View Poll Results: What's your combined gas mileage like?
14 and below



58
26.48%
around 15 / 16



57
26.03%
17- 20



109
49.77%
20 +



60
27.40%
20+ with A/C on



15
6.85%
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Gas mileage
I keep my windows down or crack the sunroof at highway speeds, a/c isn't really an issue. I'm sure it maybe in the summer though since I live in houston. This is for a 94 FD if that matters in the poll results, I was just browsing sections randomly.
Last edited by RotaryMagic; Dec 15, 2003 at 06:15 PM.
I got recently on a trip from San Jose to Houston.
24.15 Mpg 370Miles SJ to LA
23.56 397Miles LA to Casa Grande ***I ran out of GAS and took 16.85 Gal
21.42 66Miles Casa Grande to Tucson
24.27 301Miles Tucson to El Paso
26.49 261Miles El Paso to Ft Stockton
23.88 327Miles Ft Stockton to San Antonio
Avg Mileage was 24.19Mpg
1722 Miles using 71.19Gal
The mileage was up to San Antonio. I have not refueled in Houston. The 26+ fuel up was using 86 Octane gas, but maybe due to lots of downhill driving. All of the driving was at 75 to 80 Mph. Ft S. to SA was at 65Mph
24.15 Mpg 370Miles SJ to LA
23.56 397Miles LA to Casa Grande ***I ran out of GAS and took 16.85 Gal
21.42 66Miles Casa Grande to Tucson
24.27 301Miles Tucson to El Paso
26.49 261Miles El Paso to Ft Stockton
23.88 327Miles Ft Stockton to San Antonio
Avg Mileage was 24.19Mpg
1722 Miles using 71.19Gal
The mileage was up to San Antonio. I have not refueled in Houston. The 26+ fuel up was using 86 Octane gas, but maybe due to lots of downhill driving. All of the driving was at 75 to 80 Mph. Ft S. to SA was at 65Mph
Last edited by AlmostRice; Jan 3, 2004 at 12:51 AM.
You've got to be kidding me... I get like 12mpg. Then again it's practically all city driving but still! On the last tick before empty on the gauge I am around 190miles on the trip.
Oh well it needs a tune up and the clutch is starting to slip.
Oh well it needs a tune up and the clutch is starting to slip.
Refined Valley Dude
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 2,283
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From: Kitchener, Ontario (Hamilton's armpit)
Originally posted by Wish it was a TII
I also notice I seem to consume more fuel if I keep the RPM's low. I think the rotary engine consumes fuel at a contant rate, regardless of RPM. The faster you get to your destination, the less fuel you use!!
Or not...
I also notice I seem to consume more fuel if I keep the RPM's low. I think the rotary engine consumes fuel at a contant rate, regardless of RPM. The faster you get to your destination, the less fuel you use!!
Or not...
I'm inclined to agree with this statement.
I keep a fuel log, and have used several trips in the past year from here to Ottawa (6 hours one way, which always uses almost exactly one tank of gas) to see what my mileage is like...
I saw slightly worse mileage going 110km/h (about 68 mph) than I did going 140km/h (about 90 mph.) I was more than a little shocked by that - I figured it would be the other way around...
somewhere around 14 in town. and 18.5 on the interstate.
in the morning i usually let my car warm up for about 10 minutes before driving anywhere, so that's why my in town mileage sucks. and i can't say i drive all that slow either. when doing 80 or so on the highway, i barely touch the gas and i'm in boost.
in the morning i usually let my car warm up for about 10 minutes before driving anywhere, so that's why my in town mileage sucks. and i can't say i drive all that slow either. when doing 80 or so on the highway, i barely touch the gas and i'm in boost.
I was quite suprised with this number but Baby is still getting about 17 in mixed highway city driving. I consider this pretty good since she has 216,000 on the original motor... and everything else.
that's what i'm trying to find out, doing the elimination process, my cat was blown so i took that off and put a straight pipe but its still running maddddd rich... i will post on these forums when i finally find out what's wrong
Junior Member
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 5
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From: B-TOWN Pennsylvania
mine sucked pretty bad, then i looked at the air filter, and i think it was the stock filter from 16 years ago HAHAHAAHA, it looked like it anyway. i changed it and its better now, i still gotta get some #'s though.

