Very nice! If the guy's figures are accurate, judging by the first leg of the trip (the most "civilized" conditions, highway at 120km/h) the mod increased the car's mileage (reduced the consumption) by a factor 10.4/6.38 = 1.63, which is impressive indeed.
The factory estimate of 10.4L/100km he quotes for consumption of the original car at a stabilized speed of 120km/h seems high to me, even for a 1984 model, but if it is correct then the mod makes a very inefficient old engine approach the efficiency of a modern one. Michel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jones Beene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 7:11 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re: Pantone Mods > For those who do not read French, here is an executive summary (w/o the > ape suit) pending corrections from Michel : > > This is a non-professional and basic modification of an old Peugeot 505 > Diesel which had 243,000 km of travel at the start. One km = ~.6 miles. > So this was a well-used vehicle on an incredibly difficult and hot trek > across North Africa. > > Bottom line is that it consumed about 6 liters per 100 km on this most > difficult trek with 3 passengers and baggage. > > The corresponding factory estimate, under ideal conditions, new vehicle > and only a driver with no other load in urban conditions is about 10.9 > liters per 100 km. > > I challenge anyone to argue that this does not represent a doubling of > the expected efficiency !! Had Peugeot engineers done a professional > installation with a fully catalytic reactor - who knows ? > > BTW 6 liters (1.59 gallons) per 100 (62.14) km is over 39 miles per > gallon. But keep in mind that this is an old vehicle over very difficult > conditions - look at the pictures! > > Jones > > > > > > > Jones Beene wrote: >> Michel >> >>> I looked at a few of the direct links you provided but all I can >>> gather is that engines have been modified(they show photos and >> diagrams), I couldn't find for what purpose (more mileage presumably?) >> and with which results. Could you find any before/after mileage data as >> opposed to enthusiastic talk and mod diagrams? >> >> One page of interest is the Mod of the Peugeot 505. There is some real >> world data in there, but of course it could have been done in a more >> professional manner. >> >> http://quanthomme.free.fr/qhsuite/aut34peugeot505herve.htm >> >> >
