thats right, for the first time ever i saw 412km on the speedo after the re-flash!

Power is holding great and alot more responsive. I normaly had around 340-360km per tank so this is unreal!

 

U wish u saw 412 on the speedo!!

 

Is that completely draining the tank Kas?

 

i did about 30 km on the E light.

Mind you I have 16,000kms on the clock and i watch my km's pretty closely with regard to fuel and style of driving. There is definatly some gains there in economy and power.

 

Here is my record:

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...threadid=26400

BTW - That was with "E" PCM Calibration.

30km on the light? I've found about 50-70km is safe, 100 is pushing it. But I don't want to be the cause of people running out of gas!!!

Cheers,
Hymee

 

Yeah, I've done 80K's with the light on with the "F" flash, no worries...still had 2 litres left going by Hymee's capacity....

Gomez.

 

you get realy big gains in fuel economy just by doing some highway driving IMO. from my experiance round town I get about 300km per tank by throwing in 100km+ of highway you can extend the tank to 400km+ with more highway driving you would see 500km like I got with my first few tanks.

 

Stop/go everyday traffic in Sydney and i just brush on the 310km a tank on very empty Thats driving normal

Regards
Phillip

 

Hymee, this is with whatever my dealer gave me when I had it serviced. Not exactly sure what re-flash they did.

 

i don't know how you guys drive the car
but the max i got out of a full tank is 290km and thats like driving the baby at 70k

what can i do to inprove my fuel consumption??
is it the fuel i put in ??

by the way what petrol you put in your cars?

 

Change out of third!

I use Optimax, got a Shell Card, no choice.....

 

i use BP ultimate (the best)!

 

Typically, I get a shade under 11L/100km around town (Brisneyland). However, I drive mainly from the west to a northern suburb, relatively light traffic and near speed limit most of the way. Idling really cuts into fuel economy. So does max. acceleration to the speed limit.

Under 10L/100km on the highway is easily achievable.

BTW, I'm driving on the original ECU flash - I took delivery on 1 August 2003. I'm booking in for my 20,000km service shortly, and will have it done then.

 

Can you find out, Kas?! We all need to know before our next service....Which dealer too, BTW?

Thank's, Gomez.

 

Werribee/Hoppers Crossing Mazda. The manager there (Sam) is great, quick and honest.

 

First full tank on G flash - mostly short trips - reasonable traffic - no crawling - but plenty of red lights. A few redlines.

I got 350km's before fuel light. 14.5L/100. Economy may be slightly better than before the flash.

 

I travel from Penrith to Northern Beaches each day via M4 and M2 and I get 480 klms per tank (500 with light on) but I drive to speed limit.

 

My fuel economy is seeing me with an extra 50-60km's per tank. I cannot believe this, i'm loving it.

 

Today I refilled (not the first since "G"). It was on 475km and it only took 55 litres so 500 should not have been a problem. I did lots of traffic jams and one nice run to the Gold Coast and back.

Cheers,
Hymee.

 

Nah i get 415 MAX now.

I do thrash around town quite a bit. I'm always first off the lights and pushing around corners. I've also noticed alot less soot on the exhaust.

 

All good news to me as a future RX-8 owner.

I must say the recent fuel hikes and the 8.5c premium for Ultimate at BP servo's has had me thinking about the wisdom of buying a thirstier car than my current one (yes the SP20 is a premium only car - mine drinks Ultimate by preference).

 

Kas, I bought mine from Werribee and will need to decide on service shortly. Did they do the ECU upgrade for you? How did you find them generally?

Cheers
Ian

 

Ian, speak to sam - hes the service manager. Without a question or a hint he booked me in for the upgrade with my service. Hes a genuine person that knows cars.

 

I just completed a long trip with my '8 and recorded 425kms on a tank (full - until the light comes on). Driving was between 80-100kmh using cruise control for long straights. I didn't drive conservatively - just drove it like a 'normal' car.

 

Out of interest, how many litres did it take at the point "until the light comes on"?

Cheers,
Hymee.