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Old 04-15-2012, 11:26 PM   #4 (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 GRU View Post
How long does it take you to coast from 65 to 55 mph? I have a 99 Coupe and it seems to take about 5-8 seconds which looks like it's too quick?
When I wrote that 55/65 thing above it was summer, and I had a 4" airdam, 80% grill blocks, and partial rear wheel skirts. My tires were pumped up high too (10+ psi over sidewall). Assuming no wind or slope I'm sure I got significantly longer glides than you are describing, but I never timed it. Also, with the engine on and with my WAI I find the 75%-80% load pulse and sudden closing of the throttle during engine-on glides makes the car run leaner.
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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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