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Originally Posted by slurp812
2002 Civic Si. I shift @ 2500 rpm, and real light on the pedal. with the close ratio gears it gets best around 40 mph in 5th. When Im trying real hard, I keep it @ 60 mph and below on the highway. But sometimes its hard to do when the speed limit it 65mph, and some are doing 80 mph...
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Real light on the pedal is probably not enough. Lower the RPM (lower gear) and increase the pedal percentage. Not sure if it would work well with the high performance engine but it does have VTech so it should perform decently at lower RPM.
Another tactic, get to speed fairly quickly, the get in the highest gear as soon as possible. Try driving in top gear down at low revs and see what the engine "likes".
This way you spend the least amount of time gulping fuel for acceleration and the most time cruising at best mileage.
Also focus on coasting and timing any lights or other forced stops. Drafting 3 stripes behind a host vehicle will help also.
regards
Mech