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Old 08-15-2011, 11:51 AM   #53 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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So once again I'm shaking my head and going WTF??? These Hondas are a lot more then even I give them credit for.
Bump. A friend of mine is a big Formula 1 race fan. He insists that a small turbo that would produce great power on low-end RPMs would work for hypermiling applications--help raise FE numbers. The discussion of the Lupo TDI got me thinking again about this Holset thread and the 2007 Civic TDI sold in Europe. Anyone have an opinion on this application and its effectiveness? I wonder if the 2007 Civic turbo can be adapted to a 1998 gasser Civic. I wonder too about the little Lupo. The learning curve here is as steep as possible for me, and any "plans" are far-off. But any thoughts on the topic from the forum would be much appreciated. -james
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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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