on fuel bills, can i make my car cheep to run everyday with the amal valve unpluged

cars killing me on my petrol , cant be arsed to change all 4 tyres on me cabrio as i got no wheels spare to swop whilst doing it

so can i save money by using girly boost

 

You run a cossie but can't afford the fuel??? your in the wrong car dude

What you need is a nissan micra

 

 

I have a cool mountain bike that you can borrow whilst saving up for petrol

 

stop bloody moaning and enjoy it!!

 

ginge

 

KTCos How do you spell block

 

cheers for the replies there guys


was being serious here, i can not afford 30 quid a week on petrol driving in 30 mph zones as all im doing is normal driving, was wondering INSTEAD of the nice carbon deposits im leaving and all the fuel being wasted aswell as have to use half throttle if i unplug the amal valve do i save money on petrol or will i use the same !!!

 

Mark J.......... How i fackin well like you cooont

 

Oh soz, i thought you was takin the pish

I wouldnt have thought it would make a difference mate, i stand to be corrected though.

 

here we go i want 400bhp and 50mpg on boost it just dont happen if you want something out you have got to put somthing in

 

In all seriousness mate if your car is set up correctly then it will be very economical,you just have to drive steady (off boost) don't forget you get fookall fuel for £30 these days

 

agree with keith if youre in 30mph zones etc... then it should be OFF boost youre driving it!!

i try to do that with my turbo diesel and that seems to start boosting at tickover

 

well there goes my plan then

may aswell leave it plugged in


i want to use more fuel when im ragging it but on a daily driver its killing me

i only noticed how much when the shell garage this morning on the way to work said good morning mr johnson

the i realised im using em twice a week, used to stop off there before JUST for a paper , payed cash them days, now i use my card they know my name

 

Perhaps it was imported from russia...and was an Eastern Bloc?

Shit joke..sorry.

 

Pull of two of the injector plugs so ur only running on two cyclinders will save u a fair bit in fuel just done put ur foot down

 

if i do that should i remove 2 of the spark plugs too

 

as said above why are you using a cossie as a daily driver if you dont want to be spending a fortune on fuel ?

i use my fiesta everyday and the cossie if i go out on a week night or at weekends etc

it is not the type of car you take the kids to school in especially in a high state of tune

 

the tyres on me cabrio are bald and i bnought the cossie to be a family bus aswell
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think its back to the cabrio and pay for her cab rides, its cheeper

 

Is he for real?

 

what i wanna know if i can save petrol by unlpuging the amal valve and im not actually using the power round town and think its a bit like anto lag on a fwd car

yes i deffo am


why ya think that all cars MUST use as much petrol as ya can to make em a good car, owning a fast car is about visiting mr patel in the shell garage 3 times a week and then get invites to the staff party

 

Mate get a T4 then you can drive it very economically as the turbo will never spool up in normal driving

If you have to worry about running cost then you have the wrong car..get a diesel.....shit,just wait till the fooker blows ups,which it will then your get blinding MPG

 

im not worried about the running costs more not wanting to use excess petrol when its not needed as it causes a chimney effect in the zorst !!!!, then when ya rev it paddy1977's rear wheel gets turned black with soot

 

its ur right foot that does ur drinking on the fuel

 

Have to get the closed loop thingy from Stu then.




Dave.

 

im trying to save 10 quid a week in petrol, dont think thats gonna be cost productive for me tbh

 

Ginge,
The amal valve will drop your maximum available boost pressure. If your not using boost pressure then theres nothing to gain this way.

Your car ran with reasonable fuel efficiency when i tested it so make sure your not doing anything really daft with her like:

A) Brakes binding. (VERY common)

B) Leaving her to warm up for 10mins stationary.(what a fookin waste of juice if you only live 5mins away..roflol)

C) Have a sensor problem. (Unlucky to have one so soon after you were here)

Just a few thoughts pal.

 

just in case you find some money from somewhere.

Will pay for its self in the long run though.



Dave.

 

the brakes are fine tbh , ill check em again though as ive just done the rear pads , its not that bad tbh, not complaining just that its drinks twice as much as my cabrio does ( though it dont cost 10 quid to get to work everyday like it used to )

i know motorway driving is due to my none constant driving as i come off boost and the back on boost back off then back on boost again ( thats fun and i dont mind that tbh

just wondering though would 2 stage boost help, im guessing it wont and the obly difference will be my overtaking will be a no no


ah well better charge the battery on the cabrio and change the tyres then


the cossie is sooo much nicer to drive though and quieter inside too


arrrrgggghhhhhh desisions i have to deal with , cant ya make a conversion that runs on 2 cylinders for everyday driving and then 4 cylinders when ragging it

btw im not knocking closed loop at all just that im trying to get a job next month with a company car and so the cossie will just be a toy again and the cabrio can rot in the garage with all the others

 

THAT is your problem.... Just once, tomorrow, try to cruise at 70 and see how you go

Remember this saying:
"Drive like a tw@, pay like a tw@"

And as for leaving it ten mins to warm through. 60 seconds then get her moving...
If you left it running long enough you could get 0 MILES to teh gallon, and that would be the cossies fault too would it? Its your job to spend as much time as possible going FORWARDS with the engine running

 

stu ive always know about the motorway bit was wondering about the 30mph stopping and starting driving , just seeing if there was ways tp improve it

for the enviorment obviously, not to save petrol money

but if ya do find way to make the car to 50mog at 100 to 120mph then PLEASE pm me and ill be the test engine for it

 

yes ginge that mean dont be a twat boy racer sitting in maccys all nite chatting about chav stuff with ya engine running

i got some more big brembos if ya want um now
i told u i wud get them

 

pm me more details


i really need a new gearbox but brakes ya can see

 

In Maccy'D

 

big brakes are bling though and i need em as i use my brakes more than most cossie owners

 

you are very forgetfull ginga
i told you the other day
355/32 radial mounted brembos to make you a buject kit up with

 

yeah i just wanted the price , as ive sold me brakes when i get em


think ya said 100 quid all in wasnt it

 

hang on a min what did u say other day
i carnt aford to get them colected for 2 weeks keep them warm for me