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Old 01-29-2017, 11:44 AM   #18 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Originally Posted by Civic98lx View Post
I have an obd 1 car also. I bought it for that but wanted to see how it compare to the obd2 ultragauge reading. I'm still playing around with the ultragauge display gauge, I "think" there is an engine load % option I could select. Much like the throttle %.
Thanks for the link, I will read up
Oh, yes. Very cool. You Could compare engine load readings on the Ultragauge with vacuum readings on the vacuum gauge. On the UG, which I also use on a 98 Civic, there is both a throttle % and an engine load%. You want the latter. Throttle does not help much. My 98 non-vtec Civic engine (sames as you LX) likes 75% engine load (70-80% is a fine range for most ICE vehicles). What is that on your vacuum gauge?
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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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