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Originally Posted by Mista Bone
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A) I will NOT give up any performance capabilities of the CRX in the name of better MPG, period.
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Well, I'm gonna have to start calling you mista bone head then
The crx is a good foundation for efficiency (and no fear mongering from you!) best in the garage reports 68.45 mpg:
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Originally Posted by Mista Bone
With your comment about the longer gears and using less fuel. If the engine is turning more rpm, there fore in a more efficient rpm range, but using the same overall fuel per mile.
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More rpm doesn't equate to more efficiency, need to understand the rpm/load bsfc charts for the engine in question. Very very roughly peak bsfc is around 2500 rpm @ 3/4 load in cars.
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...-got-1466.html
If you lower the rpm for a given power requirement (i.e. cruise), you have to open the throttle more, and there in lies a key advantage of lower rpm (but stay out of enrichment near full throttle).
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Originally Posted by Mista Bone
I'm not lugging or having to downshift for the hills, aka "transient response" as some of the Honda Engineers called it.
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Soooo... you are a "performance enthusiast", but shifting bothers you. I see...