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Old 07-03-2011, 01:47 PM   #17 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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90 day: 66.42 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by KillerBeeZ View Post
For those who are interested ... Mythbusters tested the windows down vs AC thing and found that running the AC with windows up is much better than no AC and windows down. While I don't agree with Mythbusters on many of their techniques (sometimes they don't use scientific method) I do agree on this one as their science was sound.
Did their test run with the windows all the way down? Did they try the fan option with windows narrowly cracked? And most importantly did they remove the AC belt? Even turned-off, the AC's compressor belt is a parasitic draw on the engine. I run dark metalized heat reflective tint, sheep skin seat covers, the fan, and slightly cracked windows. It is July and humid and I'll be fine (but I have almost never used AC, even when I lived in Virginia's tidewater humid zone).
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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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