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Originally Posted by Tango Charlie
Hi guys
I drive a 1988 Honda Accord. 5speed manual, 2L, Carburated.  I commute 45 miles round trip. I just started tracking my mpg two tanks ago. first one was 30.6. I slowed down with the second tank and saw 31.2. I know, amateur. |
Not at all. It's those jumps in response to little changes that reward/motivate you to keep learning. Nice going.
I had an '89 Accord identical to yours for a bunch of years (8?). At that time I would have called myself a "mild" hypermiler. The only "hardcore" tactics I was using was shutting down the engine at stops and on long coasts (eg. coming off the highway). No, P&G. No hardcore "driving without brakes". In summertime highway driving (90-95 km/h), I regularly got 40 mpg US (5.9 L/100km, or 48 mpg IMP).
I rarely got below the EPA ratings in city or hwy. If you want, I'll see if I still have my old stats for the car's "lifetime" mileage.
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the 35 page thread on the FrankenSwift. Where's my prize, Darin? 
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Uh oh.... Ummm.. the prize is your newfound knowledge!
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Since I'm carburated, is the vacuum gauge my only option for instrumentation?
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Yes - unless you can add a fuel-flow meter, in which case you'll be able to tie it in to the
MPGuino project fuel economy computer.
Another option - depending on how hardcore you want to get with feedback - is to super-finely calibrate your fuel tank sending unit with a digital multimeter, so you can at least get trip-level MPG (after the fact). krousdb did this with one of his Hondas.