Excessive Track fuel consumption?

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May 9, 2017 | 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by codrus

Well, obviously it depends on the course and car, but your average turbo Miata isn't going to see WOT for anything close to 100% of a lap. Maybe 35%.

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My calculation was based on 60% WOT.

May 9, 2017 | 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by turbofan

All else being equal, sure. But with a not-great tune, or a tune that's not optimized for low-load cruising, not quite. On our trip to Laguna two years ago Aidan got mid-30's and I got mid 20's, and only one of us did several burnouts on the drive (it wasn't me).

yep. not sure what magic the guy did with the tune on my Miata but I was getting mid to high 30's. I also had 3.6 rear end so that may or may not have helped.