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woundering what your mpg is in your fc?
02-25-04, 02:08 AM
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woundering what your mpg is in your fc?
i'm getting about 15 on my 88 n/a and mazda says that you should be getting about 17 to 18. just woundering what some of your guys mpg is.
please post your driving style and your mpg number. thanks
please post your driving style and your mpg number. thanks
02-25-04, 02:44 AM
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A) This is a frequent question. Please search for "mileage" and you will find literally HUNDREDs of replies. 
B) Manufacturers typically inflate their posted MPG by 10%-15%. Look at the current fiasco with the RX-8...
B) Manufacturers typically inflate their posted MPG by 10%-15%. Look at the current fiasco with the RX-8...
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On long trips in my 89 GTU, I got 25+ mpg... Tearing around the back roads.. it was about 10!!!!
Gas mileage on a rotary is a retarded subject.. if you live in a flat area and never let the car get above 4k and just put around, you could see 30MPG out of it.. Mazdas estimates come from flat track testing and a bunch of voodoo science...
Mazda also did something to Rx-7 owners that automatically blows the gas mileage to hell.. they gave the car a redline at 8 grand!!! Fuel usage at FWO is not linear up the RPM scale... its more like a ski jump ramp profile!!!!
finally, if you have exhaust and intake mods.. you N/A will actually get RICHER as you mash the gas.. when i did my exhaust and intake on my 89 GTU.. it actually LOST high RPM kick.. A wide band O2 showed why,, at FWO at 7500 RPM it was running at 10.5 A/F... thats single turbo third gen running 20 PSI of boost range!!!!
I strapped an S-AFC in the car and took fuel out at high RPM and that helped both power and gas mileage out big time!
Gas mileage on a rotary is a retarded subject.. if you live in a flat area and never let the car get above 4k and just put around, you could see 30MPG out of it.. Mazdas estimates come from flat track testing and a bunch of voodoo science...
Mazda also did something to Rx-7 owners that automatically blows the gas mileage to hell.. they gave the car a redline at 8 grand!!! Fuel usage at FWO is not linear up the RPM scale... its more like a ski jump ramp profile!!!!
finally, if you have exhaust and intake mods.. you N/A will actually get RICHER as you mash the gas.. when i did my exhaust and intake on my 89 GTU.. it actually LOST high RPM kick.. A wide band O2 showed why,, at FWO at 7500 RPM it was running at 10.5 A/F... thats single turbo third gen running 20 PSI of boost range!!!!
I strapped an S-AFC in the car and took fuel out at high RPM and that helped both power and gas mileage out big time!
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