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Old 01-05-2013, 05:59 PM   #12 (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 cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
That was after Mazda

Some sovietic Wankels from the 80's, which were lower-quality copies of the 13B, still had a higher incidence of the "Devil nails".
Mazda's been making rotary powered cars since the 60's. It is really impressive that of all the car companies that tried to develope the wankel, Mazda was the only one that was successful with it. Through the gas crisis and the emissions standards, mazda kept with the rotary even though those were not its strong points. You just gotta love a company like that.
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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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