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Old 07-06-2015, 11:10 PM   #7 (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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Well, i have key started my car probably once every 3 miles or so on average for the last fifty thousand miles of this 230,000 mile car. Original 1998 starter motor still going strong. How heavy is the fit? I am not a big burly guy either and I can manage easily without PS on my car. To experiment you could just remove the belt for a while and see how you like it.
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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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