Thread: First time over 50mpg
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Old 06-30-2011, 08:14 PM   #9 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Originally Posted by Varn View Post
Since I last filled I did 428 miles and put in 7.9 gallons ($29). 54 mpg. I have kept the cruise speed to 52-53 (only because my Econoline gets it best mpg there.) I did do a 2 minute blast at full throttle and several low mileage runs.

It is the best ever for me. I worry about melting my snow tires. Perhaps I will need new by winter.

I have a GPS so I know my miles are pretty accurate.

I may have 9000 miles on my $2000 dollar car. It is paid for.
Congrats! If you are at highway speeds often, you might get real benefits out of further aero mods beyond your grill block. Mirror delete? Airdam? Undertray?
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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