ben_edwards30

Only had the car a few days it's a 93 wrx never had one before so don't really know anythin about them, basicly i did about 200miles today and it cost me about 60quid of shell v-power!!!
Is this normal?
Didn't really give it any stick just the odd blast to overtake, any advise would be good.
If it makes any difference it's got enlarged decat downpipe, sports centre cat, crappy K&N, tubular manifold, magnex system, think thats it.
Thanks for any help.

borat52

Well I have a 1993 WRX, sports cat, and slightly larger 440cc injectors - about 300bhp at 1.2bar I suspect and I get around 230-250 miles per tank of motorway driving (not cruising as its usually at 90-100mph) so I'd say you wern't far off normal. I'm using an ESL chip on mine which apparently does give slightly better economy off boost. (would recommend one with your mods if you dont already have one, gives about 280bhp with just a decat and uprated induction + is mapped properly for uk super)

ben_edwards30

My tank only holds about £30???

Petrol-Head

We habve a MY99 classic and get between 240 and 290 miles per tank and thats about £50 to fill up from empty it should be a 60 litre tank...please correct me if i'm wrong.

ben_edwards30

Well my tank was just below quater on way home so i filled it up and it was full at about 20quid and i mean that full it was nearly overflowing! Is this normal?

GazJenno

1993 has a 50litre tank I think. Mine takes £45 and thats a 1993. I have a full de-cat, k&n panel filter, bailey dv and chip running 16.5psi and I get better fuel economy than standard and manage 280miles per tank.

so on £60 should get 350miles... If you havent got a chip/ecu with a suitable map for your mods then it wont be running at its best and fueling will be off.

Gaz

ben_edwards30

thinking about getting a scoobynet ecu chip, would this help then?

gaz-cole

normally do 40 miles to a tenna never did a long run so not sure long distance

GazJenno

If you havent already got one then yes definatly.

The last quater of a tank does go down really quick but there is about 12liters of fuel in the last quater and about 10 litres below the red... but I wouldnt try and see how long you last when you reach the red. Go around a corner to quick and all the fuel goes to the opposite side to the pump and you will lose fuel pressure and run lean/missfire.

so your £20 would = 25litres + 10 for the last quater +10 for below the red and your at 45 litres for the tank roughly but it does sound right.

Gaz

borat52

Theres a fair bit of mystery about early fuel tanks. I have a 1993 wagon and it definately has a 60l tank. I have run it to the point where it has taken 57 litres. I also know that when the needle is flush with the empty line it still has 15 litres left in the tank. There are more than a few people on here who say they cannot get more than 40 quid into the tank so there must be something in it. Probably best to run the car to the empty line and fill her up. Assume you have 1/4 of a tank left when on the empty line so if it take 45l then you have a 60l tank, if it only takes 35l you probably have a 50l tank, any less than this and you have one of these mystery fuel tanks.

GazJenno

thats weird?

I know in an Early Impreza Manual I have it says 50litres for the turbo model and 40 litres for the sport, maybe some sport tanks were fitted to the turbo

SNAP-ON

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i get about 80 miles for £20 of tesco 99 !!!

bpm1588

just a guess but mayby with the age of your car its had a new/used fueltank fitted some time in its life.....im no expert but i think some of the RA's had smaller tanks,mayby thats what you have now.

Rob2101

I have 2001 wrx with a decat 3" system no K&N as of yet and i only manage 200 miles to a full tank which takes £40 to fill (every little helps.)

Andygreer

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V Power £58 for a tank....... gets me a terrable 220miles Ekk LOL

dan83590

Mine does bout 110-115mile per quarter tank. ESL plus minor mods and 99 RON. Normal driving, not always on boost, but I do like to play from time to time. Why have a Scoob and worry bout fuel.

Should have bought a Corsa!!!!

Fuel comp of a standard 93 WRX and UK Turbo ECU wful, think about a Z4 ECU or a chip, better base map, more economic on fuel but more power....

silent running

LOL get used to it.

mag6/4 2

uk my94 speck i get 175mls on 3/4 tank off mixed driving full de-cat cone filter and scoby ecu

jaytc2003

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[quote=dan83590]Mine does bout 110-115mile per quarter tank. [quote]

440 - 460 miles per tank!!!! Are you pslewis son


I get approx 200 - 220 ish per tank, also a 93wrx fitted with power fc / avcr full decat etc

DarrenESanders

I have 2003 new age WRX SL Wagon. No Mods as yet, just a K+N filter and i got 300 miles per fill up which is about £45. I thought mine had a 50 Litre tank.

However above is on my normal mixed driving to/from work.

If i am out for a play in the WRX i can get down to 220 miles per tanks...

But it is a fun way of burning money...

I had a rep car before, a Mondeo 2.0 Ghia X and got 450+ per tank. But i only kept the car 2 years as i got sooooo bored of it!!

I lost S**t loads on the thing, should have gone straight for a scooby as the money i lost on the P/X would have paid for a years fuel in the Impreza... you live and learn..

scoobyman95

My 95 has a 60l tank I get 200 miles and when I fill it can't get no more than 45litres in it

Dave East

Mornin.

Has anyone noticed a marked increase in fuel consumption using the new shell vpower?

I used to get 70 miles to a quarter tank on optimax - without fail! But now, it more like 55 or 60 miles. Not a great difference but it adds up over the weeks!!

I don't think it's related to nay mechanical gremlins, as the fuel econ does improve on Tesco 99. Perhaps its just the nature of the vPower.

scoobyman95

ya that is true it doesn't last as long because it runs that dam good on it you just put your foot down more

Dave East

You know that makes sense!! So my right foot is to blame.

BAD FOOT! I'm gonna learn you. Now write out 100 times 'the throttle is NOT a switch it is a delicate flower and must NOT simply be mashed to the floor at every opportunity'

On seconds thoughts, who am I kidding!!

Rince

I get about 200 to a tank... I can't drive it too carefully

500

Ben, You may have an RA tank in it, they are around half the size

phil man u

i have a 95 wrx import panel filter de-cat pipe if drivin normal(in a scooby thats hard) i get 300 miles to the tank.... if i give it some stick i get 200miles to the tank.....im runnin it on tesco 99..

cheers phil

Rob2101

all i say if tesco 99 is that good they better hurry up and get it up here
so i can run on it the best i found around here is V power.

gotmashed

my 94 gets about 190miles to £45 with no motorway driving

tsl202

mine sti v3 wagon v-limited, green panel filter, blitz nur spec r cat back, average comsumption about 250-380mls (urban mix, motorway higher mileage), steady driving with wife and baby boy, but alone...welcome home fun!!!