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Old 07-18-2018, 07:48 AM   #48 (permalink)
Ecky
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Originally Posted by California98Civic View Post
It ain't cheating.
I averaged 78mpg on my way to work this morning, and overall it's uphill. We'll see how I do on the way home. Stop and go is less forgiving without the battery in the back.




While I wait on my custom final drive to be made, I'm going to replace the DC-DC converter in the back with a phase rectifier and 20 year newer DC-DC converter, allowing me to remove another 50-100lbs from the car and get better conversion efficiency.
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