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Old 03-27-2005, 10:27 PM
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help with gas mileages

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

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Re: help with gas mileages

pretty much yeah.

you can get better gas mileage with tuning; mazda tunes rotaries conservatively (they run rich in stock configuration)
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Old 03-28-2005, 05:43 PM
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thanx for the help also what kinda tunning would i need in order to increase gas mileage
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Re: help with gas mileages

people with haltech tuned turbo rx7s have seen 20-22mpg.
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Never better than 20 mpg after 1700 miles.
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Re: help with gas mileages

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Never better than 20 mpg after 1700 miles.

for the rx-7 or rx-8
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Re: help with gas mileages

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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