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Old 12-18-2011, 07:50 PM   #12 (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 Frank Lee View Post
Maybe reinstalling the heat shield would do it?
Maybe, but maybe not. The heat shield was for a stock set up, but I have grill blocking. The heat conditions I reported above were with the heat shield installed. I am anticipating the return of those conditions when the hot months return. The wrap or paint would be preventative of future failures, though who knows maybe the unicorns will give me an MPG push too. This car is my daily driver, and I need reliability. Even though I have a lifetime warranty on my dizzy, I want to reduce the likelihood of failures that keep "black and green" off the road (or leave me sitting on it waiting for AAA).
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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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