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General Car Related Discussion.To discuss anything that is related to cars and automotive technology that doesnt naturally fit into another forum catagory.
looking at getting a evo 6, fancy a change from fords,what they like,are they better on fuel than a subaru??just sold my 3dr cosworth so fancy sumthik i can use eveyday
Ive Had A Sti Impreza That Was The Worst Ive Ever Had,had Rst,cosworths,just Fancied A Change,and Even The Missus Likes The Look Of The Evo 6,surely They Better Than Sti?
the 2 evo 6's i had were crap on fuel tbh but about the same as type ra subaru
a uk impreza turbo was ok ish, evo 6 attracts head bangers.
a later evo with a 6 speed on a run is good on fuel really
the 2 evo 6's i had were crap on fuel tbh but about the same as type ra subaru
a uk impreza turbo was ok ish, evo 6 attracts head bangers.
a later evo with a 6 speed on a run is good on fuel really
I cant work out where the fuel actually goes on an evo, they pass emissions so it cant come out the exhaust, and it certainly doesnt seem like much of it goes into propelling them along.
I cant work out where the fuel actually goes on an evo, they pass emissions so it cant come out the exhaust, and it certainly doesnt seem like much of it goes into propelling them along.
driving the oil pump to acieve the 8 bar pressure they run and 10:1 afr to stop them deting at the nasp comp ratio they run
Well, I've always put it down to the fact that you can hear the turbo starting to spool at 2000rpm on a standard Evo! Must start dumping the fuel in then, so its hard to drive it off boost.
LOL, fair enough, if its like 10bhp or something,then yes that would have a massively marked effect on economy when cruising along at a motorway speed that only takes 50bhp to sustain!
My evo was a good car but not for everyday use as above the fuel they use is unbeleivable! & the 6 dosent hold that much so before you go anywhere you need to make sure you have plenty;..& it was only running 1.3 bar foook one that runs anymore than that
LOL, fair enough, if its like 10bhp or something,then yes that would have a massively marked effect on economy when cruising along at a motorway speed that only takes 50bhp to sustain!
or get a poous even that is only average mpg on a motorway run
My evo was a good car but not for everyday use as above the fuel they use is unbeleivable! & the 6 dosent hold that much so before you go anywhere you need to make sure you have plenty;..& it was only running 1.3 bar foook one that runs anymore than that
Maybe more boost is the answer, if you drive at 200mph instead of 60mph, you will get there a lot quicker and not have to run that greedy oil pump for so long
buy a poous and you will soon learn that good mpg is all to do with the way you drive and your driving cycle ie short journeys cold starts ,big hills cruise speed etc etc
the poous is not good when driven hard at high speed ,maintaining 100mph in the poous would probably return less mpg than my evo doing the same speed
The technology in the prius isnt designed for long journeys at a constant speed, it offers nothing to help you there that the correct gear ratio cant do better!
The technology in the prius isnt designed for long journeys at a constant speed, it offers nothing to help you there that the correct gear ratio cant do better!
it does have an award winning 1500cc 4 cylinder eco warrior engine an awful lot of development to get very liitle gains mpg wise over existing engines
mitsibushi spent huge money on their direct injection petrol engine technology and that wasn't any beter than what already existed really
Well, yes, until you touch the throttle. I think it is merely that they are on boost at such low load that saps the fuel. Thats my view on it anyway.
Maybe the size of the standard injectors have something to do with it!
I can't remember for love nor money, but I have heard thats the 6's have a smaller tank than the 7's,8's and 9's so maybe lays your 2 issues of having bad economy
or shall i turbo charge my poous
the poous comes standard with esc and would embarress evo's cossies an scoobys round corners
Ive never really driven a prius hard enough to test the ESC, ive just glided around slowly in one marvelling at the lack of noise mainly, lol
However I did some testdriving for Toyota GB over at millbrook proving ground of the avensis with the same system, and it truely is awesome, not sure if you were being sarcastic or not, but the system in the avensis really impressed me, it turned a poor handling barge of a family car into something very nimble indeed, I was going through a set of cones like I would in my trackday mini I owned at the time, was VERY cool technology I thought!
Ive never really driven a prius hard enough to test the ESC, ive just glided around slowly in one marvelling at the lack of noise mainly, lol
However I did some testdriving for Toyota GB over at millbrook proving ground of the avensis with the same system, and it truely is awesome, not sure if you were being sarcastic or not, but the system in the avensis really impressed me, it turned a poor handling barge of a family car into something very nimble indeed, I was going through a set of cones like I would in my trackday mini I owned at the time, was VERY cool technology I thought!
not being sarcastic the handling is unreal the pile of pooh just wont let go or even tyre squeal
My evo never got more than 100 miles to a tank - but it wasn't used as a "motorway cruiser" It was quite frankly, TERRIBLE on fuel.
According to AVA when I had mine on the rollers, it went rich the second the car ever sniffed boost, as tony says, as a pre-caution to det.
According to anyone who ever drove behind it, it produced a grey haze of unburnt fuel everywhere it went.
This is the first time I have heard that they have a mega oil pump! - interesting info. Presume it increases reliability when they are running high oil temps and being pushed hard? I think the M3's from the evo onwards have 2.
still crap though if that is all we can get out of a tank full
Yes, but you also have to remember that an evo fuel tank is quite small compared to some cars so you're obviously putting in less fuel to start with (around £40 used to top the tank up) hence why it does less miles than say a car you're putting in £70 worth of fuel.
Yes, but you also have to remember that an evo fuel tank is quite small compared to some cars so you're obviously putting in less fuel to start with (around £40 used to top the tank up) hence why it does less miles than say a car you're putting in £70 worth of fuel.
thank you for pointing that out aj as you know I have a 6 and a 9 and am very familiar with fuel stations as is my wallet rolfol
£40 to top the tank up when did you last go to a fuel sation or do you visit every one you pass as you have an evo roflol
Last edited by Turbosystems; 01-05-2008 at 03:23 PM.
01-05-2008, 12:30 PM
evo 6???
