| Owner: |
bs25942 |
| A.J.: |
2004 Honda Civic LX |
| Displacement: |
1.7 L |
| Fuel type: |
gasoline |
| Transmission: |
manual |
| Curb weight: |
2500 lbs |
| Coefficient of drag: |
0.36 |
| Frontal area: |
22.5 sq.ft. |
| Instrumentation: |
ScanGauge |
| Description: |
I changed the EPA to reflect the gas mileage I typically attained before the boattail. |
| Build Thread: |
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| Current Mods: |
December, 2008: Buy Civic off Ebay for $4800
February, 2010: Lose control in snow and slam into tree. Car out of commission until June, 2010. Replaced entire front end of car.
Summer, 2010(summer before college)-Summer, 2011:
Magnaflow catback exhaust, K&N hi-flow air filter,window tint
9/15/11
Start researching fluid dynamics and reading Ecomodder.
12/15/11
Start Project(Christmas Break):
Both mirror deletes, pizza pan hub caps, rear wheel skirts, full upper grill block, partial lower grill block, windshield wipers cover, Scangauge II, synthetic engine oil, synthetic M transmission oil, light right foot, small air dam. 42 psi gauge in all tires
edit: 3/25/12
Forgot to replace radiator cap and overheated engine. Almost blew engine in Dallas but no apparent damage done. Radiator developed a stress crack. Replaced 1 month later.
edit: 6/15/12
Added full underbelly(coroplast) and power steering delete. Start design/prototype of Kammback
edit: 7/12/12
Added Catamaran side skirts(like Basjoos) and a 3 inch air dam.
edit: 8/15/12
Car painted all black to blend in mods.
edit: 3/15/13 pizza pan wheel covers replaced with cloth/polyester resin covers to reduce weight, wheel skirts optimized to reduce frontal area and for more security(more bolts), side skirts covered in Al flashing to reduce thermal expansion/contraction, all ABS plastic painted black, flashing on bottom of air dam, rear seat back removed for more space, Kammback currently being designed
edit: 6/5/13 Air dam shortened 1 inch to reduce incline rubbing. Now 6 inches of clearance and much less contact. Both side mirrors bolted in place to end adhesive failure. Bicycle acquired 6/9/13.
edit: 7/13/13 installed kill switch, preparing for insane tank averages finally
edit: 12/31/13 Bolted on Kammback to roof and side of trunk. All mods are now complete. New rear tires.
edit: 5/25/14 Installed rear poly-carbonate window for Kammback to prevent recirculation. Rear seat reinstalled and front passenger seat removed for more space and passenger capability.
edit: 8/24/14 Finish boattail and add partial front wheel skirts
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| Planned Mods: |
redo full boat tail |
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| Official Fuel Economy Ratings |
| EPA city |
36 mpg(US) |
| EPA highway |
42 mpg(US) |
| EPA combined |
38 mpg(US) |
| Actual Fuel Economy Performance
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| Lifetime |
43.26 mpg(US) |
| Last 3 tanks |
41.63 mpg(US) |
| 90 days |
41.47 mpg(US) |
View Fuel Log
Last updated: Mar 27, 2018 |
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