36 MPG XJS modification??!
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36 MPG XJS modification??!
Cool story about some mods which supposedly allows this guy to get 36 Mpg out of his XJS. Incredible if its true. Link to stories below.
Green Car Reports: 36-MPG Jaguar XJ-S: Hypermiling Owner's Great Lengths For 1984 Luxury Coupe.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/19/crawling_from_the_wreckage_essay_making_cars_more_ fuel_efficient/?page=1
http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw8vuhwR8
Green Car Reports: 36-MPG Jaguar XJ-S: Hypermiling Owner's Great Lengths For 1984 Luxury Coupe.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/19/crawling_from_the_wreckage_essay_making_cars_more_ fuel_efficient/?page=1
http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw8vuhwR8
Last edited by BadKat174; 10-28-2014 at 01:14 PM.
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First url doesn't work
Guy is in the UK, so that is imperial MPG. personally I think changing the wiring harness out and all that is an extreme length to get better mpg.
A straight six with a 5 speed with 500 pounds shed, after having to change the entire wiring harness out to get 29mpg us??
Not worth it to me. If you put a 6 speed and change the rear end in a STOCK 5.3 I am willing to bet you could get that highway. Around town the v12 has enough torque to driving pretty low in gears too. If I can get 19 out of it if I try with this stupid 3 speed I bet I can get 25mpg all day without trying with a 6 speed
Guy is in the UK, so that is imperial MPG. personally I think changing the wiring harness out and all that is an extreme length to get better mpg.
A straight six with a 5 speed with 500 pounds shed, after having to change the entire wiring harness out to get 29mpg us??
Not worth it to me. If you put a 6 speed and change the rear end in a STOCK 5.3 I am willing to bet you could get that highway. Around town the v12 has enough torque to driving pretty low in gears too. If I can get 19 out of it if I try with this stupid 3 speed I bet I can get 25mpg all day without trying with a 6 speed
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I tend to agree...but there are many ways to enjoy the car hobby and not all of them will make sense to everyone
Cheers
DD
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Here's the working link:
Want a more fuel efficient car? Then redesign it ? here's how ? The Register
Want a more fuel efficient car? Then redesign it ? here's how ? The Register
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