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fullofsol · 07-20-2014, 12:15 AM

Here's how the vehicle looked like the first couple days - cracked windshield and rust spots all over the rocker panels and wheel wells.

Was later Plasti Dipped in a silver color I did with cans leftover

I noticed my engine bay would be fairly warm after a drive - so I decided to install a short ram air intake. I'm still figuring how I can change it into a warmer air intake for a leaner fuel mixture to improve gains

I eventually slammed the car, bought some side skirts and a front lip to lower it even more in order to reduce drag. The side skirts seem to function as wheels spats too haha

Then I proceeded with buying a nice set of 15" rims. The rims are fairly light at 15lbs compared to my oem 14" rims which weighed almost 17-18lbs. I chose aggressive offsets since I like the "stance" look to some extent as well as trying to eliminate air from flowing and hitting the insides of the fenders

Other stuff I've done includes stripping the trunk (removed jacks, spare tire), removing everything past the catalytic converter (boy the old exhaust was rusting out and it sure was heavy!).

The car recently had an alignment - toe was straightened out and car is currently at 2.5 degrees camber. Tires will be pumped up to 51PSI (max on my sidewall) fairly soon.

The vehicle currently averages around 38MPG which I'm quite happy with. It's a lot higher than estimates from the manufacturer.
That's almost like the same fuel economy of a CRZ-Hybrid which is a car that's almost 20 years older than this one.
I'm a fairly gentle and subtle driver, so the car never exceeds 2.5k RPM for the most part.

Here's my fuelly log: Bryan The Del Sol (Honda Civic del Sol) | Fuelly

Future work that needs to be done to it include:
-grille block
-underbelly tray
-rear diffuser
-stripping AC system
-removing coilover locking collars to tuck the rear wheels
-removal of minor dents, patching up some rust areas,
-and dipping the car again properly.

Thanks again for having me on board, hoping to hit 45mpg eventually!
If you guys have any suggestions on some other mods that can be done, please let me know!

Tom

07-20-2014, 12:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
fullofsol EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Here's how the vehicle looked like the first couple days - cracked windshield and rust spots all over the rocker panels and wheel wells. Was later Plasti Dipped in a silver color I did with cans leftover I noticed my engine bay would be fairly warm after a drive - so I decided to install a short ram air intake. I'm still figuring how I can change it into a warmer air intake for a leaner fuel mixture to improve gains I eventually slammed the car, bought some side skirts and a front lip to lower it even more in order to reduce drag. The side skirts seem to function as wheels spats too haha Then I proceeded with buying a nice set of 15" rims. The rims are fairly light at 15lbs compared to my oem 14" rims which weighed almost 17-18lbs. I chose aggressive offsets since I like the "stance" look to some extent as well as trying to eliminate air from flowing and hitting the insides of the fenders Other stuff I've done includes stripping the trunk (removed jacks, spare tire), removing everything past the catalytic converter (boy the old exhaust was rusting out and it sure was heavy!). The car recently had an alignment - toe was straightened out and car is currently at 2.5 degrees camber. Tires will be pumped up to 51PSI (max on my sidewall) fairly soon. The vehicle currently averages around 38MPG which I'm quite happy with. It's a lot higher than estimates from the manufacturer. That's almost like the same fuel economy of a CRZ-Hybrid which is a car that's almost 20 years older than this one. I'm a fairly gentle and subtle driver, so the car never exceeds 2.5k RPM for the most part. Here's my fuelly log: Bryan The Del Sol (Honda Civic del Sol) \| Fuelly Future work that needs to be done to it include: -grille block -underbelly tray -rear diffuser -stripping AC system -removing coilover locking collars to tuck the rear wheels -removal of minor dents, patching up some rust areas, -and dipping the car again properly. Thanks again for having me on board, hoping to hit 45mpg eventually! If you guys have any suggestions on some other mods that can be done, please let me know! Tom Last edited by fullofsol; 07-20-2014 at 12:30 AM..