Hi all,
Just registered, but I've come here out of curiosity many a time to peruse your articles and a selection of threads, mostly relating to aerodynamics, which is a topic which I find fascinating whether it be in the context of Formula 1 (of which I am a big fan) or saving fuel.
My current stable includes a factory-stock 2010 Jetta TDi wagon (stick) which gets around 45 MPG on the highway according to the computer. I know I know, that's not a reliable measure. I haven't bothered to actually measure it, maybe since I've started posting here I'll be shamed into giving it a go.
All I've done to it eco-mod wise is inflate the tires to about 40 psi and drive it with a light foot and using plenty of my SCCA experience to not scrub too much speed in corners, lol.
Speaking of the SCCA, my other car is a '93 Miata, which has no modifications meant to save fuel, but several meant to use more of it in the name of speed... It made 247 RWHP 1 psi and the stock ignition ago, maybe more like 255 now if I dynoed again. In this car I have measured the MPG at the pump and it's gone from a combined 31 MPG when stock to 23 MPG as it is now. It's loads of fun, but I can't put my daughters in it and blowing through 93 like I do now is only going to get more expensive.
I plan to replace it, which is the real reason I've registered. I want to obtain an EG Civic, a VX more specifically, or at least an EG coupe I can swap a VTEC-E engine into. I'm still weighing out whether I'd rather have the coupe for its possibly better aero. I'd love some input there. Swaps don't scare me as I've done a B16A into my previous Honda CRX (before the Miata), just trying to figure out if it's best to hold out for a genuine VX. They're rare to find locally..
Here are some pics, see y'all around the boards!
