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help with gas mileages


BloodRayne
03-27-2005, 10:27 PM
on mazda website it show thst the rx-8 is 18 MPG but i seen people are getting like 16 MPG is anyone getting that or do you have if so drive the car under 3 RPM to get 18 MPG

thanx for your feedback
drftk1d
03-28-2005, 12:54 AM
pretty much yeah.

you can get better gas mileage with tuning; mazda tunes rotaries conservatively (they run rich in stock configuration)
BloodRayne
03-28-2005, 05:43 PM
thanx for the help also what kinda tunning would i need in order to increase gas mileage
drftk1d
03-29-2005, 05:07 PM
people with haltech tuned turbo rx7s have seen 20-22mpg.
fredw1
03-31-2005, 03:26 PM
Never better than 20 mpg after 1700 miles.
BloodRayne
03-31-2005, 04:46 PM
Never better than 20 mpg after 1700 miles.


for the rx-7 or rx-8
wierenut
05-10-2005, 06:13 PM
I can get 18 if I drive like my grandmother and keep the revs below 4500 and shift 1st 3rd then 6th. I get 16 having fun using all 6 speeds and listening to 7000 to 8000 now and then. Enjoy

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