underbody protection 13-14 city 15-16+ highway (new o2's and custom exhaust help be squeeze out a a few extra mpgs) | ||
| A. Ali (Alia176) New Member Username: Alia176 Post Number: 28 Registered: 03-2003 |
'91 RRC, 130k miles, 265/75 MTs, low profile roof rack with fairing, bumpers, winch & camping gear. 12 mpg heading toward west coast 14-16 mpg heading toward east coast (must be the prevailing winds!) | ||
| Gil Stevens (Gil) Member Username: Gil Post Number: 234 Registered: 02-2002 |
90 RRC, 217,000 miles, new 4.0 with about 7k, 235/85, ome MD, 185-200 per tank | ||
| Perrone Ford (Perroneford) Member Username: Perroneford Post Number: 57 Registered: 02-2003 |
Rover 1 (110k), Magnacor wires, 34" swampers, 4" lift, I get about 215 miles on a tank. Second range rover (152k) is bone stock with stock tires, and gets about 290 miles to the tank. I wish I was kidding, but I've been driving it this week since the other one is down with a bad transmisison. -P | ||
| Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor) Senior Member Username: Nosivad_bor Post Number: 189 Registered: 02-2003 |
am i mistaken or did the volume of the gas tank increase in like 90-91? seems like i get damn near 300/ 17 gallon tank, but that seems too high, i'll have to test it again this week. rd | ||
| Jaime (Blueboy) Senior Member Username: Blueboy Post Number: 609 Registered: 02-2002 |
1990 Model - Models built very late in the year have the 21.6 gal. deformable plastic fuel tank with integrated pump/sending unit (VIN# LA454554 on up) Jaime | ||
| Mark & Bev Preston (Markp) Member Username: Markp Post Number: 172 Registered: 02-2002 |
95 RRC, 55K miles, 4.2L LWB, bone stock 13-14 around towm, 15.5-16.5 highway, 300+ per tank My 98 Disco, 75K miles, 4.0L, roof rack doesn't do as well. Only 14-15 on highway. Probably the higher profile but I also believe the larger engine of the RRC doesn't have to work as hard. - Mark | ||
| Jaime (Blueboy) Senior Member Username: Blueboy Post Number: 610 Registered: 02-2002 |
forgot to add that the 1991 GDE model was built to '90 specs. and had the old 20 gal tank. Jaime | ||
| Jason Urban (Geflackt) New Member Username: Geflackt Post Number: 6 Registered: 03-2003 |
Generally get around 14mpg with "local" driving which is a mix of sitting in traffic on back roads(we're overdeveloped here in SE PA) and moving along at a regular pace. Not much highway driving. This is a '95 LWB with 115k miles. Stock and original setup, but Borla exhaust. Jason. | ||
| Jaime (Blueboy) Senior Member Username: Blueboy Post Number: 611 Registered: 02-2002 |
1 more addition: 1994/95 RRs had the fuel tank increased to 23.4 gallons. 20 gal tank up to late 1990 21.6 gal tank 1991 to 1993 23.4 gal tank 1994 - 1995 Jaime | ||
| John Cinquegrana (Johnc) Senior Member Username: Johnc Post Number: 417 Registered: 07-2002 |
My 88 has a 18 gallon tank. I know this becuase I just repaired it (POR 15 tank sealer). | ||
| Land Rover Certified Used A**hole (Jason) Senior Member Username: Jason Post Number: 416 Registered: 04-2002 |
I usually get about 150 miles to 15 gallons of gas. No fuel guage, so I have rarely pushed it towards the full 20+ gallons... ...my odometer is also off by at least 20%, so I figure it's doin' good for a tired 3.5 | ||
| Jaime (Blueboy) Senior Member Username: Blueboy Post Number: 613 Registered: 02-2002 |
interesting - always thought the steel tanks were 20 gallons. Jaime | ||
| Jason Michaels (H2eater) New Member Username: H2eater Post Number: 8 Registered: 03-2003 |
Jamie, if your correct then my 92 RRC is getting some pretty poor mileage. Correct me if I am wrong. 200 miles per tank est. divided by 21.6 gallon tank equals 9.25 mpg... Am I doing this wrong or is it that really that bad? I have never pushed it, I guess I should fill up a jerry can and drive around town until the thing dies. Then I will have an acurate #... | ||
| Jaime (Blueboy) Senior Member Username: Blueboy Post Number: 615 Registered: 02-2002 |
all I can say Jason is those are the tank numbers that I can reference. holds true for my '93 as I've pumped 21 plus a little into it after coasting into the gas station the one time. as mentioned - I'm at the rarified 10mpg. level myself. Jaime | ||
| Alan Bates (Alanb) Member Username: Alanb Post Number: 132 Registered: 07-2002 |
Jason, Gas up your tank till full, write down mileage from odomeer, drive till your guage is low, fill back up and note how much gas it took, take odometer reading again, minus odo reading from previous, and divide mileage by gallons of gas, and you got an average mpg. Don't worry about it, gas mileage in Rovers sucks anyway you look at it, just drive and be happy. I have no idea what mine is, but it probably sucks. | ||
| -bob- (Xavetarx) Member Username: Xavetarx Post Number: 59 Registered: 01-2003 |
oh it sucks... GAS!! ok, bad call. | ||
| Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor) Senior Member Username: Nosivad_bor Post Number: 190 Registered: 02-2003 |
my 89 tank is 18 gallon too rd | ||
| Land Rover Certified Used A**hole (Jason) Senior Member Username: Jason Post Number: 424 Registered: 04-2002 |
My '83 steel tank hold about 20 gallons...I actually put 20.5 or something odd gallons in it. About near ran it dry (understatement...) and certainly filled up the filler neck while I was at it. | ||
| Bill Malloy (Wam) New Member Username: Wam Post Number: 15 Registered: 11-2002 |
'74/4-spd LT-95/3.5w/dual carbs and bad compression/dual side tanks (5.5 gal ea) plus original tank - 8 mpg and believe me all three tanks were needed -when it ran. Gathering parts for 5.0 now. | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 81 Registered: 02-2003 |
I might not count.. but I got the 3.9 in the D-90 I think I have gotten around 230 out of a tank. I try to take it easy on teh skinny pedal and I am in eastern NC with a lack of hills... | ||
| Stephan Laputka (Sflash868) New Member Username: Sflash868 Post Number: 22 Registered: 12-2002 |
88 range rover with 4.5 dakar engine. 7 inches of lift and 265/80 tires. Bumbers, skid plates, winch, roof rack. 200 miles on a good day with a tail wind. | ||
| Tim Brown (Unissamog) New Member Username: Unissamog Post Number: 12 Registered: 01-2003 |
'87RRC 3.5l with 31x10.5 AT's and AMSOIL throughout I get 15-17MPG in mixed driving, and I can get ~20MPG on the highway if relatively flat @ about 70mph. I fill up at 200miles due to a dead gas gauge. | ||
| Geoff 93 RRC (Geoff) Member Username: Geoff Post Number: 64 Registered: 11-2002 |
14-15 mpg. 1993 RR stock with EAS. 108K miles. | ||
| Peter Matusov (Pmatusov) Senior Member Username: Pmatusov Post Number: 609 Registered: 09-2002 |
Jaime, i'd love to hear the story about coasting down from Engineers Pass. it's one heck of a coast, whichever way you go! | ||
| Steve Shimeall (Steves) New Member Username: Steves Post Number: 2 Registered: 04-2003 |
I have a 95 RRC/SWB with an Eaton supercharger. I use the car daily; The best I've gotten is about 14mpg. In town, I average 11-12mpg. The car has 100k. | ||
| Steve Cooper (Scrover) Senior Member Username: Scrover Post Number: 256 Registered: 09-2002 |
93 LWB 4.2, 32" tires, all LA rush hour crawling - about 9 mpg  On a long trip 12-15  | ||
| Chris Johnson (Cjohnson) New Member Username: Cjohnson Post Number: 8 Registered: 08-2002 |
89 with a 20 gal tank. I usually drive it till the light comes on and that is about 175-180 miles in town. On the highway I get 225-250 miles. I just got a new flame trap, my mechanic said that it was missing. Don't know if that will help or not. | ||
| Adrian Strata (Adrians) New Member Username: Adrians Post Number: 16 Registered: 02-2003 |
I just filled up my tank yesterday on my 91RRC and it took 23.10 gallons!!!! I normally put in 22 - 22.5 gallons. I always run it down to the end because my daily drive never changes (a lot of hills and 70-75mph...3"RTE, 245/75's, ARB w/8k winch and roofrack). 245-255 miles 30% city/ 70% highway. Adrian 91RRC | ||
| Steve Cooper (Scrover) Senior Member Username: Scrover Post Number: 258 Registered: 09-2002 |
This just in: 173.9 on 19.22 gallons = 9.047866805 (approx.) to the U.S. Gallon - all bumper to bumper L.A. traffic. | ||
| Ozzie Silvera (Ozzie) Member Username: Ozzie Post Number: 63 Registered: 11-2002 |
WOW, I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. 93 LWB, 31.7" Tires, 2" Lift, Full Camel spec Safety Devices Interior Roll Cage, ARB, X9, Rovertym Sliders , Dual Batteries, Full Roofrack, 2 full jerry cans, Pelican 1650 case with approx. 65lbs of spares, Safety Devices Skid PLate Weight fully loaded 6600lbs as weighed on Jan5th in San Antonio, Tx, that's with 2 folks, dog, 1 months worth of clothes for 2 people, and cooler with food, and tools, 2 spares, etc.. 11.5 mpg around town 14.9 on the highway No AC on at the time, driving approximately 85mph most of the way. In town in Miami it's an average of 270 miles per 20 gallon fill up. My tank is a US 21.3 Gallon Tank. Now I've added a Rovertym Rear Bumper, Rovertym Front Radius arms, Wheel spacers and soon ( monday thru Wednesday next week rear Heim Jointed Links and a newer tougher set of springs maybe a body lift. SO overall a good Gas rating when compared to a stock Hummer, LOL PS, anyone know if they make or who has 8.0 x 16 XZL Michelins? 7.50 is a bit small, But can't go as tall as a 9.0 don't have that much room under there. | ||
| Eddie (Honu) Member Username: Honu Post Number: 83 Registered: 01-2003 |
93 lwb, totally stock still, 88k gets from 290 to 300 miles a tank. i was blown away. considerably more than my disco unless i drive it 50mph. | ||
| Steve Cooper (Scrover) Senior Member Username: Scrover Post Number: 274 Registered: 09-2002 |
Ozzie, "7.50 is a bit small" A bit small for what? http://www.expeditionexchange.com/ultimate/sliders.jpg http://www.expeditionexchange.com/michelin/rm_wmik.jpg http://www.discoweb.org/truckhavenh2/DSC03851.jpg I guess it depends on what you plan on doing. They do make an 8.25R16 XZL which is probably harder to get than the 7.50R16 XZL but about 2.28" bigger. Steve | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 128 Registered: 02-2003 |
WHy do yall like XZL's so much. I dont see what makes em so good, please someone enlighten me | ||
| Steve Cooper (Scrover) Senior Member Username: Scrover Post Number: 277 Registered: 09-2002 |
Phillip, I didn't know I would like them as much as I do, when I bought them. I knew they were a proven product with years of history in the British off-road rally circuit, British and US Military and let's not forget the good old Camel Trophy. They are very tough tires. They have performed flawlessly for me in dirt, sand and rock. I don't do mud, but I hear they are excellent there also. They air down superbly. Michelin boasts that they will hold a bead down to 1 psi - no bead-locks required - I haven't tried that yet. Their tall and skinny aspect let's them easily stuff without rubbing - at least in the 7.50 size. They balance very easily. For me, they also preserve the look of a Land Rover, and I have to admit there is a tiny element of exclusivity about them - you don't see them all the time, well unless you're hanging with these guys: http://www.expeditionexchange.com/michelin/brig_3cdo_hr.jpg I'd be curious to see if they'd trade their XZLs for Intercos | ||
| Mike (Gfy) New Member Username: Gfy Post Number: 8 Registered: 07-2002 |
94 LWB 4.2, 50k miles, push 300 miles/tank everytime!! | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 136 Registered: 02-2003 |
yeah I see waht you are saying now. I wonder if they have em in 33" | ||
| Steve Cooper (Scrover) Senior Member Username: Scrover Post Number: 281 Registered: 09-2002 |
The 8.25R16 is 33.85" approx. I don't know where you can find them in the US at the present time though. | ||
| Rick Dahms (Rickd) New Member Username: Rickd Post Number: 1 Registered: 04-2003 |
93 LWB w/90K+, 13 - 17mpg. And I've gotten 17 hwy driving fully loaded across the Cascades. Compared to my old LandCruiser, it's an economy car. | ||
| John Booth (Jboothmtnbkr) New Member Username: Jboothmtnbkr Post Number: 3 Registered: 05-2003 |
94 LWB, 32" tires, 3" lift, 83k miles. 10 mpg around town. 13 mpg when all highway. | ||
| Peter Matusov (Pmatusov) Senior Member Username: Pmatusov Post Number: 773 Registered: 09-2002 |
95 LWB, stock, 145kmi, about 14 around town. 89 SWB, stock, ???kmi, about 12 around town, about 16 hwy. 96 Disco, stock, 130kmi, 12 town, 17 hwy |
