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Old 09-16-2014, 01:08 PM   #193 (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 johnlvs2run View Post
Did you remove the back wheel skirts, and if so, are you planning to transition to aluminum? What is your feeling about 1/2 skirts vs full ones, and back wheel skirts in general? Are you using any wheel strips in the front?
I'm not sure what a wheel strip is. Could you clarify that one? But it's funny you ask about the wheel skirts because at the moment they are off. I took them off a few days ago for tire replacement (the maybe 6 or more year-old cracking Harmonys were finally done). I have not put them back on because I want to redesign. I have some scrap metal, but I think it is too touh to cut. And I have some black plastic sheeting. I have to decide, but I have been so busy with work, my energies have not been there for the car. As to legnth, the general wisdom around here seems to be the more wheel cover, flatter against the bodg contours, the better. But not further than the bottom of the rocker panels and such.

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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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