RX-7 3rd Gen \'96 fuel tank capacity

[chrisBoid]

Hi,

can someone tell me the fuel tank capacity of the above stated model please?  I am going to calculate my mpg

thanks.

[bnaellis]

I believe it\'s 72 litres

rgds

[Fish]

Chris, I usually put around 50-55 litres at any fill up. This is about 3/4\'s to the redline.

Dan

[johnf]

You don\'t neet to know the tank capacity to do an MPG check.

For a start you don\'t want to run the tank dry.

Fill it up - use most of the petrol and refill it - see how many ltrs it takes to refill - convert to gals - divide miles done by gals used.

[chrisBoid]

Yep you\'re right johnf, but me being too excited on the first day of getting my car; I forgot to check how many litres I put in.  But I do know (roughly) how much fuel (%) was already in the tank, how much the fill up cost, how much per litre for higher octane unleaded fuel (http://www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/fuel), how much fuel is left and how many miles I have done.  So I can get a rough figure for now which is...

22.73 mpg +-2.23 mpg

That was mainly motorway driving and being very light footed as it was the first weekend of ownership

All this equation bashing means I will remember to check how many damn litres I am pumping in next time! :yes

thanks.

[johnf]

You may well hold the record if those figures turn out to be right:D

[chrisBoid]

I was driving slow enough to drive Miss Daisy :p

Had read and taken on board all the stories of how the RX-7 can bite you if mistreated.  Being used to driving a 1.4 Clio doesn\'t help so I was definetly cautious with my pride and joy.

[<--rYaN-->]

lol i wish i got that many mpg!

the way i drive it i am lucky if i prob get about 16-17mpg, prob less to be honest!

[chrisBoid]

Oh I can certainly see that mpg figure dropping as I get used to the car, don\'t worry about that!  :p