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Originally Posted by foxhound
back to mpg if could get 70's on interstate 65mph that would be bad@ss. but i dont think that is possible. but i will push this car to the limit!
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Since I have no problem averaging 70's mpg at 65mph and 60's mpg at 80mph in my car, you should be able to do that or better in a smooth surfaced Civic with a shape similar to mine.
The reason the metalwork on my car looks like a WWII bomber is because that is the aircraft technology I borrowed when building my car. It is older, inexpensive technology that can be easily worked on out in the backyard, even out in the rain. One of my criteria when building my car was all of the mods had to pay for themselves in fuel savings, so I'm not spending $500 on a mod that will only save $100 in gas over 100,000 miles even though that mod would give me slightly better mileage. Also I 'm not going to spend 6 months building the perfect sleek fiberglass boattail that tomorrow some careless driver could rear end and and destroy (which has already happened to me once) when I can spend 1 week building a metal monocoque boattail that will perform almost as well. My car was built as a cost effective daily driver, not as a concept or show car. I wish you luck, it will be interesting to see what a smooth fiberglass version of my car could do in high speed mileage.