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Old 05-20-2013, 07:38 PM   #401 (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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Originally Posted by sheepdog 44 View Post
New personal best 73mpg @ 216.8! I'm at 3 gallons used, i don't think i can keep it up.
Nice numbers! I'll be watching for your tables. Maybe post them as a new thread so non-Honda people pay more attention too? I'm also rethinking hypermiling strategy. My super-tall CX transmission just showed me a reason to rethink. I can cruise along on an 80 degree day like today at 45 mph (1450 rpms) or 55 mph (about 1800 rpms) and see 70+ mpg and 66/68 mpg respectively. I just tested it coming home from work. Out on the freeway doing 55-60mph and getting mid-high sixties in the FE department. Even if my odometer calibration on the UG turns out too optimistic, I'm well about 60mpg at freeway speeds in ideal conditions.

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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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