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Car Forum / Alfa Romeo Cars / November 2004

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What is the best rpm range for 1.6TS engine?

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Hrvoje - 08 Nov 2004 11:59 GMT
From recently I am an owner of Alfa Romero 146 1.6TS.
I was wondering how should it be driven to gain what is
the best for the engine?
Is it up to 3500 rpm, arround 3000-5000 rpm or else?
What is your opinion?
Thanks in advance.
Patrick - 08 Nov 2004 12:14 GMT
pozdrav

e sad sve ovisi kakav zvuk motora zelis cuti dok vozis, kako brza i snaznu  
reakciju pritiska pedale gasa i koliko potrosnju ocekujes
na 3500 masina odlicno zvuci, onak jezgrovito i snazno auto vuce kako i  
ocekujes da alfa vuce
i normalno malo jace trosi
ali na 2000-2500 imas osjecaj da je sve mlako i da affa umire
ali to ne steti masini i trosi manje
pa sad sve zavisi kakvu voznju i kad mozes prakticirati

premda za alfiste pitanje broja okretaja i nije pitanje
ali je dobro ponekad paziti zbog dzepa

pozdrav

> From recently I am an owner of Alfa Romero 146 1.6TS.
> I was wondering how should it be driven to gain what is
> the best for the engine?
> Is it up to 3500 rpm, arround 3000-5000 rpm or else?
> What is your opinion?
> Thanks in advance.

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Hrvoje - 08 Nov 2004 12:25 GMT
Hvala na odgovoru, ali da li to zna?i da ako ga vozim oko 2000-2500 okretaja
da se ma?ina manje "tro?i"? Naime, mislio sam da Alfe treba voziti na malo
ve?im
okretajima (npr. oko njenog najve?eg okretnog momenta)
i da to motoru bolje odgovara, a time i da se manje tro?i.
?to se ti?e potro?nje, kod Alfe mi je ona manji faktor, iako me ugodno
iznenadila.
Po gradu mi tro?i izme?u 9 i 10,5 litara, ovisno o vo?nji. A na otvorenoj
bude i 7.
Mislim da je to za 120 KS jako prihvatljivo.

> pozdrav
>
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>> What is your opinion?
>> Thanks in advance.
Patrick - 08 Nov 2004 13:31 GMT
da se masina manje trosi kod manjeg broja okretaja to bi trebalo biit  
logicno
podmazivanje je na tim okretajima normalno ( tu vozimo 90km/h u petoj, pa  
vjerojatno postoje razlozi za to )

ja vozim alfe, benzinsi su mi bili bokser masine
a sad vozim JTD
no, svi u servisu su mi uvijek te stvari tako postavljali
a i inace, oni koji pisu o stedljivijoj voznji, i to svjesske face, uvijek  
ti napisu da zvuk masine nije mjerilo dobre potrosnje
ves broj okretaja
sto nize, sto ravnomjernijna voznja niza potrosnja

ali, kao i sma velis
nama to ne bi trebalo biti neko mjerilo
i ja dok pazim imam nekih 6 lit dizela prosjek
a inace 7,5 lit mi je prosjek

uzivaj u voznji

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patrick

> Hvala na odgovoru, ali da li to znaèi da ako ga vozim oko 2000-2500  
> okretaja
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has.mac - 09 Nov 2004 09:33 GMT
> >>> From recently I am an owner of Alfa Romero 146 1.6TS.
> >>> I was wondering how should it be driven to gain what is
> >>> the best for the engine?
> >>> Is it up to 3500 rpm, arround 3000-5000 rpm or else?

My favourite region was 4000 - 6500 on my 156 1.6TS. That's where all the
power is.

If you're after economy then up to 3500 should get you near 40mpg.

As for what's best for the engine, I think the usual recommendations apply.
Don't labour the engine, try to avoid regular short journeys that don't let
the engine warm up properly, don't regularly hit the rev limiter, don't drop
the clutch at traffic lights every time.

Other than that, just have fun :-)

has.mac
 
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