Better gas milage
putting it down daily
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From: Auburn, CA
Originally Posted by Therotaryrocket85
wow i would think you would be doing better than me with all the exhaust and intake stuff. This vert has been economical compared to my other rx7s ive owned and honestly there is no explanation because ive driven them all the same. The only difference was that i autocrossed the other 2 and i dont race this one. Last trip i took i got 310 miles to the tank and it was 99% highway. But that was still with the stock exhaust that had a couple leaks. Where do you shift at?
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From: brooklyn, New York
Originally Posted by RETed
There is no way the FC is going to get 25mpg unless you're driving constantly on the freeway.
If you do any amount of city and stop-n-go driving, you're not going to get over 20mpg.
Sorry, but that's the nature of the beast...
-Ted
If you do any amount of city and stop-n-go driving, you're not going to get over 20mpg.
Sorry, but that's the nature of the beast...
-Ted
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From: morgan hill, ca, usa
Originally Posted by inflatablepets
On a side note, Use a "Fish carburetor. Rumor has it they could get very good milage back in the old days, but the oil companies made sure the technology wouldn't get out.
of course, that's with the a series engine...it might be different with a rotary, but i doubt it.
john
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From: Alabama
Top Gear
Originally Posted by BklynRX7
I lost the vid now but when the fc came out they compared it to the porsche of that year and said it made 25mpg. Infact the only category the porsche won in was gas milage with 35mpg.
And yeah, my mostly-unmodified S5 NA gets 21.change on the freeway. That's with a straight pipe where the cats used to be, a dirty K&N filter, and a maximum limit of 3.5-4k RPM's when cruising and shifting. I just can't run the beast at less than 3K and even remotely feel good about it... so little power down there...
Andrew
on 98 octane ....
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From: n
Originally Posted by gildardo
What milage do you get with the corolla....?
It would get 25mpg without even trying.
Get a little bit more conscious of your driving habits, and it'll shoot up to 30mpg.
Heavy freeway driving will reward you with 35mpg easy.
It's sick how good gas mileage those things get even with the stupidly close ratio transmission.
But then again, I gotta keep reminding myself it's only a 1.6 liter... :P
-Ted
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