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Old 08-20-2012, 07:49 AM   #5 (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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I think pulse and glide with an AT is really tricky, especially without an engine load readout. The car will want to switch gears when you try for an 80% load pulse, no? What I do with an AT is steady-state cruising. I only use neutral when cresting hills, because being in gear would slow the car excessively. I do a lot of engine braking, shifting to a higher gear if the selector allows it so that I can get full advantage of the deceleration fuel cut-off mode.
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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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