Monday, Jun 15, 2015 at 17:57
If you get 550 kms out of a 90L tank on the open road, Daale, you're doing very
well I'd say!
Like Alby said, anything with the aerodynamics of a house brick will never get exceptional fuel consumption, without adding head winds, towing etc. We've got a Falcon
sedan 4 litre, that exhibits inverse consumption to your V8; down to 8.2L/100 on highway, but abysmal consumption around town, if one gets a bit heavy on the load pedal.
Mark used to make an overdrive gear for the L/C transfer case, as did Terrain Tamer, but you had the overdrive all the time. These new units would be good if one did a lot of heavy towing, say on highways like the
New England. Another 3-4 gears and the possibility to "split" at least the top 3 gears.
As for Toyota making 5th gear for towing, I'd disagree there. The 75's and 6 cyl 79's were/are very weak in 5th, and I'd say the increased torque of the V8's would soon find a weakness in the VDJ79's. A Toyota parts supplier once advised me never to use 5th under 80 clicks, but I wonder how many adhere to this criteria?
Hope your V8 gives you many years trouble free service,
Bob
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