Thread: How to increase my mpg?? (98 civic LX 5-speed, AC always on)
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Old 10-17-2012, 01:08 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian View Post
[*]Load - 85-90% load for acceleration is most efficient.
Whoa. You keep upping that number, no? I seem to recal you saying once that you thought over 80 was a waste. Then that you sought low mid 80s (I think), but suggesting as high as 90% is striking. I have to wonder if that would work on my very hilly route, where I unavoidably get stuck even at lights, on a steep incline 1-3 times per leg of my daily commute. Would you describe your experience more?
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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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