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Old 03-31-2017, 02:03 AM   #2 (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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Below 1500 is probably always too low for flooring it for any purpose at all. But above that, in a naturally aspirated and relatively low-power engine that is also in good working order, there is not much chance of damage. ECUs will adjust timing and AFR as needed to avoid pre-detonation. Nonetheless, 1500 is my absolute bottom for relatively high load (75%, which is a long way from WOT). But generally I am at 1700 or higher as I accelerate. Been doing this for years all the time and have 248,000 miles on the original engine now.

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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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