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Old 09-22-2011, 12:31 PM   #6 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by euromodder View Post
One of the forum members has recently been using a gas analyser to see what comes out of the tailpipe when using P&G.

It was considerably more than using steady state driving.
I'll repeat Daox request for the link. I remember that post but not well. *If* I remember correctly, there were two problems with the rushed test he did: (1) he did not get the best readings by his own description and more importantly (2) he was key starting the vehicle, not bump-starting, which would have produced lower emissions.

Nonetheless, I'm confident that if I bump-start, pulse for a few seconds, and glide for most of a minute... the car has on average emitted less pollution than steady state. But I realize my confidence is not proof. Anyone have the equipment?
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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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