nmwisima's '96 Miata

[nmwisima]

10 would be nice for me.

Ok update:
Before I go to a Mazda Mechanic I know well from drag racing, I thought it was a good idea to go to my Local Mazda Service dealer.

He said the clucth is starting to fade and thats why it burns so much fuel and asked me for 480 euros to change it

[Mux213]

nmwisima,

if you want fuel economy, dont buy sports cars

you can fix a clutch cheaper than that

[nmwisima]

But the clucth is damn fine man!

And yes, a maximum 13 l/100km would be normal for a sport car but 16 l/100 isnt normal man

[Ivan141]

You'd think something might be wrong with the O2 sensor.. Perhaps the cat is keeping emissions down so you dont notice it with the exhaust probe (I think catalysators use unburnt fuel to do their work). But with a crapped out O2 sensor the car would probably work poorly.
Does the miata have AFM or MAP? If it's AFM, it might have something to do with that. Some people tamper with the spring that controls the airflap to manipulate the ECU into injecting more fuel...
These are just a few idea's that popped into my head though..

[The Doctor]

afaik the cat dies when it get's unburnt fuel

[nmwisima]

The AFM was my first idea of the problem before i get mislead by the proffesional amatuers.

[NoHachi]

http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php...onsumption

[banpei]

nmwisima Wrote:Oh Art, how are you. Long time to talk.
No 1st for me thank you :wink:

GZE 2 meassurements at 19 and 20,5 l/100km

Idd long time no talk.
But do you constantly drive uphill or something?
I know Holland is flat and ideal to get great mileage, but you are using atleast twice as much gas as I do.

[nmwisima]

banpei Wrote:but you are using atleast twice as much gas as I do.

you have a miata???

[banpei]

nmwisima Wrote:you have a miata???

Did I imply that?

And I don't have a GZE either.