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Old 05-24-2016, 02:51 AM   #8 (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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I'm sorry about the shorthand. As far as the car I plan for it to be a fun daily driver that even if I drive it hard on occasion will still average 40 plus miles per gallon. I'm not too into the hypermiling but I do enjoy the thought of ecomodding. A little background on myself Im a Master ASE Tech with about 15 years of professional experience in the field and I've been doing this kind of work my entire life. I also hold certification in chassis fabrication and High Performance Engine building and I wanted to apply some of my knowledge into making an economical fun car.
Impressive. You know a lot more than me, but a question is if you set up a higher compression ratio closer to the cr direct injection engines have, won't you have a problem with detonation? The y5 had a knock sensor, so won't the ECU react to detonation by retarding timing and kinda undermining your purpose a little?
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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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