By driving carefully I have now got my 3.2 up to 25.3 mpg. Please let me know if you know of better results than this for a V6 please let me know. I only really use my car on the urban runs so not really distance work. 
3.2 MPG CHECK
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3.2 MPG CHECK
by Dave Tucker on Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:24 pm
Hi all, I have just finished a 3 month mpg test on my 3.2 (Sad or not ???). Well with the way things are with fuel prices every little helps right. By driving carefully I have now got my 3.2 up to 25.3 mpg. Please let me know if you know of better results than this for a V6 please let me know. I only really use my car on the urban runs so not really distance work.
By driving carefully I have now got my 3.2 up to 25.3 mpg. Please let me know if you know of better results than this for a V6 please let me know. I only really use my car on the urban runs so not really distance work. FRONTERAS ARE NOT FOR SCHOOL RUNS
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Dave Tucker - Fronty Engineer
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- Model: 3.2 V6 5dr
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- Modifications: 3" Suspension Lift, Trooper +2 Coils, 2" Body Lift, Gas Shocks, Jap 16" Alloys with 32" Tyres, Modded Front Arches, Flipped BJ's, Lightened Flywheel, K & N Filter, S/S exhaust, Ken Lowe Electric Fan, HID Xenon Bulbs, Drilled & Grooved Brake Discs, Red Dot Pads, Lightened Fully Wax Oiled Body, Modified Front Diff Hangers and Rear Bump Stops, Removed Spare Wheel and Modified Rear Door and Bumper, Underbody Reversing LED's, 100w Hella Spots, DRL's, Sony Bluetooth.
- Region: South West
Re: 3.2 MPG CHECK
by rospicer on Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:53 pm
thats pretty good especially if its urban. Are you traveling in traffic or are there a couple of A roads involved? The best I get is around 21mpg urban and 25mpg combined 
SHE MUST GET BIGGER BOOTS
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rospicer - Lord frontera
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Re: 3.2 MPG CHECK
by Dave Tucker on Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:13 am
A bit of traffic but not to bad. I don't do great milage normally as it's only 6 miles to work each day. But I keep the revs down and take it easy. Also I have taken a lot of the weight off Monty so it's lighter than most 3.2 LBW's.
FRONTERAS ARE NOT FOR SCHOOL RUNS
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Dave Tucker - Fronty Engineer
- Posts: 127
- Joined: Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:56 pm
- Location: Devon
- Model: 3.2 V6 5dr
- Registration Year: 2001/Y
- Vehicle Name: Monty
- Modifications: 3" Suspension Lift, Trooper +2 Coils, 2" Body Lift, Gas Shocks, Jap 16" Alloys with 32" Tyres, Modded Front Arches, Flipped BJ's, Lightened Flywheel, K & N Filter, S/S exhaust, Ken Lowe Electric Fan, HID Xenon Bulbs, Drilled & Grooved Brake Discs, Red Dot Pads, Lightened Fully Wax Oiled Body, Modified Front Diff Hangers and Rear Bump Stops, Removed Spare Wheel and Modified Rear Door and Bumper, Underbody Reversing LED's, 100w Hella Spots, DRL's, Sony Bluetooth.
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Re: 3.2 MPG CHECK
by rospicer on Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:59 am
Weight shedding 
What did you take out
What did you take outSHE MUST GET BIGGER BOOTS
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rospicer - Lord frontera
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Re: 3.2 MPG CHECK
by Dave Tucker on Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:29 am
I removed several items when I first got the car. As I only use it on road there were several things I felt I didn't need. I did the same to my last Fronty. I removed The tow bar complete with electrics, spare wheel and it's mounting bracket and then smoothed the rear door and re-painted. I removed the jack from the boot as it is not required. Side steps were removed as was the nudge bar from the front. All of those items added up to 670ibs in total. Or put another way 3 large passengers 
This has made a noticeable differance when driving the vehicle. It stops and go's better and helps with MPG.
This has made a noticeable differance when driving the vehicle. It stops and go's better and helps with MPG.FRONTERAS ARE NOT FOR SCHOOL RUNS
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Dave Tucker - Fronty Engineer
- Posts: 127
- Joined: Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:56 pm
- Location: Devon
- Model: 3.2 V6 5dr
- Registration Year: 2001/Y
- Vehicle Name: Monty
- Modifications: 3" Suspension Lift, Trooper +2 Coils, 2" Body Lift, Gas Shocks, Jap 16" Alloys with 32" Tyres, Modded Front Arches, Flipped BJ's, Lightened Flywheel, K & N Filter, S/S exhaust, Ken Lowe Electric Fan, HID Xenon Bulbs, Drilled & Grooved Brake Discs, Red Dot Pads, Lightened Fully Wax Oiled Body, Modified Front Diff Hangers and Rear Bump Stops, Removed Spare Wheel and Modified Rear Door and Bumper, Underbody Reversing LED's, 100w Hella Spots, DRL's, Sony Bluetooth.
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Re: 3.2 MPG CHECK
by rospicer on Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:31 am
mmmmm, maybe my tow bar should go, save me dragging the diff around on the lanes 
SHE MUST GET BIGGER BOOTS
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rospicer - Lord frontera
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Re: 3.2 MPG CHECK
by Dave Tucker on Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:42 am
Yea go for it. You would be surprised how heavy a 4x4 tow bar is. I used a jack to support mind as I removed it. I took all the electrics out of mine as well as they run the full lenth of the car and themselfs were not light. Every little helps.
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Dave Tucker - Fronty Engineer
- Posts: 127
- Joined: Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:56 pm
- Location: Devon
- Model: 3.2 V6 5dr
- Registration Year: 2001/Y
- Vehicle Name: Monty
- Modifications: 3" Suspension Lift, Trooper +2 Coils, 2" Body Lift, Gas Shocks, Jap 16" Alloys with 32" Tyres, Modded Front Arches, Flipped BJ's, Lightened Flywheel, K & N Filter, S/S exhaust, Ken Lowe Electric Fan, HID Xenon Bulbs, Drilled & Grooved Brake Discs, Red Dot Pads, Lightened Fully Wax Oiled Body, Modified Front Diff Hangers and Rear Bump Stops, Removed Spare Wheel and Modified Rear Door and Bumper, Underbody Reversing LED's, 100w Hella Spots, DRL's, Sony Bluetooth.
- Region: South West
Re: 3.2 MPG CHECK
by Dave Tucker on Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:51 am
If you check out one of my earlier posts "Rear door and bumper mod finished" you will see how the changes made the car look. 
FRONTERAS ARE NOT FOR SCHOOL RUNS
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Dave Tucker - Fronty Engineer
- Posts: 127
- Joined: Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:56 pm
- Location: Devon
- Model: 3.2 V6 5dr
- Registration Year: 2001/Y
- Vehicle Name: Monty
- Modifications: 3" Suspension Lift, Trooper +2 Coils, 2" Body Lift, Gas Shocks, Jap 16" Alloys with 32" Tyres, Modded Front Arches, Flipped BJ's, Lightened Flywheel, K & N Filter, S/S exhaust, Ken Lowe Electric Fan, HID Xenon Bulbs, Drilled & Grooved Brake Discs, Red Dot Pads, Lightened Fully Wax Oiled Body, Modified Front Diff Hangers and Rear Bump Stops, Removed Spare Wheel and Modified Rear Door and Bumper, Underbody Reversing LED's, 100w Hella Spots, DRL's, Sony Bluetooth.
- Region: South West
Re: 3.2 MPG CHECK
by rospicer on Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:55 am
I'll have a little look
SHE MUST GET BIGGER BOOTS
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rospicer - Lord frontera
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- Modifications: Jeep Wrangler YJ 4.0 manual. BFG 31" heavy duty bumpers front and rear with recovery points, coming soon 4" likt and 33" boots
- Region: South East
- Skype Username: spicechop
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