Notices
Australia/New Zealand Forum They come from The Land Down Under.

400km+ per tank with re-flash

Old Jun 7, 2004 | 05:02 PM
  #26  
Seenitall's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 105
Likes: 0
From: GREAT WHITE NORTH
Re: 400km+ per tank with re-flash

Originally posted by Kas
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!
All highway, mate?
Get about 310 around town here.
Reply
Old Jun 8, 2004 | 12:36 AM
  #27  
mrad01's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 10
Likes: 0
From: NZ
Hymee,

the refill required 48.8 litres to fill from the orange light. The same filling method was used to fill the car before the trip - so this is quite accurate.
Reply
Old Jun 8, 2004 | 01:20 AM
  #28  
Hymee's Avatar
Race Steward
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 5,430
Likes: 2
From: Brisbane, Australia
mrad01,

There was no question of your accuracy. Just interested to see how early the light comes on. I must be a thrill-seeker cause I usually fill up and it takes 57 litres. My best effort was when I ran out 200m up the road of the servo, and I rolled in. Worst bit was I had to brake at the end - I could have run out a few metres earlier LOL! (It was a 60 zone, and I had just taken off from a set of lights)

So basically your light comes on with 12 litres left - about 100km on the light. That is good going. 11.5 l/100km.

Cheers,
Hymee.
Reply
Old Jun 8, 2004 | 09:12 AM
  #29  
Yanje's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 246
Likes: 0
From: Perth, Australia
i managed to fill up 57 litres into the tank... meaning i had 4 at max left in the tank. drove for about an hour and abit with fuel light on. and my speedo was at 352.7....

and this according to my dealer is with the lastest flash available (they wouldnt or was unable to specify which flash it had on). not quite happy with with 16l/100. i don't drive conservatively, but i don't drive aggresively. of course i'd take off faster than the other cars if i'm first in line, but i always use the highest gear possible. e.g. 6th gear on 70km.

is my milege normal?
Reply
Old Jun 9, 2004 | 03:49 AM
  #30  
labrat's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 778
Likes: 0
From: Brisbane Australia
After the G flash, I got 10.2L/100km on mixed city driving and a trip from BNE to Noosa and return through the hinterland. I reckon it given me an extra 0.5L/100km, more or less in line with Hymee's experience.
Reply
Old Jun 9, 2004 | 06:11 AM
  #31  
Hymee's Avatar
Race Steward
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 5,430
Likes: 2
From: Brisbane, Australia
Good objective post Labrat. I reckon that is about right. I can consistently get close to, or better than, 500km from a tank with my normal weekly driving, since the G.

Cheers,
Hymee.
Reply
Old Jun 9, 2004 | 06:21 AM
  #32  
Gomez's Avatar
Shifty Bastard.
 
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 4,835
Likes: 0
From: Melbourne, Australia.
Originally posted by Yanje
i managed to fill up 57 litres into the tank... meaning i had 4 at max left in the tank. drove for about an hour and abit with fuel light on. and my speedo was at 352.7....

and this according to my dealer is with the lastest flash available (they wouldnt or was unable to specify which flash it had on). not quite happy with with 16l/100. i don't drive conservatively, but i don't drive aggresively. of course i'd take off faster than the other cars if i'm first in line, but i always use the highest gear possible. e.g. 6th gear on 70km.

is my milege normal?
Dont lie, you are 19......we all have a vague memory of 19.
We know you thrash the living daylights out of the thing at every godforsaken opportunity......!

Last edited by Gomez; Jun 9, 2004 at 07:30 AM.
Reply
Old Jun 9, 2004 | 08:38 AM
  #33  
Yanje's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 246
Likes: 0
From: Perth, Australia
Originally posted by Gomez
Dont lie, you are 19......we all have a vague memory of 19.
We know you thrash the living daylights out of the thing at every godforsaken opportunity......!
90% of the time, i change gears at less than 3500 rpm. only on roads with 100km speed limit and with no or minor traffic that i use 5500rpm+. of course, with exceptions, at times (not very often) i'd go from 1st gear to 4th gear on 60km roads or 1st/2nd then 6th gear on 80 roads, but that happens extremely rarely.

i admit that if i have friends on board, or is driving alongside a friend, i'd trash the hell out of the car. however, that tank did not consist of such driving. (first tank = show off tank. got me 295km's). i was talking about my second tank which i tried to be more conservative, rarely using 5500+. and getting 16l/100km with it is quite disappointing.

i've fueled up twice now in less than 9 days (been driving more than usual)
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
OnebaddRx8
Series I Trouble Shooting
24
Aug 25, 2019 11:34 PM
fourwhls
RX-8's For Sale/Wanted
7
Feb 20, 2019 05:16 PM
vapor2
RX-8 Parts For Sale/Wanted
12
Jul 9, 2016 07:35 AM
dezau
RX-8 Racing
10
Mar 9, 2016 09:50 AM
#1Hoochie
New Member Forum
10
Oct 16, 2015 10:35 PM


Thread Tools
Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:
You have already rated this thread Rating: Thread Rating: 0 votes,  average.


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:20 AM.