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_-Night-Shade-_
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Joined: January 15 2009, 9:00 PM Posts: 2659 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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 Re: V6 fuel mileage
mikeinaus wrote: also keep in mine when i say im getting close too 11l/100km now thats with throwing the car in neutral and coasting whenever possible and some hypermilling techniques Oh dude you shouldn't ever be in neutral unless you're stopped. When you're coasting in gear above something like 1200 RPM the fuel injectors are completely off. Sure in neutral it doesn't slow down as fast but it actually takes fuel to idle, which is essentially what the car is doing when you're coasting in neutral. But yeah other than that I'm not too sure what the issue with yours is, especially since like you said it seems you've checked everything.
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| May 17 2012, 12:11 AM |
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mikeinaus
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Joined: November 02 2009, 4:03 AM Posts: 1751 Location: Vancouver, BC
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 Re: V6 fuel mileage
_-Night-Shade-_ wrote: mikeinaus wrote: also keep in mine when i say im getting close too 11l/100km now thats with throwing the car in neutral and coasting whenever possible and some hypermilling techniques Oh dude you shouldn't ever be in neutral unless you're stopped. When you're coasting in gear above something like 1200 RPM the fuel injectors are completely off. Sure in neutral it doesn't slow down as fast but it actually takes fuel to idle, which is essentially what the car is doing when you're coasting in neutral. But yeah other than that I'm not too sure what the issue with yours is, especially since like you said it seems you've checked everything. i meant cruising on level ground. i engine brake on hills whenever possible. idle at 60km/h uses about 2l/100km while holding a steady rpm in gear at the same speed on flat/level ground uses about 6-7l/100km
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| May 17 2012, 12:58 AM |
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OutlaW
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Joined: April 22 2006, 6:59 AM Posts: 965 Location: Lisbon, Portugal
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 Re: V6 fuel mileage
stock k8 i got about 25mpg ... CAI, cat off, Denso, 17" rims 225 tires i get about 20mpg... not good at all
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| May 17 2012, 4:49 AM |
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MrMazda92
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Joined: October 08 2009, 5:35 PM Posts: 4861 Location: Eugene, OR
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 Re: V6 fuel mileage
mitmaks wrote: ~30mpg is what I get with my K8 also. City, or highway? You're a patient driver, either way. Most people like to leave for work 10 minutes late and "make it up" on the road.  I leave 10 minutes early, and calculate the most efficient route(time, as well as fuel consumption) by taking alternate routes until I find a few good ones.
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| May 17 2012, 2:08 PM |
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_-Night-Shade-_
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Joined: January 15 2009, 9:00 PM Posts: 2659 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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 Re: V6 fuel mileage
OutlaW wrote: 225 tires i get about 20mpg... not good at all Lol you're tellin' me.
_________________ Run your car, not your mouth. --------------------------------------------
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| May 22 2012, 11:48 PM |
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mitmaks
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Joined: September 10 2001, 2:01 AM Posts: 8429 Location: Spokane, WA
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 Re: V6 fuel mileage
MrMazda92 wrote: mitmaks wrote: ~30mpg is what I get with my K8 also. City, or highway? You're a patient driver, either way. Most people like to leave for work 10 minutes late and "make it up" on the road.  I leave 10 minutes early, and calculate the most efficient route(time, as well as fuel consumption) by taking alternate routes until I find a few good ones. That's highway, city I get 23.5-24
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| May 23 2012, 12:54 AM |
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mikeinaus
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Joined: November 02 2009, 4:03 AM Posts: 1751 Location: Vancouver, BC
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 Re: V6 fuel mileage
Anyone know how much of an impact on economy an improperly adjusted tps  could have with no noticeable effect on performance? My current tanks mileage was averaging close to 12l/100k. I unplugged it for shits and giggles and my.average has dropped to 11.5l/100k with more or less the same driving on the same tank. I also noticed no difference in performance other then a slightly higher idle with it unplugged... I'm gonna swap it with a spare and properly adjust it next week. I'm just curious how much the reading is referenced for a/f mixture
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| May 24 2012, 7:48 PM |
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MrMazda92
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Joined: October 08 2009, 5:35 PM Posts: 4861 Location: Eugene, OR
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 Re: V6 fuel mileage
It'd be nice to top 29 highway... I've been driving a Civic hatch to Salem every few days for weeks now, and It's killing me slowly... At 40+ mpg, I can't even try to justify driving the MX-3 there, but It's tempting anyways.
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| May 24 2012, 11:20 PM |
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_-Night-Shade-_
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Joined: January 15 2009, 9:00 PM Posts: 2659 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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 Re: V6 fuel mileage
mikeinaus wrote: Anyone know how much of an impact on economy an improperly adjusted tps  could have with no noticeable effect on performance? My current tanks mileage was averaging close to 12l/100k. I unplugged it for shits and giggles and my.average has dropped to 11.5l/100k with more or less the same driving on the same tank. I also noticed no difference in performance other then a slightly higher idle with it unplugged... I'm gonna swap it with a spare and properly adjust it next week. I'm just curious how much the reading is referenced for a/f mixture Very important.
_________________ Run your car, not your mouth. --------------------------------------------
 1992 Mazda MX-3 GS - First love. Parts car. RIP. 1994 Mazda MX-3 GS-R - Current project. [WORKLOG] 1993 Mazda B2600i 4x4 - Winter truck. Hauler. Off-roader. -------------------------------------------- [FOR SALE] [Wishlist] [Feedback]
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| May 25 2012, 7:27 AM |
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BornSticky
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Joined: July 05 2005, 6:19 PM Posts: 556 Location: abbotsford BC
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 Re: V6 fuel mileage
MrMazda92 wrote: It'd be nice to top 29 highway... I've been driving a Civic hatch to Salem every few days for weeks now, and It's killing me slowly... At 40+ mpg, I can't even try to justify driving the MX-3 there, but It's tempting anyways. i drive my gf's old del sol 1.5 to work cause it gets me 42 mpg and it kills me to be seen in it..... but i probably save about 200 bucks a month..
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| May 26 2012, 9:35 PM |
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MrMazda92
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Joined: October 08 2009, 5:35 PM Posts: 4861 Location: Eugene, OR
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 Re: V6 fuel mileage
Exactly, it's a trade-off 
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| May 27 2012, 11:38 PM |
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Mi|<E
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Joined: March 30 2006, 9:55 PM Posts: 700 Location: Calgary, Alberta
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 Re: V6 fuel mileage
8.8L / 100 km city or ~32 MPG in my K8 completely stock 12 degrees ignition advance with NGK platinum plugs
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| May 28 2012, 10:53 AM |
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_-Night-Shade-_
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Joined: January 15 2009, 9:00 PM Posts: 2659 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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 Re: V6 fuel mileage
Mi|<E wrote: 8.8L / 100 km city or ~32 MPG in my K8 completely stock 12 degrees ignition advance with NGK platinum plugs 8.8L/100km is 26.7mpg...
_________________ Run your car, not your mouth. --------------------------------------------
 1992 Mazda MX-3 GS - First love. Parts car. RIP. 1994 Mazda MX-3 GS-R - Current project. [WORKLOG] 1993 Mazda B2600i 4x4 - Winter truck. Hauler. Off-roader. -------------------------------------------- [FOR SALE] [Wishlist] [Feedback]
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| May 30 2012, 1:09 PM |
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Mi|<E
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Joined: March 30 2006, 9:55 PM Posts: 700 Location: Calgary, Alberta
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I did the conversion in about 2 seconds in my head  Its 26.84 MPG now that I use a number machine Best ive had is on the highway was 6.9 ish L/100k which was 34.09 MPG from Kamloops to Golden.
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| May 30 2012, 3:38 PM |
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wytbishop
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Joined: August 25 2004, 2:01 AM Posts: 5511 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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I get between 8.8 and 9L/100km in mixed city driving (lots of freeway time mixed with stop and go) on my ZE. If I drive a long highway trip I have seen the high 6's, but I hardly ever do a full tank of all highway driving so it's hard to say what my hwy consumption is with any accuracy.
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| May 30 2012, 5:04 PM |
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