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Old 09-14-2005 | 06:04 PM
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Well, now that you've sorted all that out I wanted to add...

I tried Canadian Tire 91 on my last 2 fillups and driving granny style I got better mileage then my granny style Petro test:

Granny Petro: 406 Kms to Yellow Light
Granny C.Tire: 425 Kms to Yellow Light

For granny I mean 3500rpm shifts and skipping gears like 5th.

Next will be my regular drive (glad to get back to this :D ):

Current Petro on regular drive: 360 Kms (+/- 20Kms)

Regular drive is 4500-6500 rpm normal shifts and spurts to 9000rpm.

I'll update with my Canadian Tire findings, that's if I can find this thread again in the hundreds available.

Oh, not long ago I did a worst gas mileage test, used a whole tank and shifted normally at 7000 rpm with many 9000 rpm pulls. Petro gas again and I got about 310 kms to yellow, I think I can beat it though.
Old 09-28-2005 | 03:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Ghostrider8U
I remember back in '83 I had a 1.3L moped and got 250 kms on a 5L tank... I was hoping the RX-8 would be similar... ohhh.. the horror... the horror...
HAHAH... most peeps ask me " its a 1.3 ?? seriously?? wow you must be geting great gas mileage and driving a sweet car?

my answer typically is . no no.. its a rotary.. nota 1.3 honda civic motor....i get the same mileage your HEMI durango gets.
Old 09-28-2005 | 05:16 PM
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I drove my car pretty hard on Sunday for the Niagra cruise and still managed to get 200Kms to half tank by 3/4 distance into the cruise. I then filled up, completed the cruise and am currently still on the same tank today with just under a quarter left. looks like I'll be getting about 330Kms on this tank by the time it's done. This basically means I drove the car twice as hard as I normally do and only worsened my mileage by about 30 kms on the tank. I still have not been able to get below 300kms on the tank, maybe a track day will fix that issue.
Old 09-29-2005 | 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Mic Jagger
Hey Hell .. It's Not "Niagra" it's Niagara ... per chance did you have "Viagra" on the brain? .. trying to help Helas out with his two blondes
So it is! Should have realized that, especially hearing the way the old italian people say it, they enunciate every letter.
Old 09-30-2005 | 04:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Mic Jagger
Hey Hell .. It's Not "Niagra" it's Niagara ... per chance did you have "Viagra" on the brain? .. trying to help Helas out with his two blondes
YEAH ! Mic is back ...you don't miss one, don't you !?
Old 10-01-2005 | 08:13 PM
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I JUST GOT 400 to a TANK WOPPEEEEEEEE!!!! :D
[city driving (20 kms of some "spirited" highway driving)]
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