09-23-2019, 01:20 AM
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I don't think anyone would disagree with awarding you this honorary hat picture and sticker picture!
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Ya can't throw them around like candy off a parade float!
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Oh, oh. Frank disagreed!
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02-05-2020, 01:37 PM
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Thread revival!
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Originally Posted by Daox
I think my next step is going to have to be an air dam. The higher speed portion of my trip is what kills my mpg. I just can't maintain even 60 mpg at 50 mph constant speed.
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Yes - moar mods!
I'm seeing 60+ MPG on 50 MPH trips with multiple aero mods on the new-to-me Mirage. That includes some engine-off coasting on either end of the trip and on some hills in the middle.
I haven't cracked 70 on a single trip in normal (for me) driving since I got it, though. Then again, it is mid-winter. It'll be a piece of cake in warm weather.
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02-05-2020, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
... It'll be a piece of cake in warm weather.
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Sounds like a challenge!
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02-06-2020, 02:14 AM
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I accept the challenge. 
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05-03-2020, 12:26 PM
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MAYDAY has passed and I am announcing the return of the 70 MPG challenge. See below for last year's initial rules and Hall of Fame results. Did I miss anyone? ("SRA" is single run average, and it counts, too.)
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Originally Posted by California98Civic
I'm going to record a 70 MPG tank this summer. This is an invitation to anyone else to take that up as a challenge. Get at least one 70 MPG tank anytime between now and the autumnal equinox in late September and you get this picture of a custom hat for the 70 MPG Club. It's rare and elite!
THE LISTS (no particular order):
1. FTA (Full Tank Average)
PaleCivic (96 Civic DX)
PaleFit (08 Fit Sport)
Winter-beater-Metro (00 Chevy Metro)
BlackFly (98 Metro)
Sport Coupe (92 Ford Tempo GL)
AerocivicLB (92 Civic CX/VX)
The Little Car (00 Chevy Metro)
Nut Wagon (91 Civic Wagon DX)
Daox's Paseo (97 Toyota Paseo)
...others...?
2. SRA (Single Run Average)
Swarthy (14 Mitsubishi Mirage DE)
Black & Green (98 Honda Civic DX)
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05-04-2020, 02:07 AM
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I may partake again if I can finish all my mods and can get back into pulse and glide driving. With new aero additions 70mpg trips should be theoretically possible in warm weather, unless my new gearing proves to be ultimately detrimental to pulse and glide
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05-04-2020, 09:20 AM
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Thanks for bumping this! I'm in again. I'm going to need some more mods to bump up my game though. Almost all my trips are under 5 miles now. Its really hard to get above 70 on such short trips.
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05-04-2020, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Daox
Thanks for bumping this! I'm in again. I'm going to need some more mods to bump up my game though. Almost all my trips are under 5 miles now. Its really hard to get above 70 on such short trips.
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You can go really slow on short trips without adding much extra time! Even better if the engine is mostly off!
Or let the car warm up for an hour before the trip! 
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05-04-2020, 10:08 AM
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I'd love to get 70mpg short trips again. My only chance of seeing those numbers now are on long, low speed highway trips with rolling hills. Perhaps when I get my oil warmer and block heater installed it will help. I might try dropping to a 0w20 on my next oil change as well.
This K24 engine is reasonably efficient when warmed up, but it takes forever to get warm in such a light car, and it's a pig when cold.
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05-04-2020, 10:16 AM
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Cyborg ECU
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You can go really slow on short trips without adding much extra time! Even better if the engine is mostly off! |
The secret of the Single Run Average revealed!
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Originally Posted by Gasoline Fumes
Or let the car warm up for an hour before the trip! |
Another secret of the Single Run Average revealed! Like a professional magician telling the kids how the trick works. 
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Originally Posted by 19bonestock88
I may partake again if I can finish all my mods and can get back into pulse and glide driving. With new aero additions 70mpg trips should be theoretically possible in warm weather, unless my new gearing proves to be ultimately detrimental to pulse and glide
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More mods! I have a plan, too. I want to continue the design, testing, and building of the flat decklid spoiler I started last summer.
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Originally Posted by Daox
Thanks for bumping this! I'm in again. I'm going to need some more mods to bump up my game though. Almost all my trips are under 5 miles now. Its really hard to get above 70 on such short trips.
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Slow ride!
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Originally Posted by Ecky
I'd love to get 70mpg short trips again. My only chance of seeing those numbers now are on long, low speed highway trips with rolling hills. Perhaps when I get my oil warmer and block heater installed it will help. I might try dropping to a 0w20 on my next oil change as well.
This K24 engine is reasonably efficient when warmed up, but it takes forever to get warm in such a light car, and it's a pig when cold.
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Sounds like another single run average candidate! Pick a trip you know you'll need to make, pick it well in advance, and prepare?
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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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