410 fuel comsumption

[sidsuzuki2346]

Any ideas as to how I can get better fuel economy out of my sj?

[twiss]

Unlock your free wheeling hubs, make sure all wheel bearings are in good condition, check tyre inflation, clean up the spark plugs, make sure your air filter is good....

Get a friend to push you down the road instead of using the engine

[sidsuzuki2346]

SU carb a good idea?

[RickUK]

You dont mention what MPG you are getting at the moment ?? the trouble is you are never going to get mind blowing fuel consumptions out a vehicle like the SJ,its not shaped like concord more like a flying wardrobe and with the gearing from a 1.3 engine albeit they are light cars but MPG is neve going to be a SJ best selling feature.

I have a V6 2.0ltr in my Vitara LWB but because i dont have to rev it as much as say a 1.3 SJ i get some pretty MPG out of it if i take it easy.But if i gun it off from the traffic light then of course it will knock the MPG down big time,but its rare these days that i turn into a boy racer.

On average i find that i can run mine on just £20 a week and that is every day shopping and out on sundays when i take it off road hunting/fishing/shooting and detecting.

[ScottieJ]

What are you getting? If I see 25mpg+ from an SJ I'm happy should see around 28average in a 410 if it's in a good state of tune

[twiss]

There isn't that much benefit to fitting an su to a 410 as the standard carb is pretty good anyway.
For a 413 it's a different story as those carbs are mostly crap

[courior]

I get an accurate (speedo matches GPS) 26 mpg on average from mine.. But here there are no motorways so it's all 40mph or less driving.. I got 30" muds and no 5th gear.. Pretty happy with that

[sidsuzuki2346]

Ah interesting guess then i'm best off rebuilding one of my 410 carbs then, i think i'm getting around 20mpg out of my 410 at the mo but it does smell as if its running rich air mixture ain't something i wanna mess with cause i realise that you can mess an engine up pretty quick if ya get it wrong. Thanks for all ya help guys.

[sidsuzuki2346]

I'll see about checking timing and sorting air mixture cause the idea is that i might drive it to college one day a week so i wanna be getting the best mpg for 24 miles there and back.

[ScottieJ]

Sounds like it needs a good tune up, I used to thrash the shit out of mine when it had the 1l and still see around 25mpg.