[WTFM8]

Hello From Down South (Atlanta),

My brother (ecomodder: mopo3) and are trying to one-up one another with our MPG and after finding this site, I figured I have to join and share my experience attempting to get my 10 year old Honda Civic HX (successor to the VX and HF lines) to average 60 MPG.

So far I've done very little except try different types of oil (syn vs. dino) and increase my tire pressure to 36 psi from the factory recommendation of 30. This, along with a scangauge and GPS for accurate odometer and speed readings, and the associated change in driving habits, have gotten averages as high as 50 MPG on a long highway-only trip at night last summer (no A/C, no heater, temp around 75F, and no traffic or fuel stops for 400 miles), but my commute and other driving have led to an average of 42 MPG over the last year.

I am experimenting with some mods on an older Honda Civic to find what work and implement that on my HX (I tend to baby it, so I'm not rushing into permanent mods just yet).