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Old 06-24-2013, 08:04 PM   #30 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by radioranger View Post
...I think my oversize wider wheels that came with the car are affecting me a lot right now...
Hi. Have you taken into account how oversized wheels/tires will affect your odometer and speed? Depending on how much bigger a 5-10% undercount in the distance your odometer records could result. That would make your fuel economy SEEM lower. You are probably traveling further on your fuel than the odometer indicates. Speedometer would be similarly off, unless the factory designed for a speedometer overcount.
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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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