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CRXellent · 05-30-2013, 07:09 AM

Nothing like a kick in the teeth to get motivated

Hi all!

A long time ago I got on here all full of energy and zoom, then life happened and yeah.. sorry bout that!

Anyway, a week ago, my fiance's 2010 Tiguan blew the motor, no oil, no indicator light, just wham, and out of warrenty to boot.. which led me to jumping through my assets to finish the CRX. Found 80% good Michelins for a song, 44psi rated so they are at 50, oil change, spark plugs, seats installed, and off to the inspection station. BLAH, they failed me on emissions, which is likely due to half a tank of 3 year old gas, and honda-itis smoke issue, but I didn't think that far in advance. Twas worth a shot! Got temp plates and rolling her down the road for a couple weeks to clean junk out and evaluate the car in general. chassis, handling, etc.

SO.. without further ado and ramblings!

First tank, 50/50 mix of 3yr old vintage gas, and high test. 65-70 MPH all highway driving.
**This was only 2/3 of a tank, because I feared sucking up any gunk off the bottom taking her to the limit..especially without a spare car at the moment.

321 miles, 6.41 gallons.. 50.078!

There's the baseline.. icky fuel, wrong ratio transmission, smoking, 296,000 on the odometer.. and bam..over 50 out of the gate. Yes I am grinning. I think this is gonna work!

Ken

05-30-2013, 07:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
CRXellent EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Utah Posts: 13 Honna - '91 Honda Civic EX Hatch Potash - '91 Honda CRX HF Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	91 CRX HF: 50 mpg first tank, even with a whole bunch of problems Nothing like a kick in the teeth to get motivated Hi all! A long time ago I got on here all full of energy and zoom, then life happened and yeah.. sorry bout that! Anyway, a week ago, my fiance's 2010 Tiguan blew the motor, no oil, no indicator light, just wham, and out of warrenty to boot.. which led me to jumping through my assets to finish the CRX. Found 80% good Michelins for a song, 44psi rated so they are at 50, oil change, spark plugs, seats installed, and off to the inspection station. BLAH, they failed me on emissions, which is likely due to half a tank of 3 year old gas, and honda-itis smoke issue, but I didn't think that far in advance. Twas worth a shot! Got temp plates and rolling her down the road for a couple weeks to clean junk out and evaluate the car in general. chassis, handling, etc. SO.. without further ado and ramblings! First tank, 50/50 mix of 3yr old vintage gas, and high test. 65-70 MPH all highway driving. **This was only 2/3 of a tank, because I feared sucking up any gunk off the bottom taking her to the limit..especially without a spare car at the moment. 321 miles, 6.41 gallons.. 50.078! There's the baseline.. icky fuel, wrong ratio transmission, smoking, 296,000 on the odometer.. and bam..over 50 out of the gate. Yes I am grinning. I think this is gonna work! Ken