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Old 05-12-06, 06:50 PM
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220 miles per tank?

I have been driving like a grandma shifting at 3 or 3.5 and still get shitty mileage, whats the deal?
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Highway, stop and go city driving, gallons of fuel used, recent tune up, exhaust modified or oem? Need more info.
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hey, that's about what I get, with mostly suburban driving.

once in a while i'll let loose and take her up to 7k though. I swear to god you can actually visibly see the gas guage go down above 5k rpm
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100 miles to a tank here. But I only have a 12 gallon.



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I get around 220 miles also... but i drive mostly in the city i dont know if it is normal
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lol, your mileage still sucks . I dunno, I retarded the timing w/an underdrive pulley and just ran 310 highway miles and still had over 1/8 tank left when I gassed up. Weird, huh.
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STFU I barley get 120!
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Low gas milage huh?

You'd be amazed at how a $3 gas filter will help. It wont give you an extra hundred miles, but you will notice the change.
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With mechanical secondaries, I get about 250 per tank (12.5 gallon) on the highway if I keep my foot out of the pedal. About 200 in the city. Without the mechanical sec. I was getting about 325 per tank highway and a little less city. As Trochoid said, more info would help try to solve your problem. The setup you have would tell a lot.
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I get about 175 miles out of 15 gallons.Thats with EFI,but a 13B and turbo.
Highway aint bad at around 20,but around town it dips to 10-12.......
I cant imagine how bad it would get if I neglected tuneups and tire pressure checks.......
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Originally Posted by notveryhappyjack
I have been driving like a grandma shifting at 3 or 3.5 and still get shitty mileage, whats the deal?
ahhh virgin meat, welcome to owning an rx-7
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man.. i kinda feel bad for u guys.. i got a 80', full stock with no recent tune ups and still get about 250-280 and tank in the city.... haha.
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240 with 14.6 gallon tank, hard driving, cruise to work at 80 mph...can get it to 255 by staying out of the gas, but that...is...simply....not....possible...

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****!!!! i get like 100-125 around town....but thats with having fun between every stop light............................................. .dont judge me i only drive the car like once a week or whenever i feel like i need a little heart rush....

i gotta 99' honda passport which sucks on gas though too at about 250miles highway but it dosnt help that my gas guage is broken along with almost every other honda passport in this world susposidly......
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i've been getting anywhere from 217 to 250 miles per tankful thats with a streetpoted engine amd the casual rev it all up. Thats all basically city driving i haven't been much on the highway so i can't tell you what its at there. i should also mention this is using stock pump and stock carb ... i'll see how things go when i get my holley in and that mallory pump that i want.
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I would get around 200-300 depending on the weather and whether or not the planets were alligned.
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280ish to a tank in the FD, with it's 20 gallon tank.

I love boost.

Haven't ran the FB through a full tank yet, sadly enough.
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quit your bitchen I get 150 to a tank... And I drive all freeway.
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What size is the FB tank anyway? Is it different between SE and non-SE models? I honestly have no idea the size of the tank in my FB. =/
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14.6 gallons FB. SA is different 12 gallon I think.
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Actually the SE tank is 16.4 gallons
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Stock '1984 GS 12A 5-spd. 14.6 gallon tank.

I see 290-300 all highway, driving at 80mph.

I see 220-240 all city, stop light to stop light, aggravation to frustration.

I normally see 260-280 mixed suburban driving.

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My 83GS got 22-24 mpg when new, for several years, but lately it's only 15 mpg, though the engine runs as good as ever. Maybe they changed the fuel.
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My 85 GSL stock 12A, used to get 215 miles per tank 50/50 driving.. about 15-17mpg.
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I am probably around 20-22 mostly city. Now that is pimped out lol. I get like 27mpg on the hyw, but I removed the rats nest.


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