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Old 09-28-2010, 09:35 PM   #1 (permalink)
HeadlessNorseman
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: central NJ
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Grocery getter - '99 mazda protege DX
Last 3: 38.1 mpg (US)

CRX Otterbox - '91 Honda CRX HF
Last 3: 51.07 mpg (US)
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new hypermiler/modder - CRX hf

My name is Joe, came from perfomance modding but starting college made me obsessed with saving money. I apply hypermiling to my entire life as well, like if im going to stop at 711 and spend 4 dollars i might as well drive fast too(or do neither). I hypermiled my protege 1.6 manual with basic aero mods, but the short gearing was a real limitation(3300+ rpms at 65). I traded it for a CRX HF, which i am currently driving. First tank was 36 MPG with lots of hesitation and missing. Tune up later and it runs great, waiting on next tank. The tall gearing and exceptional handling make it a lot more fun to hypermile than the protege, not needing the brakes for most turns is a huge bonus. Plan on vtec E swap, full undertray, and smoothing the front end airflow up a bit. Will post pics soon!

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