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Old 02-01-2015, 12:19 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hello from S Ontario Canada! 07 Civic...SGII etc.

Hi all,

I'm from Southern Ontario and have an 07 Civic LX Auto 1.8L R18. I have HCH wheels and the proper size Michelin tire for them, a ScanGaugeII, rear wheel well inner HCH covers, lower/upper grill block of foam pipe insulation for now...lower block of black corroplast should be done today in 2 or 3 sections. I'm running waterless coolant to prevent overheating issues.

Last long road trip fully loaded (2 adults and a ton of luggage) and quite cold temps(-28C) travelling of 3200KM's yielded 5.833 Liters per hundred km (40.32 US MPG). I was also travelling through the central US where I unfortunately did not drive slow...120KM avg (about 75MPH).

Anyway, look forward to learning from you all.

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Old 02-01-2015, 01:51 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Thanks elhigh , I got lazy and used cruise control after the first 1/3 of the trip. Was seeing approximately 44.5 without. I'm old and started getting foot/leg cramps

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Nemo, I will post a few pictures soon

Nothing too dramatic for mods...
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Oh yeah, I'll be making a 2,000km trip next weekend. We'll see if my corroplast lower grill block is more efficient than pipe lagging! I'm sure it will be.
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Ok, a few pics of the car...sorry about the messy car, it's winter! And the crappy pictures, cell phone inside .

First, corroplast lower grill block:


Next HCH wheels:


Rear lip:


Rear wheel well blocks (from HCH):


Pipe lagging upper grill block and under hood block:
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When you take your next trip. Stop every hour or so and walk around so you don't get a case of thromboflabitus (spelling?) as I did in a one gas stop from Atlanta to Cleveland.
And use the cruise so your leg is not all tensed up for hours on end.
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When you take your next trip. Stop every hour or so and walk around so you don't get a case of thromboflabitus (spelling?) as I did in a one gas stop from Atlanta to Cleveland.
And use the cruise so your leg is not all tensed up for hours on end.
Thanks M1! I've always been a long trip person but my one day maximums are slowly getting shorter!
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welcome

Welcome Scott,

Those are really good numbers. We had an 2005 Civic SE Auto with similar modifications (chloroplast upper and lower grill blocks, ScanGauge II) and the best I ever got (hot middle of summer perfect conditions) in over two years with the car was 5.8L/100km. Well done for bigger engine, winter conditions, and faster speeds - very impressive.

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