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Old 07-15-2008, 10:59 PM   #10 (permalink)
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New Blue - '08 Honda Civic EX Sedan
90 day: 36.68 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by millenniumtree View Post
I don't have a scanguage or anything like it, and I don't even have a tachometer!! My exhaust is shot to hell so it sounds like a harley - who needs a tachometer when anything over 2000rpm rattles your teeth? :P
... I obviously can't do a belly pan yet because most of the exhaust doesn't even reach the tailpipe right now. :P
I may be wrong about this, but you should probably be prepared for a drop in MPG when you fix the exhaust. Even if it's a jagged, partial leak, the muffler handling the full system's load may be LESS efficient. Exhaust systems are good for the air and the ears, and bad for MPG.
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