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Old 01-03-2013, 02:16 AM   #5 (permalink)
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ZoomFreakingZoom - '88 Mazda RX7 Convertible
90 day: 19.02 mpg (US)

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90 day: 32.42 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by doclees View Post
I think 27 mpg is great out of the rotary. Had a 74 rx3. The little hole shot! Don't think I ever got better than 21mpg. But I could cruise at 110 mph all day long. Love the engine whine. I wish this site, and the internet, was around then. I bet I could have gotten 22.5 mpg then! Rotarys are like inverse Jeeps wranglers. Aerodynamic body with gas sucking engines.
They're great fun. The sound is even better without a roof

Best thing about the 27 is that I wasn't trying, but I swear that car get's the best mileage when you drive fast and hard without even considering mileage.
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1988 rx7 convertible. Streetported, racing beat header and presilencer replacing all 3 catalytic converters. Atkins 6 port sleeves. K&N cone filter intake. 22mpg average, 27mpg max. Spreadsheet (updated regularly):
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5310442/198...%20mileage.xls
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