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Old 07-08-07, 03:44 PM   #335 (permalink)
Dougal
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Originally Posted by crushers View Post
why did the 2nd generation go indirect when they intercooled it, to me this sounds like a step backwards in design.
If you read my last post, I addressed that.
It was done to meet emissions.

Find BSFC numbers and indirect injection engines always come out poorly. There has been no exception yet.

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Originally Posted by crushers View Post
your fuel figures are incorrect when compared to what Canadians are getting with their engines. mind you that might be due to longer stretches of highway or driving habits...
The figures I quoted are overall combined, averaged over thousands of km's use. Not the best acheived on a single highway trip.
Urban and offroad use will half your highway fuel economy.
IMO telling someone they'll get 30MPG (even UK gallons) in an 80 or 100 series landcruiser is BS. Sure you can get that if you want to cruise at 80km/h in a straight line for hours on end. But who does.

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