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Old Jan 7, 2002 | 12:40 AM
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How much MPG go you guys get?
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Old Jan 7, 2002 | 12:44 AM
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there was a thread yesterday about the very same thing, try checking the 1st and 2nd page of threads in this forum for it.
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Old Jan 7, 2002 | 12:50 AM
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Since I unflooded my car yesterday my RX-7 has been eating gas like crazy!!
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Old Jan 7, 2002 | 01:09 AM
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25 MPG mixed city/highway. I dont drive like a grandma either.
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Old Jan 7, 2002 | 03:47 AM
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Last I checked it was something like 8-10mpg in the city, and 15mpg in the highway

since I did a full tuneup, I may have a slightly better mpg now, but I still need a full exhaust on my TII....
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Old Jan 7, 2002 | 04:35 AM
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with my N/A I have seen a top of 30-32 mpg driving highway speeds of 75 or so

avg about 23 mix city/highway


and this is not the ovrclck350 from the camaro forum is it? if so welcome and have fun

just stay long enough so we can talk ya into get a rx-7
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Old Jan 7, 2002 | 06:48 AM
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best what i was able to get was 24mpg on highway tough...
now i`m doing about 200 miles/16gallongs = (ugh? only 12,5)
just wonder how bad it would be with TII motor ;p
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Old Jan 7, 2002 | 12:31 PM
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Originally posted by rxspeed87
and this is not the ovrclck350 from the camaro forum is it? if so welcome and have fun

Yep, I use the same name everywhere
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Old Jan 7, 2002 | 12:37 PM
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high teens-city
mid 20's-e-way
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Old Jan 7, 2002 | 12:51 PM
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never figured it out exactly but out of a tank I get around 140 if I am lucky. I have a new o2 sensor too...I don't know why its that low...any tips to get better milage?
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Old Jan 7, 2002 | 12:54 PM
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about 16 city highway

after i put on the crane hi-6 it went up to maybe 19
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Old Jan 7, 2002 | 01:09 PM
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Originally posted by iluvrx7z
never figured it out exactly but out of a tank I get around 140 if I am lucky. I have a new o2 sensor too...I don't know why its that low...any tips to get better milage?
Don't redline in every gear.
When was your last tune up?
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Old Jan 7, 2002 | 02:43 PM
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Originally posted by hIGGI
best what i was able to get was 24mpg on highway tough...
now i`m doing about 200 miles/16gallongs = (ugh? only 12,5)
just wonder how bad it would be with TII motor ;p


what size tanks do the 86-88's have? i'm pretty sure mine is 18-19 gallons...did different models have different size tanks?
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Old Jan 7, 2002 | 02:48 PM
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i`m looking into owners manual and it says

16,6 US gallon
63 liters

series 4
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Old Jan 7, 2002 | 02:56 PM
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28MPG highway.
I have no idea what city is.
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