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Originally Posted by California98Civic
Neat little car. And pretty good numbers for driving in those conditions without a gauge for the best techniques. How many RPMs does your transmission turn in top gear at say 100kph?
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Good question. There's no rev counter on the dashboard so I don't know for certain, though at a guess it's probably around 3000 revs at 100km/h. The sweet spot for fuel efficiency seems to be around 45mph, though I aim to cruise at 50mph.
I do intend to get a ScanGauge at some point, so eventually I'll know. So far I've just done some very basic modding.
Today I changed one of the tyres from a cheapie with a max sidewall pressure of 36PSI to one with 44PSI, and then pumped up the tyres to 44. On the way back I stopped at the local scrapyard and found a new spare wheel with a Dunlop tyre on it with lots of tread left for less than a tenner (that is GBP10). Also looking at improving the grille blocks.