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arcosine · 11-23-2013, 08:20 PM

I use to get 45 mpg in my 1983 honda civic 4 door without any mods or hypermiling it was a 5 speed, 1.5L. Its the automatic thats killing the mpg. An crx HF 5 speed would work, you should be able to get 45 to 50 mpg.

11-23-2013, 08:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
arcosine Master Ecomadman Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Chicago area Posts: 1,156 sc1 - '98 saturn sc1 Team Saturn 90 day: 43.17 mpg (US) Airplane Bike - '11 home built Carp line Tour rans - '97 rans tailwind tractor - '66 International Cub cadet 129 2002 Space Odyssey - '02 Honda Odyssey EX-L 90 day: 28.25 mpg (US) red bug - '00 VW beetle TDI big tractor - '66 ford 3400 red vw - '00 VW new beetle TDI 90 day: 58.42 mpg (US) RV - '88 Winnebago LeSharo 90 day: 16.67 mpg (US) Thanks: 20 Thanked 337 Times in 227 Posts	I use to get 45 mpg in my 1983 honda civic 4 door without any mods or hypermiling it was a 5 speed, 1.5L. Its the automatic thats killing the mpg. An crx HF 5 speed would work, you should be able to get 45 to 50 mpg. __________________ - Tony