superhypered

I recently purchased a RX8, and I knew I was gonna be shocked with the gas milage a lil bit, but now I'm starting to wonder if I have a small fuel problem somewhere. So far I've put down maybe 2,000 miles in 2 months or so already, and I've been ranging from 12 to 14 mpg (if I was lucky). I finally decided to not drive like a jerk to see what kind of numbers I could really hit. I've kept it from 3k to 4k rpm when accelerating, putting 36 miles on it so far with only fully putting out maybe 3 or 4 times. The problem: 36 miles and I'm already down a quarter tank. It's been mainly city, with a few miles highway, but still, that seemed pretty bad. Although on the highway one time on a past tank of gas, i drove at least 60 miles on it and came with 14-15 mpg total for that tank; so could I be having some sort of fuel problem somewhere in my engine? What can I do to fix it?

Since I'm here, how do I take my door panels covering the speakers off? It looks like one giant piece and I don't want to screw up anything in there. Same for the rear speakers as well.

Info of my RX8:

04 4-Speed AT Base Model

83,XXX miles

P.S. I came from an 01 Chrysler Sebring Convertible with the cursed 2.7L deathtrap!

RIWWP

iTrader: (2)

If you arent getting about 18mpg city, 22hwy, then something is wrong with your foot, ignition, engine, fuel trims, or cat.

On my phone atm, so i dont have the link handy, but i wrote up more detail on my 'new and prospective owners' thread. A quick search should find it.

superhypered

ah, I see. Well the only thing I have done has been draining out the oil and putting in a fresh batch of oil after replacing the oil filter, and I havn't really done much to it as I'm not completely sure what should be done to it as it was an impound car that was sitting there for almost a year I believe. It also may have salvage title, but for $5,000, I'm driving it into the ground, or buy an upgraded motor to stick into it after it dies haha. I do have a lead foot and I didn't learn my lesson from my old car, but I'm taking it extremely easy to see what this car has to offer, and its no bueno so far.