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Posted: **Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:49 pm**

Ok I have a friend....(no really I do have a friend :lol:

) who has a Terrano with a VG30e in it (no I haven't been drinking brake fluid and bought a nissan :lol:

) ...ok its a but ummmm thirsty, is there anything that can be done to make it a bit more economical?

Posted: **Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:03 pm**

Jerry wrote:Ok I have a friend....(no really I do have a friend ) who has a Terrano with a VG30e in it (no I haven't been drinking brake fluid and bought a nissan ) ...ok its a but ummmm thirsty, is there anything that can be done to make it a bit more economical?

sell it at buy a suzuki for your imaginative friend :lol:

Posted: **Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:45 pm**

Jerry wrote:Ok I have a friend....(no really I do have a friend ) who has a Terrano with a VG30e in it (no I haven't been drinking brake fluid and bought a nissan ) ...ok its a but ummmm thirsty, is there anything that can be done to make it a bit more economical?

Push it?

Posted: **Tue Feb 13, 2007 6:06 pm**

Get MrO to tow it :wink:

Posted: **Tue Feb 13, 2007 6:07 pm**

try driving the chev in my cruiser then re-assess how economical the terrano really is :lol:

Posted: **Tue Feb 13, 2007 6:12 pm**

I did offer him some diesel to try .... but he strangely gave me a funny look... theres always the wooden block under the accelerator :lol:

Posted: **Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:07 pm**

Al always said his Terrano got better mileage on higher octane fuels...

Posted: **Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:19 pm**

wjw wrote:Al always said his Terrano got better mileage on higher octane fuels...

Yeah but Al would have to, wouldn't he! :lol:

Al's High Octane as well

Posted: **Wed Feb 14, 2007 5:46 am**

Speaking from experience: run it on 95 octane. Regularly replace the air filter. get a good set of plugs and keep it tuned. Run your tyres at the correct road pressures and fit a snorkel and regularly change the oil and filters.
Al

Posted: **Wed Feb 14, 2007 8:29 am**

Okay heres one from the 'performance tuning for economy' school of thought - consider a 2.5" exhaust system with free flowing mufflers and perhaps extractors?

Posted: **Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:20 am**

Throw away the 'prone to warp and break manifold studs' exhaust manifolds and put on a set of extractors. Makes a big improvement to economy, torque and throttle response.
We used to do about 1 a month at my old work, usually when they'd already broken the studs and been handed a $1100 bill for replacing all the studs and standard manifolds

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