Black Mamba modding and repair thread (1997 Civic HX 5-speed) - Page 4 - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

Baltothewolf · 07-16-2014, 09:31 PM

Cacivic, is there a comprehensive guide around here somewhere on how to make an airdam exactly like yours? If so can you link me to it? That's the next big mod I want to do before the wheel skirts and wheel covers.

2000mc · 07-16-2014, 09:51 PM

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Baltothewolf · 07-16-2014, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 2000mc

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I already tried searching and didn't really find anything useful. Mainly trucks..

2000mc · 07-16-2014, 10:47 PM

When I used that page a while back, it eventually lead me to http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post372986 where I ran with darcanes use of paver edging. Unless you find exactly what someone else did to a car just like yours, and they documented the heck out of it, you will be doing some engineering / figuring it out as you go

Baltothewolf · 07-17-2014, 03:22 AM

Well first fill up is here, 350.3 miles and 9.360 gallons used, 37.4mpg. I'm actually satisfied with this, as I did smog and a bunch of idle time when working on my car. I'm hoping to get 45+ next tank, we will see.

Baltothewolf · 07-20-2014, 07:34 AM

Full tune up complete! Well more like 15 hours ago, but anyway, I replaced the following...

Spark plugs and wires, it had the original that came with the car in 1997!!!
Manual transmission oil.
Normal oil.

After changing the manual tranny oil 3rd gear is grinding... This worries me greatly... I don't have the money to rebuild the tranny, why would just changing the oil cause it to start grinding??

Anyway, with all that being said, I got new record going to work today at 51.2MPG on UG! I was able to hold 5th gear where I normally had to drop into 4th, that tune up made a huge difference.

nemo · 07-20-2014, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Baltothewolf

After changing the manual tranny oil 3rd gear is grinding... This worries me greatly... I don't have the money to rebuild the tranny, why would just changing the oil cause it to start grinding??

Did you use factory oil or does your use motor oil. Some transmissions are particular about what you use.

Some discussion here.
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...n-oil-856.html

Baltothewolf · 07-20-2014, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by nemo

Did you use factory oil or does your use motor oil. Some transmissions are particular about what you use.

Some discussion here.
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...n-oil-856.html

My transmission calls for GL-4 so I got some Lucas full synthetic 75-90w and used that. It's spec'd for a bunch of different types types of trannies, GL-4, GL-5, etc etc.

Here is what I got, not from that place but from O'Reilly, same stuff though:http://www.4wheelparts.com/Performan...K6qxoCfKDw_wcB

nemo · 07-20-2014, 09:38 AM

So is that stuff GL4 or GL5. According to what I have read is is ok to use GL5 in a differential that is spec for GL4 but not a transmission. If the transmission requires for GL4 use GL4.

Some light reading.
http://www.widman.biz/uploads/Transaxle_oil.pdf

http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/..._Gear_Oil.aspx

Baltothewolf · 07-20-2014, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by nemo

So is that stuff GL4 or GL5. According to what I have read is is ok to use GL5 in a differential that is spec for GL4 but not a transmission. If the transmission requires for GL4 use GL4.

Some light reading.
http://www.widman.biz/uploads/Transaxle_oil.pdf

GL-5 and GL-4 Gear Oils

On the back of the bottle it said its for GL-4 transmissions so yea..