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Old 08-11-2014, 11:15 PM   #11 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Location: Coastal Southern California
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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 AusKiwi View Post
Thanks for the comments. Which gauge do you have? Also, what mods have you added to your car to improve fuel economy? Or removed from your car? I am probably not going to get a lot of support from my "other half" if I spend money on gauges and suchlike. So I need to know that your savings aren't also due to other mods. I am keen to explore all options though.
Well, that would be a long story. Here is my modding and maintenance thread: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post374667

But if you keep reading the forum with your open mind, you'll see the merits of most of what I am saying eventually because I'm really just in the mainstream, more or less, on this site... nearly all I know about this game I learned here. Study the efficiency mods and hypermiling tips (linked near the top of this page). Some of the good stuff is free, low profile, and/or ridiculously cheap, such as the tire pressure, engine-off coasting (with a manual transmission), no-idling, grill blocks, and airdams.

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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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