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Old 03-29-2014, 11:53 PM   #103 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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90 day: 66.42 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by some_other_dave View Post
Where's the new thread?
The new thread was a suggestion I made when Mista Bone suggested taking-on a challenge to build a 68mpg engine/tranny combo that would prove a point he has wanted to persuade people of. Pgfpro was endorsing the idea, but not for himself, I thought.

pgfpro, I don't know for certain the BSFC chart you offer should be thought of as representative. I think different gasoline cars can be quite different. Take these two for example, posted by betasniper and ever green in the http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post397134 thread:

Toyota/Lexus 2GR-FSE




In this second one it looks as if 80% engine load may get you into the "sweet spot" at 1500 rpm.

Cars vary.

james
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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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