06-01-2013, 05:45 PM
Yeah, my DT if I nailed it would do about 40-42mpg... At home I used to average around 47-50mpg on backroads just with everyday driving and hooning... That's with a DT box.
Xantia boxes aren't shorter on the D8B lumps, though the DHX lumps may be different.
Dumdum, if you get your DT to 10mpg, the precups will fall out the head and it'll be cracked to absolute shit... The amount of heat to be dissipated if you're burning that much fuel, there's NO way the standard head will keep up...
HDi boxes are wank if you have a car that remotely likes to rev... The horrific gaps between gears on a DT box is just accentuated by the long final drive in a HDi box and you just drop off the power every gear change... 3rd>4th>5th in HDis and DTs is FINE, it's just a shame 1st>2nd>3rd are all AWFUL ratio changes... If you granny your car round, they're fine, they keep the revs low etc, but they have terrible ratios for performance.
Xantia boxes aren't shorter on the D8B lumps, though the DHX lumps may be different.
Dumdum, if you get your DT to 10mpg, the precups will fall out the head and it'll be cracked to absolute shit... The amount of heat to be dissipated if you're burning that much fuel, there's NO way the standard head will keep up...
HDi boxes are wank if you have a car that remotely likes to rev... The horrific gaps between gears on a DT box is just accentuated by the long final drive in a HDi box and you just drop off the power every gear change... 3rd>4th>5th in HDis and DTs is FINE, it's just a shame 1st>2nd>3rd are all AWFUL ratio changes... If you granny your car round, they're fine, they keep the revs low etc, but they have terrible ratios for performance.
