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Old 04-27-2012, 01:54 AM   #36 (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 steffen707 View Post
I'll post some pictures tonight if you don't mind. I'm not thread jacking, just adding another option to the readers.
You're on your way into the wonderful world of pulse and glide. I don't think the bump start uses really any significant extra power, other than the slight rev up you get when you get a good "spin" on the bump sometimes. The starter definitely draws some juice, which will ultimately have to be restored to the battery by the alternator.

Post pics! Would love to see them.

james
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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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