How to get 15+kmpl from a baleno ? Read on !!!!

Godfather · 15th May 2007, 00:41

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Originally Posted by karan561

i have achieved an average of 23.9 km/l in my laura (stock)

.. Exceptional.. This is close to what the Ford gives

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Originally Posted by karan561

and yes shifting to neutral works wonders ...

Shifting to neutral while travelling at 60kmph.. does it not increase the vehicle speed a bit and considered dangerous ???

Godfather

swathyd · 15th May 2007, 00:42

I got 11.5 after 1st service in adventure, the reading was taken after doing 243 trip. 180 done on highway with lot of 4th gear driving. Had to drive in 4th and 3rd gear a lot . Was also going through undulated turmac, so less chance of shifting to 5th. Sharp curves etc caused frequent downshifts. Was not expecting more than 10, but 11.5 is acceptable.

Before 1st service had got 14.7 with 90 % highway driving.

karan561 · 15th May 2007, 00:47

Godfather[/quote]

it does increase the speed a bit ... but is quite manageable ... overall a good combi of light footed acceleration and good gear shifting is the key to great fuel economy ...

mclaren1885 · 15th May 2007, 00:47

Few links for a good read on DFCO (deceleration fuel cut off) or Over-run fuel cut off :

InsightCentral.net - Encyclopedia - Honda Insight Fuel Cut Mode

1994 Product Bulletin - M1.7 IGNITION AND INJECTION SYSTEM

ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - MPi MEMS 1.9

Throttle FAQ

navin · 15th May 2007, 10:32

Mclrean, I noticed that at no time on that video did you exceed 40kmph.

mclaren1885 · 15th May 2007, 10:36

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Originally Posted by navin

Mclrean, I noticed that at no time on that video did you exceed 40kmph.

Yes , which is the way I drive 90% of the time (the other 10% either we are testing the car after mods or on a TBHP drive) .. My car does have a speedo error , actually the true speedo reading will be around 60km/hr in 5th gear at 2000rpm .. At 1750 rpm it should be close to 50 ..

swathyd · 15th May 2007, 11:25

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Originally Posted by mclaren1885

Yes , which is the way I drive 90% of the time (the other 10% either we are testing the car after mods or on a TBHP drive) .. My car does have a speedo error , actually the true speedo reading will be around 60km/hr in 5th gear at 2000rpm .. At 1750 rpm it should be close to 50 ..

Which car you owns, my adventure do 60 kmph at 1500 rpm, 80 at 2000 rpm.

mclaren1885 · 15th May 2007, 11:30

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Originally Posted by swathyd

Which car you owns, my adventure do 60 kmph at 1500 rpm, 80 at 2000 rpm.

Its a baleno with a close ratio gearbox .. Thats why the difference in the speeds however I wont be in a position to comment on the correct speed unless I get the worm changed ..

normally_crazy · 15th May 2007, 12:02

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Originally Posted by karan561

i have achieved an average of 23.9 km/l in my laura (stock) while returnin home(mulund) from nariman point @ around 11:30 p.m. shifting done in the range of in the range of 1200 - 1500 rpm. , and in the 5th gear driving @ approx 60-70 km/h

26.49 kgm of torque did the trick ....
and yes shifting to neutral works wonders ...

Yes - I used to get these kind of figures from the TDi too. Infact after a T-BHP drive to Alibaug, while returning 4 of us got so engrossed in a discussion that we did not exceed 60 kmph in 5th gear...and just as I reached Panvel , my eyes fell on the trip computer and

it showed 3.1 L / 100 KM.

zenx · 15th May 2007, 13:16

boohoooohooo
Thats all this thread makes me do
In a 1.3, 10-12 in the City
I wanna get 15kmpl too

mclaren1885 · 15th May 2007, 13:25

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Originally Posted by zenx

I wanna get 15kmpl too

Simple , let akshay drive your car for a week and your dream will come true

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n_aditya · 15th May 2007, 14:39

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Originally Posted by rjstyles69

I simply do what you have mentioned, shift at 1750 rpm or even less if possible. I don't know how good is this for the engine?

Riju, from what i saw last time i was in blore... u ought to quit pulling off in second gear... more so riding the clutch while doing so.

There'll be more damage to engine/clutch/gearbox while doing all this to conserve fuel. And of course your starter motor as well can get badly damaged...

So use the first gear also kano... better safe than sorry. key to all the FE is also correct psi in all tires and free movement of all wheels etc...

rjstyles69 · 15th May 2007, 14:54

Adi what I did with the clutch was to only hear that muffler roar mate.Come on it was pretty new and I was just starting to enjoy the sound.
Now you ought say may car sounded much sweeter than yours

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Clutch ride hmmm , I just did it twice with you in the car kano. With T-BHP around how would I think of doing such a thing?

hari_rama · 15th May 2007, 15:32

wow u all manage so high FE????
on my last trip when i checked the mileage, it was 12.234 kmpl on highway trip with ac between 25% and 50% full time.....yeah i did a lot of overtaking in 3rd gear gng to around 5500 rpm....is there any trouble with my car?? i mean will the fe go down so much???the car has finished the second service....

hey i have a doubt....my car is runnin on 195/69 R14 tires...so wat would be the error in the meter readings??

i covered 460 kms (as on tripmeter) and the car consumed 37.6 litres filled from Reliance pump

EDIT : Though there had been many overtakin maneaouvres most of the time i was cruisin around 80 kmph

rjstyles69 · 15th May 2007, 15:42

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my car is runnin on 195/69 R14 tires

Was that a typo

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15th May 2007, 00:42	#32
swathyd BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: thiruvananthapuram Posts: 774 Thanked: 25 Times	I got 11.5 after 1st service in adventure, the reading was taken after doing 243 trip. 180 done on highway with lot of 4th gear driving. Had to drive in 4th and 3rd gear a lot . Was also going through undulated turmac, so less chance of shifting to 5th. Sharp curves etc caused frequent downshifts. Was not expecting more than 10, but 11.5 is acceptable. Before 1st service had got 14.7 with 90 % highway driving. Last edited by swathyd : 15th May 2007 at 00:44.
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15th May 2007, 00:47	#33
karan561 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 5,068 Thanked: 22,246 Times View My Garage	Godfather[/quote] it does increase the speed a bit ... but is quite manageable ... overall a good combi of light footed acceleration and good gear shifting is the key to great fuel economy ...
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15th May 2007, 00:47	#34
mclaren1885 BANNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore (the city of modded cars) !! Posts: 4,820 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	Few links for a good read on DFCO (deceleration fuel cut off) or Over-run fuel cut off : InsightCentral.net - Encyclopedia - Honda Insight Fuel Cut Mode 1994 Product Bulletin - M1.7 IGNITION AND INJECTION SYSTEM ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - MPi MEMS 1.9 Throttle FAQ
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15th May 2007, 10:32	#35
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,198 Thanked: 9,300 Times	Mclrean, I noticed that at no time on that video did you exceed 40kmph.
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15th May 2007, 13:16	#40
zenx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,161 Thanked: 158 Times View My Garage	boohoooohooo Thats all this thread makes me do In a 1.3, 10-12 in the City I wanna get 15kmpl too
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15th May 2007, 14:54	#43
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 842 Times View My Garage	Adi what I did with the clutch was to only hear that muffler roar mate.Come on it was pretty new and I was just starting to enjoy the sound. Now you ought say may car sounded much sweeter than yours . Clutch ride hmmm , I just did it twice with you in the car kano. With T-BHP around how would I think of doing such a thing? Last edited by rjstyles69 : 15th May 2007 at 14:56.
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15th May 2007, 15:32	#44
hari_rama BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Trichur Posts: 270 Thanked: 16 Times View My Garage	wow u all manage so high FE???? on my last trip when i checked the mileage, it was 12.234 kmpl on highway trip with ac between 25% and 50% full time.....yeah i did a lot of overtaking in 3rd gear gng to around 5500 rpm....is there any trouble with my car?? i mean will the fe go down so much???the car has finished the second service.... hey i have a doubt....my car is runnin on 195/69 R14 tires...so wat would be the error in the meter readings?? i covered 460 kms (as on tripmeter) and the car consumed 37.6 litres filled from Reliance pump EDIT : Though there had been many overtakin maneaouvres most of the time i was cruisin around 80 kmph Last edited by hari_rama : 15th May 2007 at 15:44.
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