Defender56 Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Greetings all. I'm on the prowl for what I believe to be called an 'Econometer', this would be for my 2006 Defender Td5. Does anybody know if such a thing even exists for a Defender and if so where I could get one? regards James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crwoody Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Econometer - wasn't that an aftermarket vacuum gauge many years ago? you could pipe it up to the inlet manifold and mount it on the dash, the idea being to drive as much as possible with the highest possible vacuum by keeping the lightest touch on the loud pedal. That being the case it wouldn't work with a turbo charged motor - would it? Or maybe I've got the wrong device. EDIT; Just done a quick search and found this - http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/...guide-3428.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Wouldn't this be a total waste of time on a diesel lump what with them not producing vacuum and hence none of the classic 1970's "Econometer" wisdom applying. Doubly so with a turbo in the chain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender56 Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 Ah sorry, I'm obviously calling it the wrong thing then, what I'm after is basically a trip computer to tell me my miles per gallon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q-rover Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Econometer - wasn't that an aftermarket vacuum gauge many years ago? you could pipe it up to the inlet manifold and mount it on the dash, the idea being to drive as much as possible with the highest possible vacuum by keeping the lightest touch on the loud pedal.That being the case it wouldn't work with a turbo charged motor - would it? Or maybe I've got the wrong device. EDIT; Just done a quick search and found this - http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/...guide-3428.html Good position for the gauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Ah sorry, I'm obviously calling it the wrong thing then, what I'm after is basically a trip computer to tell me my miles per gallon. That's fairly tricky to do with any degree of accuracy on a non-EFI engine. Also, I do wonder exactly how useful that is anyway as your fuel gauge is a fairly reasonable indicator of how much you're using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender56 Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 That's fairly tricky to do with any degree of accuracy on a non-EFI engine. Also, I do wonder exactly how useful that is anyway as your fuel gauge is a fairly reasonable indicator of how much you're using. I only now how much fuel I'm using over 400 miles, I'd like to be able to tell over a short period of time my fuel consumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakmaster Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Reviving an old topic - Out of all the things I did to improve fuel economy - fitting a Vacuum gauge was the most effective (and by far the cheapest) - yo dont seem to see them around anymore, - would you be able to substitute a Boot Gauge? do they cover the same range? (or is this another really dumb question?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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