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Old 10-22-2012, 08:37 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Also, why did you choose 45 MPG as the "original" 65 MPH fuel consumption figure? There's no rule that says the EPA figure necessarily equals MPG @ 65 MPH. Depending on the car, real world MPG at a steady 65 could be higher or lower than the highway rating.
I chose 45 MPG as the original figure because i seem to remember that is what a manual 1992 Civic CX hatchback is rated at on the highway, and that is the number that i seem to remember Bassjoos said was his baseline before the mods.

Fuel Economy of the 1992 Honda Civic
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