GT 6 mk 1 Italy

[alberto]

Thanks and sorry for my bad English...Hello from Italy,  I 'm just coming to enjoying my new restored GT6 mk1 but I'm realized a bad surprise...how much does it consume ??? It's like a Porsche!!! It's very thirsty!!!

[Colin Lindsay]

Hello Alberto, welcome, and that's a beautiful MK1. It appears to be RHD?

I drive one myself and I believe the fuel consumption is around 28 miles per gallon - 44km per 4.5 litres (approximately); it varies depending on the driving I do, and I use the overdrive a lot, but it's not as economical as my modern car.

Do you have overdrive fitted?

[alberto]

Thank you, yes of couse, it has overdrive and il is an original British Triumph, I bought it 1 year ago in Touton of Somerset and so it's a RHD!
Now I'm looking for a "assembly lock doors" but I don't find anything about (Rimmers, James Paddock) so I ask to you, in this Forum, if somebody can help me in my reserch.
Than you and best regards. Mercies sorry for my bad linguage.
P.S. I have another original British car, no Triumph but always very nice and more British! I love UK, in every way!!! 🥰

[AidanT]

Hi Alberto  have you tried Canley Classics, or Chris Witor?

It may be something you cannot get new, so also try someone like Wins International

https://www.winsintltd.co.uk/

Aidan

 

 

[alberto]

No, It's too much easy reserch in James Paddocj or Moss or Rimmer Bros. I just tryed some time ago! Nothing for my early Mk1!!!

[Graham C]

Alberto, you have two very nice cars. 

Graham

[alberto]

Thank you, I know, it's really and I'm very happy!!! I love Great Britain...and its cars! You are very kind.

Best regards 

Albert 

[johny]

Hi Alberto, you didnt say what fuel consumption your GT6 is achieving? How does it compare with Colins which works out at 10.16L/100km...

[alberto]

But....I'm not sure but I think the average consume maybe about 8km/ litre! It's too much!!!

[johny]

Yes that is pretty poor at about 23mpg unless of course you accelerate hard a lot which isnt unusual because of the sound of the Triumph six cylinder engine😁

However maybe your carburettors are not correctly tuned and the colour of your spark plugs might show this. My Vitesse, which has the same engine but isnt as aerodynamic as the GT6, achieves around 34mpg on a long steady run and my plugs are a light brown colour...

[alberto]

Ok,  more and less 10 km / litre. No quiet, the mix is ok and the colour of my sparks are clear...

[johny]

Do you do many short journeys in the car? Your engine should have a vacuum control system for the distributor so that the ignition timing is advanced when at cruising speed. This improves fuel economy on longer runs and you can check that its working by disconnecting the thin plastic pipe at the carbs and sucking on it which should move the points (or electronic igntion) mounting plate. 

[alberto]

Great!!! Thank you but,  last month ago, I fitted the new electronic start distribution system ( Lumenition) and I think the consume will be better. I just feel engine run in best way. I'm sorry for my bad English...

[johny]

Hey its better than my Italian👍

[alberto]

😄👍where do you live? I live in Verona

[johny]

Im in Spain so I have got a bit of Spanish☺️

[alberto]

1 minute ago, johny said:

Im in Spain so I have got a bit of Spanish☺️

😉