Fuel MPG during KOH - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

desertoy · 03-12-2009, 01:15 PM

I was surprised to find out that my little 22RE only got 5 MPG during the race. Did anyone else check their mileage?

ZukIzzy · 03-12-2009, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by desertoy

I saw surprised to find out that my little 22RE only got 5 MPG during the race. Did anyone else check their mileage?

I figured to get 4mpg and got 4.35mpg. We used just a bit less then 20 gallons for the whole race. the first 23 were much worse then that though.

Wayne

miniwally · 03-12-2009, 02:15 PM

We put in 7.5 gal at the BFG pit and then 13 or so gal after the end of the race.

GPS showed 87 miles traveled so 4.24mpg for the whole day. Stock TBI 350 in a 5,000# car.

Brian Ellinger · 03-12-2009, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by desertoy

I saw surprised to find out that my little 22RE only got 5 MPG during the race. Did anyone else check their mileage?

I rough figured ~7

james@bluetorchfab · 03-12-2009, 02:22 PM

BTF car 2-2.5 mpg on big LS- V8

wngrog · 03-12-2009, 02:39 PM

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BTF car 2-2.5 mpg on big LS- V8

I heard you guys ran out of fuel. Is that rumor or correct? If so, were you planning on 4-5 mpg and got 2?

a2b · 03-12-2009, 03:03 PM

we got 5 the whole race. 22r with 5 speed on 37's

james@bluetorchfab · 03-12-2009, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by wngrog

I heard you guys ran out of fuel. Is that rumor or correct? If so, were you planning on 4-5 mpg and got 2?

that is correct , we ran out 30 something miles into the race, nicole liked the way the car handled in 2nd gear so she ran it in 2nd for a while at some high rpms, so that explains 2 mpg, but we broke a unit bearing a few feet before we ran out of gas. so it worked out that frank hiked to the pit to get our spare bearing , so he carried a 2 gallon can back with him.

Slowrockr · 03-12-2009, 03:53 PM

5.6mpg for our LS1 2 seater, was actually alot better than I thought it was gonna do.

BigWoodyWag · 03-12-2009, 03:55 PM

We took a touch over 6gal at RM23 (3.83mpg), and a touch over 4gal at BFG remote RM42 (4.75mpg), we made it to RM58 then straight back to the Mainpits hauling ass since it was over for us, no idea how much got put in.
We counted on 4, hence the refuel at RM23 on a 10 gallon tank.

Amazing what a stock LS-1 5.3 that gets teens in a tahoe gets 10-12 less in a crawler hauling ass.

Indy Will · 03-12-2009, 03:59 PM

I think we pulled 5-6 in a 3400lb car with a healthy LS1.

Buckon37s · 03-12-2009, 04:11 PM

12mpg. Surprised by how low it was.

pure-adrenaline · 03-12-2009, 09:15 PM

I got 4mpg

Easy Rick · 03-12-2009, 09:18 PM

About 2.6 mpg, but thats haulin' the mail.

Easy.

Tfab · 03-12-2009, 09:33 PM

When we were pre running we got about 3.5 MPG. The day before the race we replaced the O2 sensors and we got about 5 MPG during the race. I was suprised when we only took around 8 gallons at the BFG pit.

Randy · 03-12-2009, 10:32 PM

I was planning on getting about 5mpg. But, I just dropped into over drive and set the cruise and ended up getting closer to 7mpg from the start to bfg pit.

lttlbddy · 03-13-2009, 08:40 AM

I was amazed at how many teams gassed up before Pit 1. I would have thought that everybody would have planned their fuel supply to make the 32 (33?) miles, without a fuel stop.

Wilson · 03-13-2009, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by lttlbddy

I was amazed at how many teams gassed up before Pit 1. I would have thought that everybody would have planned their fuel supply to make the 32 (33?) miles, without a fuel stop.

That distance was unknown until the week before the race. I saw several smallish fuel cells.

jbcruiser · 03-13-2009, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by lttlbddy

I was amazed at how many teams gassed up before Pit 1. I would have thought that everybody would have planned their fuel supply to make the 32 (33?) miles, without a fuel stop.

There was not pit at 33 miles. It was at the BFG pit which was at RM 42 (if I remember correctly). If you got 3 mpg and had a 15 gallon tank...you would have been cutting it close.

desertoy · 03-13-2009, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by jbcruiser

There was not pit at 33 miles. It was at the BFG pit which was at RM 42 (if I remember correctly). If you got 3 mpg and had a 15 gallon tank...you would have been cutting it close.

Actually, you could hit the BFG pit from the top of AfterShock RM33 as well as RM42 after SunBonnet.

Heck, Bender and Doc in the FU2 rig added a second fuel tank just for this race which brought them up to a 7.5 gallon fuel capacity

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They had to stop every 22 miles.

lttlbddy · 03-13-2009, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Wilson

That distance was unknown until the week before the race. I saw several smallish fuel cells.

That would explain that

DocRocks · 03-13-2009, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by desertoy

Actually, you could hit the BFG pit from the top of AfterShock RM33 as well as RM42 after SunBonnet.

Heck, Bender and Doc in the FU2 rig added a second fuel tank just for this race which brought them up to a 7.5 gallon fuel capacity

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They had to stop every 22 miles.

We weren't sure we would make the first leg on fuel and sure enough, as I slowed for the first checkpoint, it ran out. I had to hump it down to the pits and back with 5 gals of fuel and a tarp in order to continue the race. I doubt we got any more than 3 mpg, but the engine wasn't exactly built for fuel economy

ROCKSFORBRAINS · 03-13-2009, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Easy Rick

About 2.6 mpg, but thats haulin' the mail.

Easy.

hoLY SHIT! You must have a huge fuel cell if you didn't fuel @ the BFG pit.

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In case the Mello team forgot, I will bump this for one last go. I assume I passed Jeff mello while he was refueling at the remote pit as I passed Currie a ways before aftershock. Then caught Bulloch at the top of AS. He was stuck so i tried to bump him, it was premature as he was only in Front wheel drive. So I backed off and waited knowing he is the master of rocks. He then bounced it off the rev limiter and then crawled to his victory,( or maybe he crawled it, then went around the corner and bounced off the rev limiter.) I can't be sure, I was under pressure, and couldn't recall exactly what happened sound for sound) Then a couple hundred feet later we passed Bulloch on the side of the trail getting out. I laid tracks on my GPS and have not touched it since, if you need to see that to prove I never cheated.

Rick.

BamaSahara · 03-13-2009, 12:07 PM

No clue, we never really took on more than 5 gallons at each pit. The first pit was 26 or 27 miles into the race, then the BFG pits at about 42, then main pits again around 62.

Lance · 03-13-2009, 12:48 PM

Hey Dustin, what kind of mileage did the TJ get?

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BigWoodyWag Zeus of the Sluice Join Date: Jan 2004 Member # 26468 Location: Land O' Sugar, Tejas Posts: 4,414	We took a touch over 6gal at RM23 (3.83mpg), and a touch over 4gal at BFG remote RM42 (4.75mpg), we made it to RM58 then straight back to the Mainpits hauling ass since it was over for us, no idea how much got put in. We counted on 4, hence the refuel at RM23 on a 10 gallon tank. Amazing what a stock LS-1 5.3 that gets teens in a tahoe gets 10-12 less in a crawler hauling ass. __________________ Triple Nickel Racing, Lead Foot Syndicate & TGTW Lemons Racing 555race on TWITTER

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miniwally Granite Guru Join Date: Apr 2004 Member # 29513 Location: Glenwood Springs, Co Posts: 783	We put in 7.5 gal at the BFG pit and then 13 or so gal after the end of the race. GPS showed 87 miles traveled so 4.24mpg for the whole day. Stock TBI 350 in a 5,000# car.

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Easy Rick I'm back and watchin Join Date: Feb 2005 Member # 43607 Location: Building Trick cars, pretty close to heaven. Posts: 4,136	About 2.6 mpg, but thats haulin' the mail. Easy. __________________ KOH racer #554 Huge thanks to our partners: Trick Toys Fabrication, NITTO Tires, Longfield Super Joints, PSC steering components, Brian Smith Development.............tricktoysracing@yahoo.com

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Tfab Top Shelf Join Date: Jan 2005 Member # 41032 Location: Reno,Nv Posts: 2,431	When we were pre running we got about 3.5 MPG. The day before the race we replaced the O2 sensors and we got about 5 MPG during the race. I was suprised when we only took around 8 gallons at the BFG pit. __________________ TRENT FABRICATION www.trentfabrication.com 775-358-5337

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Randy Fabster Join Date: Jan 2001 Member # 3069 Location: Grand Terrace CA Posts: 2,010	I was planning on getting about 5mpg. But, I just dropped into over drive and set the cruise and ended up getting closer to 7mpg from the start to bfg pit. __________________ Thanks for the support Currie Enterprises PSC Steering BFG Tires Reid Racing King Shocks BTR wheels LAT Racing Oils Baja Designes K&N CBM Engines Bulldog Winch 2013 KING Bomber Fabrication http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bomber...4102610?v=wall

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lttlbddy * The Printer * Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6532 Location: Surf City Posts: 3,001	I was amazed at how many teams gassed up before Pit 1. I would have thought that everybody would have planned their fuel supply to make the 32 (33?) miles, without a fuel stop.

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BamaSahara Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Member # 36746 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,595	No clue, we never really took on more than 5 gallons at each pit. The first pit was 26 or 27 miles into the race, then the BFG pits at about 42, then main pits again around 62.

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