how many mpg do you get from your sammy?

nuttybulldog

as the title says really.

how many mpg do you get from your sammy?

justaddmud · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:58 pm Post subject:

well mine has onl 215 tyres and a 410 box, with a full blown webber conversion and i worked out once that i was getting near as damm it 20 mpg, i do have mad stints though

Ian

Tramp · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:01 pm Post subject:

last time i did it, it worked out at 19mpg Shocked

so now i don't work it out!!

Luke

nuttybulldog · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:14 pm Post subject:

yeah that's kinda why i asked lol. when i work mine out i think i may have miscalculated so try again until i get to a figure i like

lift man · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:34 pm Post subject:

Offroading i would not like to work out the miles per gallon,all i know is i get four days to a set of brake pads,front and rear.

(pete) · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:17 pm Post subject:

well this is a good topic

i put Â£35 in my tank and did one play day at 30 miles and 80 miles road driving then had to fill the tank again Shocked

did do the math but i didn't want to have a hart attack and that's on 235-75-15s and running a webber straight thru rear pipe on the exhaust and the truck is 1.2tons on the weigh bridge

I'm doing around 15 miles per gallon

Diesel Destroyer · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:09 pm Post subject:

40 ish off road.....

32 ish on road...

50/50 Diesel and rape seed oil...

Rape seed oil 33p a litre!!!

Cool

Oh.. and its on 31's

russy196 · Guest

(Thinks, must get that diesel conversion done)

20MPG, standard 1.3 rig. Pants i know but steel toes and size 10's don't help Crying or Very sad

the_undertaker · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:13 pm Post subject:

Do i have a record i managed 30mpg when i drove mine back to finland, aint done an urban cycle yet but its probably scary?!?! thats a 1.3 running SU conversion, 31" grizzly claws and a 410 tfer box

Joelypops · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:32 pm Post subject:

fraid not buddy! my sisters sammy gets closer to 35.. it is completely stock tho. and its pink so that must help.. lol.

Joel.

Little Toe · Guest

Little Toe has std 1.3 Sammy engine with a webber and "sporty" exhaust.
Tyres are 32's running on Yota axles, R P 5.29:1 and Sammy t-case.

I get about 15mpg on road and about 4-7 mpg off-road.

So I'm going to fit the V8 and get more mpg - work that one out Laughing

Cheers
Shaun

nuttybulldog · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:52 pm Post subject:

the reason i ask is because i have a new job which involves a bit of a commute so just trying to figure out whether to keep the Sammy or get a 2.8TD trooper/front era and run it on bio fuel

looks like the 2.8TD is winning unfortunately

russy196 · Guest

A mate only gets 25MPG out of his Fron tear a, and its crap. Stick with the zuk mate and start looking for a diesel lump to go in it Smile

the_undertaker · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:23 pm Post subject:

i hear some guy called Allan on here has a few diesel engines about! Laughing

d86sta · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:30 pm Post subject:

20ish is that all Shocked

30-40 ish onthe road
30ish offroad

running 50-50 veg oil-diesel mix.

less if i cane it but im not that brave anymore.

tony. Very Happy

Jon Caveman · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:51 pm Post subject:

Never worked it out before.....until last week..... Crying or Very sad

It was a pittyfull 16mpg. measured over a week & shared between road & off road......... Laughing

janex · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:23 pm Post subject:

Mr C used to get about 25 Mpg in his LWB 2.8td Frontera...

Ive seen him off roading in T-X and most of it is done around tick over.. it just dont use diesel off road..

Tim Pink · Off-Road Guru Joined: 20 Dec 2002 Odometer: 1938

Between 4-7mpg on a Sunday afternoon drive

Tim

mick_d · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:02 pm Post subject:

When i had mine i used to get 24-25 if i drove like a catholic nun.

If i drove like a bat out of hell i got 22ish.

No prizes for guessing how i used to drive! Pray

Mick

Nathaniel · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject:

My SJ410 on 215R15 Colways used to return 22mpg if driven like a Nun and 20mpg if thrashed...

I can't really remember much about my LWB Samurai, I think the best I saw was 24mpg after fitting the Nikki carb...

beermonkey · Gate Opener Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Odometer: 31

bout 10 mpg if i drive as slow as my dead nan
normally Â£30 last bout 2 and a half hours off road

2.8 ford v6 would pull a blackman off your nan too!

justaddmud · Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:49 pm Post subject:

just another thing, how many people run free wheeling hubs, i currently dont have any,

i remember working out once that on my lwb, standard drive train with 31's and a nikki carb got 30 mpg, but that was with free wheeling hubs

be interesting to see if the higher milage peps have fwh's or not

Ian

:) · Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:13 pm Post subject:

There is something not right here.

My 300Tdi 110 Defender is far heavier than your zuks; you already know that becasue you keep reminding us about it when a zuk and LR meet in deep mud.

I have 265/75 AT's on 16" rims (that is 32" overall diameter), it is permanent 4wheel drive (no free wheeling hubs). Most of my motoring is on-road, but I do some off-road tree work and I often carry a fair load, often half a tonne, sometimes more.

Average consumption over the last 20,000 miles is over 34mpg. Why are you not exceeding this easily?
--
Tim.

nuttybulldog · Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:49 pm Post subject:

1) yours is diesel where as all zooks are petrol (unless you change that yourself)

2) you have a bigger engine so it doesn't have to work as hard to drag all the metal along

3) thanks a lot you have now added another vehicle to the list i have to choose from.

Diesel Destroyer · Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:49 pm Post subject:

Mine does TIM Rolling Eyes

:) · Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:48 pm Post subject:

russy196 · Guest

Sell you a nice webber carb and adapter Laughing

nuttybulldog · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:50 am Post subject:

sj.best4x4xfar. · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 8:40 pm Post subject:

Beermonkey I have bought your old sj E701 AKP would love to know more about it
Cheers tom

xamtex · Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 2:51 am Post subject:

holy thread resurection !!!!!!! 8 years old!