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tvbd56 · 06-08-2014, 12:47 AM

I've been meaning to make a build thread for my last car, so now I'm going to make it for my better car!

I got my 2005 Toyota Tacoma 4.0L V6 6 speed at 17 years old. On fuelly I have almost 65k miles tracked with an overall average of 18.1 mpg and a best of 23.8.

I was taking weekly trips from Sacramento to the bay area, so I was looking VERY patiently for the right car. I wasn't really looking the classifieds, I was just going by word of mouth and my patience worked out when I got this.

1998 Honda Civic EX 252k miles 4speed auto. I bought it for $550 off of my dad. I tracked 15k miles on fuelly with an average of 35.6 and a best of 40.6 and I worked really hard for the 40.6.

I had a full upper and lower grille block, a front air dam, sealed the gaps in the front, rear tire spats, removed rear spoiler, spare tire, rear seats, $10 worth of change crushed peppers and Parmesan (previous owner was a pizza delivery driver), 0w-20 mobil 1, and I'm sure there was a lot more that I am forgetting.
I found ecomodder when I got the car and kept itching to get better mpg. After long enough I started looking around and was waiting for the right car, just like the Civic.

1990 Honda CRX HF 250k 1.5L 5speed $1300. The car was stolen and returned to the previous owner a week later, and it was found sitting in a Taco Bell parking lot. All the speakers were stolen, the climate control display was cracked, and the Ignition was drilled out. I had to start the car with a flathead for about a month until I found a stock ignition.

This picture worked out, my dog blocked my liscence

The gaps under the hood were HUGE, I could squeeze under the hood and I could just imagine how much air gets in there while driving. I used a old seal for a walk-in cooler that my work was going to throw away and I knew I'd use it sooner or later

. The lower part of the bumper had these inserts that led nowhere, so I painted two pieces of coroplast and used self-tapping screws to cover them.

I removed the passenger mirror and still haven't put a mirror on the inside because in the hatchback I have really good vision.

With this car my average is 52.4 and my best is 62.8! I'm so happy I got this car and hopefully my mpg will keep increasing!

06-08-2014, 12:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
tvbd56 0.29 Cd and decreasing Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Sacramento Posts: 184 Red Rocket - '90 honda CRX HF Team Honda Team "Old SKOOL" 90 day: 53.46 mpg (US) Thanks: 29 Thanked 46 Times in 36 Posts	1990 Honda CRX HF build "Red Rocket" I've been meaning to make a build thread for my last car, so now I'm going to make it for my better car! I got my 2005 Toyota Tacoma 4.0L V6 6 speed at 17 years old. On fuelly I have almost 65k miles tracked with an overall average of 18.1 mpg and a best of 23.8. I was taking weekly trips from Sacramento to the bay area, so I was looking VERY patiently for the right car. I wasn't really looking the classifieds, I was just going by word of mouth and my patience worked out when I got this. 1998 Honda Civic EX 252k miles 4speed auto. I bought it for $550 off of my dad. I tracked 15k miles on fuelly with an average of 35.6 and a best of 40.6 and I worked really hard for the 40.6. I had a full upper and lower grille block, a front air dam, sealed the gaps in the front, rear tire spats, removed rear spoiler, spare tire, rear seats, $10 worth of change crushed peppers and Parmesan (previous owner was a pizza delivery driver), 0w-20 mobil 1, and I'm sure there was a lot more that I am forgetting. I found ecomodder when I got the car and kept itching to get better mpg. After long enough I started looking around and was waiting for the right car, just like the Civic. 1990 Honda CRX HF 250k 1.5L 5speed $1300. The car was stolen and returned to the previous owner a week later, and it was found sitting in a Taco Bell parking lot. All the speakers were stolen, the climate control display was cracked, and the Ignition was drilled out. I had to start the car with a flathead for about a month until I found a stock ignition. This picture worked out, my dog blocked my liscence The gaps under the hood were HUGE, I could squeeze under the hood and I could just imagine how much air gets in there while driving. I used a old seal for a walk-in cooler that my work was going to throw away and I knew I'd use it sooner or later. The lower part of the bumper had these inserts that led nowhere, so I painted two pieces of coroplast and used self-tapping screws to cover them. I removed the passenger mirror and still haven't put a mirror on the inside because in the hatchback I have really good vision. With this car my average is 52.4 and my best is 62.8! I'm so happy I got this car and hopefully my mpg will keep increasing!