Question

General Mazda MX-3 Discussions
Post Reply
Bradmx32003
Regular Member
Posts: 115
Joined: September 6th, 2003, 2:01 am
Location: Brantford, Ontario

Question

Post by Bradmx32003 »

How many km do u guys get to a tank with yur mx-3's? I have a 1.8L v6 and i get 400, is that about right?
Red 1992 Mx-3 GS, all stock.
lakersfan1
Senior Member
Posts: 3825
Joined: June 26th, 2003, 2:01 am
Location: Puyallup, WA

Re: Question

Post by lakersfan1 »

I get about 220 miles per tank. It's a pretty tiny tank. I usually have trouble fitting 10 gallons into it, even if I've ignored the empty light for a good 30 miles.
stevo34
Junior Member
Posts: 6
Joined: July 31st, 2003, 2:01 am
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Re: Question

Post by stevo34 »

I always get about 250 miles, mostly motorway.
ltjrunner
Regular Member
Posts: 444
Joined: March 24th, 2002, 2:01 am
Location: Green Bay, WI
Contact:

Re: Question

Post by ltjrunner »

250-300 city(pending how i drive it)
340-395.7 is my tops!! hwy <p>i almost never let the light come on, cept the 395.7 i let go for 23 miles till i turned of...but when the light comes on you actually got three gallons left. right now im at 192 with just under half tank...let see if i cant get 325 city!(i drive at 2300rpm cept on the hwy then its 75-80 pending....thats like what lil under 4000 correct)
i got a 90 pgt...but wish it was a mx-3 bp-t!
<img src="http://titan-racing.com/img/tr_site_logo.jpg" alt=" - " />
User avatar
Nd4SpdSe
Senior Member
Posts: 11212
Joined: May 25th, 2002, 2:01 am
Location: Québec City, Quebec, Canada
Contact:

Re: Question

Post by Nd4SpdSe »

I drive aggressively, with my old k8 i was getting 300-350km, with my ZE, i get 400 easy, 450 on a good week. I rarely do highway, but f i guestimage according to my last Toronto Mx-3 meet, i should get about 500km easy
1992 Mazda Mx-3 GSR - 2.5L KLZE : Award Winning Show Car & Race Car ['02-'09] (Retired)
2004 Mazda RX-8 GT - Renesis Wankel : LS3 Coils, BHR Mid-Pipe + Falken RT-615K 245/40r18
2011 Mazda Mazda2 GS - 1.5L Manual : Yozora Edition (1 of 500)
2003 Nissan Xterra SE - 4x4 Supercharged : 2" Body Lift, 4" Suspension Lift & 33" MTR Kevlar
2001 Nissan Frontier SE - The Frontrailer : Expedition/Off-Road Trailer Project
Bradmx32003
Regular Member
Posts: 115
Joined: September 6th, 2003, 2:01 am
Location: Brantford, Ontario

Re: Question

Post by Bradmx32003 »

so with a 2.5L kl-ze engine u actually get BETTER mileage???? that seems wrong..... or doe sit? i dunno....
Red 1992 Mx-3 GS, all stock.
Tyler17rose
Regular Member
Posts: 846
Joined: October 19th, 2002, 2:01 am
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Contact:

Re: Question

Post by Tyler17rose »

I get about 350-400km's a tank. And it just hits the light. I drive it like a stole it 90% of the time too.
Mods:
- ZE, Mike seli 214 intake cams, Ported n polished heads, Interprep valve springs, DE retainers, rebuilt bottom end, toga main and rod bearings, toga hv oil pump, CZT 67mm tb, mbx udp, ported intake mani, SS headers, 2.5inch full exhaust, racingbeat muffler, highflow cat, megasquirt v2.

new toy, 86 TII rx7, JDM S5 motor/turbo, + alot of other goodies
lakersfan1
Senior Member
Posts: 3825
Joined: June 26th, 2003, 2:01 am
Location: Puyallup, WA

Re: Question

Post by lakersfan1 »

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by bradmx32003:
so with a 2.5L kl-ze engine u actually get BETTER mileage???? that seems wrong..... or doe sit? i dunno....<hr></blockquote><p>If you get an engine that actually has low-end torque so you don't need to wind it to 7,000 RPMs every shift change, then I could see saving a little gas.
User avatar
Sam Baker
Regular Member
Posts: 1461
Joined: May 23rd, 2003, 2:01 am
Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Re: Question

Post by Sam Baker »

aww.. the ZE wont go to 7000rpmz? i kinda like that feature of the K8. its cool that it goes way up there, hehe and soundz hella nice when i rev it up ZZZOOOM ZZZOOOM!!! LOL
92 Autozam AZ3
lakersfan1
Senior Member
Posts: 3825
Joined: June 26th, 2003, 2:01 am
Location: Puyallup, WA

Re: Question

Post by lakersfan1 »

A ZE can go past 7000 RPM just like the K8, but it's no longer necessary to scoot at a decent pace.
Post Reply

Return to “General Mazda MX-3”