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Old 08-21-2009, 11:07 AM   #9 (permalink)
Eddles
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Eddles's Astra - '01 Vauxhall Astra ECO4
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True. However, there isn't much I can do about weight apart from remove seats, rear wiper motor and air con. My car is very basic to start with, I don't even have ABS, and this is a 2001 car.. Driving, I already look at the 108 tips weekly for ideas. Gearing - what exactly you mean there? The gearbox have already been modified by the factory to make the engine spin at 2100rpm at 70mph. Areodynamics, again my car has a low Cd from factory of 0.28. Not a lot I can do apart from wing mirror delete. I thought grill block would improve areodynamics anyway? The main prob here is that my engine takes 15 mins to warm up so a block would mean the engine would warm up faster.
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My aim: to achieve 3L/100km.
Best tank @ 65mph: 864.2 miles 69.36MPGus 3.4l/100km
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