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brucepick · 03-25-2008, 01:59 PM

Welcome to ecomodder!

I'm considering an HX for my next car so I'm very interested to see how you do with it. Is it a standard?

42 mpg average sounds pretty good for an HX. The EPA's revised rating is 30/39 for standard tranny. 29/35 for auto. So either way, you're doing better than EPA.

Consider inflating your tires up to 10-20% over the sidewall rating for some additional improvement. Exactly how far you increase them will have to be up to you. Check pressure when cold, before driving.

My tires are rated 44 psi, I've been running them at about 53 psi since new. I've put 14000 miles on my tires and the center tread is still deeper than the edge tread (they came that way).

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brucepick Hypermiler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Eastern CT, USA Posts: 1,070 Lean Burn Civic - '97 Civic HX Team Honda 90 day: 51.92 mpg (US) Thanks: 78 Thanked 87 Times in 63 Posts	Welcome to ecomodder! I'm considering an HX for my next car so I'm very interested to see how you do with it. Is it a standard? 42 mpg average sounds pretty good for an HX. The EPA's revised rating is 30/39 for standard tranny. 29/35 for auto. So either way, you're doing better than EPA. Consider inflating your tires up to 10-20% over the sidewall rating for some additional improvement. Exactly how far you increase them will have to be up to you. Check pressure when cold, before driving. My tires are rated 44 psi, I've been running them at about 53 psi since new. I've put 14000 miles on my tires and the center tread is still deeper than the edge tread (they came that way). __________________ Check your tire pressure - keep it up !! We've learned that diet has a closer relationship to cancer than we ever thought. Please see this Wikipedia article on The China Study. Driving Lean Burn '97 Civic HX, lotsa mods by now! '89 Volvo 240 is semi-retired. I did love that car though!