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Old 04-17-2012, 01:14 AM   #13 (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 aerohead View Post
I believe that at the time the VX came to market,that the National 55 MPH speed limit was still in force.The VX would have been calibrated for this speed for the Federal Test Procedures at EPA Mobile Sources in order to optimize the EPA HWY rating.
By operating the car at 65 mph,your asking it to perform in an environment that it was not optimized for.
Speed limits began to go up from 55 in 1987 or 1986, five or six years before the VX engine.

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You may want to follow basjoo's lead with the aero.You'll get your lean-burn for sure!
Maybe the lean burn engine was designed with the better aero and taller gearing of the HF in mind?
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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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