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Badfish · 02-16-2013, 02:09 PM

Hey everyone,
Just rescued my sister's neglected 99 Civic and am planning on turning into my commuter car. I commute roughly 50 miles every day and my current car averages about 21mpg so I'm in desperate need of something better. The Civic alone should be a huge step in the right direction, but my goal is low to mid 40's (which seems pretty easily obtainable?). It's a 2 door coupe with a 5 speed manual and a D16Y7 engine. With just a little work it'll be roadworthy again and then I'm going to look into doing some ecomods to it. I'm a BMW technician so I'll be doing all the work myself, also I'm leaning towards physical mods over driving profile changes. Any tips you guys have would be greatly appreciated. Not opposed to engine swaps/gear ratio changes/ECU tuning.
Thanks in advance, I look forward to being a part of the community.

Badfish

02-16-2013, 02:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Badfish EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Memphis Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Gonna give this ecomodder thing a shot, but I'll need your help! Hey everyone, Just rescued my sister's neglected 99 Civic and am planning on turning into my commuter car. I commute roughly 50 miles every day and my current car averages about 21mpg so I'm in desperate need of something better. The Civic alone should be a huge step in the right direction, but my goal is low to mid 40's (which seems pretty easily obtainable?). It's a 2 door coupe with a 5 speed manual and a D16Y7 engine. With just a little work it'll be roadworthy again and then I'm going to look into doing some ecomods to it. I'm a BMW technician so I'll be doing all the work myself, also I'm leaning towards physical mods over driving profile changes. Any tips you guys have would be greatly appreciated. Not opposed to engine swaps/gear ratio changes/ECU tuning. Thanks in advance, I look forward to being a part of the community. Badfish