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Old 01-25-2012, 07:57 PM   #24 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Location: Coastal Southern California
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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 ConnClark View Post
For accuracy it would be best to start from a dead stop and coast to a dead stop and look at the distance. Do maybe 3 test for each configuration.
Rolling to a stop from highway speeds won't be an option around here. Too many lights and stop signs. What I have is a hill that gets me from a total stop to 55mph in 0.5 miles. That's 10mph above the posted speed limit with half a mile of hill still to go. I would have to brake to avoid going farther beyond the speed limit. That's not good enough? I figure I pick a spot and compare the speeds I reach by the time I get there. That's too inaccurate?
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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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