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Old 01-15-2018, 06:06 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by California98Civic View Post
I thought I picked up 1-3mpg from my Ps delete. Love my CX/VX trans too. But I am not sure I would swap the HX trans for a VX trans because of how it will effwct when and in what gear at what speed you can attain lean burn. The super-tall VX gearing works against the HX design at our normal speeds.
This exactly. I just couldn't get into lean burn at all. And stop and go just... Awful. The BSFC was different on that engine was higher up in the rpm range as well. The car weighed 15% more, etc etc. I love the HX trans. It's gearing is just so perfect IMO.
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