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Old 07-19-2018, 08:12 AM   #57 (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 putting a 200HP motor in a <2000lb car. It's going to be fun regardless.
So true, and it is 0.25 Cd and rought 20 sqft frontal area it will have a really low CdA and therefore effectively have maybe 10 more hp available at 70mph than any MINI.

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... I'm sorely tempted to spend another $200 to make my 6th gear 1.8% taller. ...
I like it. Downshift against that MINI.

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I'm going to stick with LRR tires. I may go a little bigger, but I'm not going to be fitting sticky tires on this car, ever.
Maybe 2 more HP at 70 MPH against that MINI. You are never seriously gonna need super sticky tires on a car that is not racing. LRR will have plenty traction for everyday needs.

This is going to be a really fun ride.
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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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