Holy MPG!

[spdracr0]

902 miles on 16 gallons of diesel here....also a jetta

[RoadconeTuning]

Originally Posted by Carlrx7

can't compare frankencivic to a 3500lb sedan

that guy lives up here... i've seen in on Hwy25 down near ZacH's people a number of times.

[CoppertopT/A]

Originally Posted by DIGGLER

i have been averaging 48mpg each week driving to work for about a year now in my frankencivic burning 87 octane.
got 51mpg in the wifes civic hybrid when we took it to the mountains last year. (which still makes no sense to me, as it was out of battery halfway up the mountain and wheezing on its 1.3 liter engine)

Never thought I'd see the day when diggler is talking honda swaps and mad vtec yo!

[DIGGLER]

Originally Posted by RoadconeTuning

that guy lives up here... i've seen in on Hwy25 down near ZacH's people a number of times.

last time i read about it, that car was actually only a civic cx, not the uber mpg getting vx. and he still gets like 70+mpg with it. the aero is a huge deal when trying to get big hwy mpg... moreso than the weight.
im not that hardcore about it though.

[DIGGLER]

got gas today... averaged 49.2 last tank. lol

[Matts94Z28]

Vw who?

[Carlrx7]

Originally Posted by DIGGLER

got gas today... averaged 49.2 last tank. lol

Congrats

Ps Matt's a fag


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[DIGGLER]

gonna have to get an alignment, pump up the tires, and take it on a trip sometime this year. im bettin' 58-60mpg.

[DIGGLER]

Originally Posted by Carlrx7

Congrats

Ps Matt's a fag


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thanks, no so much bragging about it as i am glad that it does what its supposed to after all that work i put into it.
423 miles on 8.5 gallons.

[Carlrx7]

I also did some research and found. Using a shorter route to work I can save over 1500 miles a year and 2.50$ a week in fuel cost. Even though the shorter route gets lower mpg. Like a free trip down to fl mileage wise and when it comes time to trade it in. Miles are a factor.


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[MonteC]

Carl you're turning into rainman.

[ElecTech]

Originally Posted by MonteC

Carl you're turning into rainman.

More like Howard Hughes without the money, with a little Mort Goldman thrown in.

[04ctd]

Originally Posted by Carlrx7

a shorter route to work /

Palmetto Commerce parkway?

or Stall Road?

[Carlrx7]

Both


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[1997b4c]

Originally Posted by DIGGLER

paid $400 for frankencivic. un-stuck the clutch and it drove. lol


...but then i spent alot of money on the drivetrain and all that stuff trying to make it reliable as a daily driver for the next couple years. vtec-e engine out of a '95 civic vx, highway gear'd trans came out of a '90 crx hf, and i had to do a shit ton of wiring to get everything to work without throwing a check engine light. obd-0 to obd-1. swaps are common in the honda world, but not this one. it has wierd stuff like a 5 wire wideband o2 sensor, digital egr valve, as well as the other swap stuff like obd1 dizzy, vtec solenoid, vtec pressure switch, etc. there was alot of stuff.
wheels came off of a '99 civic hx. it looks like hell, but gets great mpg and has a huge cargo capacity.

My 88 civic was averaging 42 before it burnt two valves and shit canned itself. Now it gets a measly 33 with the Acura Ls swap.