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Old 11-24-2013, 01:04 PM   #498 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by elhigh View Post
I'm a little embarrassed to see all these other Hondas cracking deep into the 60s, even older ICE Hondas, and I'm softpedaling my Hybrid to maintain 50 mpg or better.
49 mpg combined driving in a car rated for 40 is good!

i agree with xntrx that where we drive is important, and add that the weather of where we drive is key. it is warm where i drive inSouthern Cali, and much colder where you drive in East TN. Your IMA pack is of less use in a cold winter than in a warm one. You operating temps will be lower in thecold, your aero drag will be higher in the cold. But you could still do a few things... seems you set you tires PSI at 40. Try bumping up to atleast sidewall. I am at 60Psi, partly so that cold tire pressure never dips below low 50s, on the "cold" dawn temps around here of 48 degrees F.
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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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