20 Year-Old Modified Honda CRX HF Scores 118 MPG in Fuel Economy Run - Page 3 - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

NeilBlanchard · 08-28-2009, 11:36 PM

Hi,

I'll try to get down to his shop next Friday. Maybe I'll get to see the CRX HF and the tires? And, I'll suggest that he join as a member here, too!

MadisonMPG · 08-28-2009, 11:51 PM

alohaspirit · 08-29-2009, 12:16 AM

thats pretty cool

it looks like mine too

no boattail?

SVOboy · 08-29-2009, 12:19 AM

He says he has plans for a boat tail for next year's competition (if he still has the car).

RobertSmalls · 08-29-2009, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by tasdrouille

I'd just like to highlight one thing.

The new Hakkapeliitta R has the lowest rolling resistance of any tire in Nokian Tyres product line

Thanks. I was gonna call [Citation Needed] on the original claim. The guys at InsightCentral are unaware of any tire that outrolls the Potenza RE92 in P165/65R14. Apparently, even other sizes of the RE92 are a different formulation.

cfg83 · 08-30-2009, 06:09 AM

RobertSmalls -

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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls

Thanks. I was gonna call [Citation Needed] on the original claim. The guys at InsightCentral are unaware of any tire that outrolls the Potenza RE92 in P165/65R14. Apparently, even other sizes of the RE92 are a different formulation.

This is kind-of reassuring to me. I keep associating LRR with "simple" tread patterns that have wide straight grooves like these :

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Originally Posted by cfg83

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The Hakka aint' that by a mile (or a circumference?!?!?).

CarloSW2

SVOboy · 08-30-2009, 02:22 PM

Yeah, when I first saw the nokian tires I assumed they were stick performance tires

bgd73 · 08-30-2009, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MadisonMPG

Impressive, i'd like to know the rolling resistance of the tires though. Because snow tires are really soft, and that number is ridiculous.

the nokian hakkas are very hard. I run the first generation even today. (the version one run is extinct). I can see the honda doing good with them. Ponder AWD diff locked on an old sube with the same tread....the tires are so confident, in the winter, people think I am going to smash into them at the natural pace I continue to drive.

the 118 mpg is phenomonal. a 500 pound car helps.

NeilBlanchard · 09-04-2009, 11:03 PM

Hi,

I totally forgot to go to see him -- the hard drive in my iMac failed and I was doing battle trying to save the important stuff...