Thread: 70 MPG US (3.3 L/100 km) challenge (non-hybrid gasoline and diesel cars)
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Old 08-28-2019, 09:08 AM   #154 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by Daox View Post
I was able to eek out over 70 mpg on the way to work on Firday. But, today I wasn't able to. Despite my best efforts, I only hit 68. I fear a 70mpg tank will need more mods.
I hear you. I took my car off the road for a couple days to figure out how to relocate the battery to the trunk because my completely failing deep cycle battery was making me run the alternator all the time. I think I'll surely have the car back on the road tonight. With a new 60 amp hour deep cycle battery and a sturdier decklid spoiler, I'm hoping I'll get that extra 0.4 MPG that I needed last time to get up over 70.
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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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