Re: 505 Fuel Consumption

Nick Hauser (nhauser@abare.gov.au)
Tue, 28 Oct 1997 16:31:16 +1100

The best figures I've got on my ZDJL 5sp sedan are 34mpg (imp) hwy @
110km/h or 70mph and 25mpg imp city. Generally it's more like 31 and 23. It
also seems quite dependant on weather conditions. The car runs more
economically in summer than in winter, especially city cycle, for obvious
reasons.

Has anyone tried to put a lower* ratio diff into a 505 (*or whatever
equates to lower rpm). My feeling is that it would work well to drop the
ratio about 15-20%. What do other people think

>It has always been a disappointment to me that the 5th gear ratio is so
>low, hence requiring 3,000+ revs at highway speed. My previous car (83
>Camry) would do 75mph at about 2,700 rpm in 5th, while at the same time
>giving 41 mp(imp)g.
>
>-Steve Coleman
>
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