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Old 07-03-2012, 11:03 PM   #91 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Originally Posted by JethroBodine View Post
Turns out, the diesel engine is lighter than the gasser. The front of the car is about an inch and a half higher than before. A guy at work brought it up today. I thought it was just me. Guess I'll have to get some new coils when I replace the struts.
Very nice opportunity to lower the car and reduce frontal area. Maybe you should just cut the existing coils first, and if the cutting does not work you can always turn around and buy aftermarket coils. You could save mucho money this way, no?

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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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