Cumulative Gas Mileage (Gas MPG) Thread
03-10-2014, 12:55 AM
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I'm getting 20mpg with all my mods on 50/50 driving. As for leaning out the 8 that's a really bad idea the rotary burns hot enough leaning it can only lead to really bad things.
03-10-2014, 12:33 PM
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Leaning out your engine will lead to engine failure, dump idea ! Don't think the electronics will let you do that anyway.
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03-10-2014, 12:39 PM
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I averaged 19.x mpg over 8,330 miles around the country, including plenty of city traffic sections and driving from LA to Oregon up the Pacific Coast Highway which is anything but straight and level, including spending a few hours driving around San Fransisco, over to Crater Lake, etc...
The highest tank I've ever gotten was ~27mpg, though that was deliberately hypermilling the car on the highway, and it was incredibly boring. I normally averaged 21-22 highway without a problem. Mixed was only down to 18-19. I only got as low as 16 if something failed (like ignition, cat, etc...) or the entire tank was around town.
Read this thread entirely before doing that though, because the ECU knows what it should be running at, even if you program it to be different, it will correct anyway: https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-eng...timing-216087/
Specifically the section of the thread which shows how the ECU wouldn't let him run lean for very long before correcting fuel trims to bring him back to stichometric, ignoring his preprogrammed lean AFR target.
03-30-2014, 03:35 PM
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I might be doing something wrong. On average im only getting about 40 miles per quater in town and from what im reading that not normal. Any suggestions? I cruz between 4000-4500 most the time unless im burning carbsbut still getting that kind of milage. Could it be the refurbished engine.
03-31-2014, 06:05 AM
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I might be doing something wrong. On average im only getting about 40 miles per quater in town and from what im reading that not normal. Any suggestions? I cruz between 4000-4500 most the time unless im burning carbsbut still getting that kind of milage. Could it be the refurbished engine.
We would need much more info to help diagnose your poor mileage.
03-31-2014, 05:43 PM
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Mod edit:
Completely off topic, this thread is about gas mileage, go here to a new thread and ask your question: https://www.rx8club.com/forumdisplay.php?f=197
-RIWWP
Completely off topic, this thread is about gas mileage, go here to a new thread and ask your question: https://www.rx8club.com/forumdisplay.php?f=197
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03-31-2014, 08:53 PM
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Lots of variables here can contribute to your mileage. Condition and health of your engine, coils, wires and plugs come to mind first, Secondly how do you drive, lots of hard acceleration and/or stop and go city driving is another factor. Warming up the engine all the time in a cold climate is another factor. Condition of your tires, their air pressure and any extra weight you might be regularly carrying in the trunk are other factors. Even a dirty intake filter can rob you of mileage. A dirty MAF or bad ECU can also contribute.
We would need much more info to help diagnose your poor mileage.
We would need much more info to help diagnose your poor mileage.
03-31-2014, 09:02 PM
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Oil weight and brand and type have no real impact on mileage until you start passing 35+mpg, you might pick up a point for 0w20 in that case, but it won't show up for an RX-8. Not much oil passing around and you need a +/- 5% change to see it show up, which is significant.
Coils can be tested with a coil tester, looks like a spark plug with a clamp, available from most auto parts store for $5 or so. "ECU" isn't something to worry about, you would have far more problems if your ECU was faulty.
Coils can be tested with a coil tester, looks like a spark plug with a clamp, available from most auto parts store for $5 or so. "ECU" isn't something to worry about, you would have far more problems if your ECU was faulty.
08-04-2014, 05:10 AM
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Current Fuel usage
I travel to work and back home 24.8miles a day. I fill up my tank and get around 167.7miles on a tank, but thats in heavy traffic on my way to work and fairly heavy traffic on my way back home. This is a combination of light driving and fairly hard driving depending on whether i need to jump traffic to get to work on time.
Current gas prices in South Africa is like 16.89miles/gallon (US).
So sunday night i fill up and Friday morning i fill up again. Sometimes Thursday evening i fill up again.
Current gas prices in South Africa is like 16.89miles/gallon (US).
So sunday night i fill up and Friday morning i fill up again. Sometimes Thursday evening i fill up again.
08-05-2014, 06:12 PM
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Just checking in, no time to read 39 pages, but....
The things that helped me were: clean stuff up (MAF, ESS, grounds), good coils, good plugs, air filter. The $100 thread below has that stuff.
Then, if at speed, drop the front an inch with a spring like an H-tech. that rake is good for 1 mpg (5%)
Is console hot? that can indicate a clogged cat. that will hurt mileage as well.
Tire pressures. Also, dragging brakes. Are your wheels always dirty? I had to change caliper seals to solve that problem.
Access Port and Tune, after the other stuff done.
I have a medium speed commute, average speed is about 55, with no lights for the first 25 miles. Then a dozen lights the next 15 miles. I average about 23 PG. If I get stuck with city driving, I drop to the very high teens.
that help?
The things that helped me were: clean stuff up (MAF, ESS, grounds), good coils, good plugs, air filter. The $100 thread below has that stuff.
Then, if at speed, drop the front an inch with a spring like an H-tech. that rake is good for 1 mpg (5%)
Is console hot? that can indicate a clogged cat. that will hurt mileage as well.
Tire pressures. Also, dragging brakes. Are your wheels always dirty? I had to change caliper seals to solve that problem.
Access Port and Tune, after the other stuff done.
I have a medium speed commute, average speed is about 55, with no lights for the first 25 miles. Then a dozen lights the next 15 miles. I average about 23 PG. If I get stuck with city driving, I drop to the very high teens.
that help?
11-14-2014, 10:12 PM
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I've been getting 16-17 mpg but thats during rush hour traffic in -20 C weather so fairly long warm up times.
Before it got cold and I wasn't driving in heavy traffic I was getting around 20 mpg.
Before it got cold and I wasn't driving in heavy traffic I was getting around 20 mpg.
02-28-2015, 02:57 AM
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I've only checked three tanks so far, but it's been 16 to 18 mpg. All the driving was in the city, though my schedule allows me to avoid rush hour at least. I suspect that the recent throttle remapping will raise it a bit.
03-26-2015, 08:57 PM
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I was excited to get 260 miles out of a tank of gas on my 09 R3 this week. Best mpg yet! I do 50 mi hwy to and from work so 100 miles a day, blah! Came out to 18.5 mpg! Oh yah and it's got 46k mi on the odo all stock! Usually average 15-17 the way I drive though.