Topic: Fuel question
We have a 1990 Mazda RX7,
How much fuel in average is consumed on a weekend?
Any comments or recommendation is very much appreciated.
2 2010-06-28 05:15 PM (edited by Jer 2010-06-28 05:16 PM)
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Re: Fuel question
Depends on your motor and RPMs. In the coROLLa we used 3 gallons/hour at Summit. At CMP we used 4-5 gallons per hour in a V6 Citation.
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Re: Fuel question
Thank you.
We estimated about 72 gallons for the weekend.
Re: Fuel question
Rx7s will use over 10 gal an hour under racing conditions (raced one in the NASA 25hr 5 times) maybe less in a Lemons race, but rotarys are thirsty!
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Re: Fuel question
72 gallons should get you the 1st day!!
I would say the most fuel efficient racers out there are 5 gallons an hour.....the worst are well worse than 10 gallons an hour.....
Its always better to estimate too much gas, then give your team a refund....than be scrounging for gas on Sunday!
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Re: Fuel question
Filthy uses 4.5-5 gallons an hour.
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Re: Fuel question
7 to 8 gallons per hour with our SHO.
8 2010-06-29 06:58 PM (edited by SimplyKC 2010-06-29 06:59 PM)
Re: Fuel question
trekkor wrote:
Filthy uses 4.5-5 gallons an hour.
KT
I appreciate you've been doing Lemons for a while and have been posting here quite a bit, but to us noobs, "filthy" doesn't mean much.
Is that a dirty Miata? A horse? A lifestyle? Your bathroom?
A stock rotary is going to drink V8 levels of fuel and Yugo levels of oil.
Re: Fuel question
5.5gph in a 535i.
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Re: Fuel question
5 gph for the Team stimulus Package 84 civic powered by a 1.6 l Acura motor.
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Damn, we're saving a fortune in fuel with the little coROLLa. 
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12 2010-06-30 10:33 AM (edited by rickerbr 2010-06-30 10:34 AM)
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Re: Fuel question
We were burning at or slightly less than 4.5gph in our 1.8 16V Scirocco at ECR (which is probably 50-60% WOT per lap).
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Our Camaro sucks down about, 8 gallons of gas per hour. Maybe we need to build a 4 cylinder car for next year??
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GM considered a 4cyl Camaro. What could go wrong?
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Oye...they did much more then consider!
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Re: Fuel question
GM BUILT a 4 cylinder Camaro/Firebird... I had a '84 Camaro w/4 cylinder. At least it had a 4 sp manual trans and not an auto. Friend had a 4 banger Firebird with a 5sp.
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The Cavalier (r.i.p.) burned 6-7 gal/hr depending on traffic and yellows. That was a v6.
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