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Old 01-17-2012, 11:02 AM   #7 (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 ps2fixer View Post
The alt delete idea is interesting, but with LEDs/HID it is more possible for anyone .

Quick question on your alt delete though, are you charging your batt at home, and did you increase battery size?
I charge the battery at home, plugging an on-board 6amp maintainer into a line from my garage. I downsized the battery to a 13lbs deep cycle Odyssey motorcycle battery. Bigger would have been better for cold cranking and for duration of the charge, but weight reduction was part of the reasoning. I have shaved about 230lbs off a 2262lbs curb weight car by getting a few pounds here and a few there. Works for my 11 mile commute with EOC.
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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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