Honda Civic DIYs and Civic Tech ChatHonda Civic DIYs and Civic Tech Chat - for the true gearheads! Bring your wrench, it's time for some Honda Civic DIY projects! Questions about problems with your car do NOT go here.
well maybe i was a little rash on the 32mpg claim. w/e. everyone gets different actual mileage cuz of different driving styles. ^it doesnt hurt that you have a stock DX as well. the motor is restricted more, so it probably gets better mileage than an EX.
well maybe i was a little rash on the 32mpg claim. w/e. everyone gets different actual mileage cuz of different driving styles. ^it doesnt hurt that you have a stock DX as well. the motor is restricted more, so it probably gets better mileage than an EX.
What do you mean by restricted more?
I don't know how much this contrimutes, but I inflate my tires to 38 psi. I've had them at 44 but the car has a tendancy to hop over imperfections. I theorize that setting psi too high may decrease mileage due to the slip/hop. 35-38 imo (if you have 44psi max pressure tires)
im sorry, but i cant believe that. how fast do you drive on the highway? you MIGHT get 38mpg going 50-55. i get around 30 in the city, cuz i keep the revs under 2k and roll the windows down. and in m first post i meant 32 city btw. i actually get better mileage in the city cuz i always haul ass on the highway cuz im impatient. lol.
nah man, about 70-72mph. i used to commute from cleveland to columbus twice a week. pretty much always 38mpg, a few 40s, and then the one time of 41. even beating on my car and redlining it a ton, i still average 33mpg mixed city/highway. 35psi in my tires at all times.
nah man, about 70-72mph. i used to commute from cleveland to columbus twice a week. pretty much always 38mpg, a few 40s, and then the one time of 41. even beating on my car and redlining it a ton, i still average 33mpg mixed city/highway. 35psi in my tires at all times.
Civics, for whatever reason, seem to be pretty economic at 70mph. And I notice that it really trains the ECU to make the car peppy. I normally do 65, but it doesn't train the car to be nearly as peppy. Maybe carbon deposits have something to do with this? Maybe it's good to run your car at 70 for a semi-long trip.
Civics, for whatever reason, seem to be pretty economic at 70mph. And I notice that it really trains the ECU to make the car peppy. I normally do 65, but it doesn't train the car to be nearly as peppy. Maybe carbon deposits have something to do with this? Maybe it's good to run your car at 70 for a semi-long trip.
who knows, 6th gear definitely helps though. i want to say im around 3100rpm in 6th gear at 70. i'll check tomorrow.
yes. i sea foam my car every 30k miles. it doesnt give you a CEL code if u use the newer seafoam.....and it really cleans out ur car if you do it right.
its really interesting to see the anti seafoam mentality on this forum... most other forum (like my old v6p.net) are very pro seafoam...
by restricted more, i mean that the exhaust system doesnt flow as well due to smaller diameter pipes. w/e, the point of the thread is seafoam and i dont think it really does anything. unless the valves on the "deathtrap" (my bike's name ) were pretty clean to begin with.
yes. i sea foam my car every 30k miles. it doesnt give you a CEL code if u use the newer seafoam.....and it really cleans out ur car if you do it right.
its really interesting to see the anti seafoam mentality on this forum... most other forum (like my old v6p.net) are very pro seafoam...
im sorry, but i cant believe that. how fast do you drive on the highway? you MIGHT get 38mpg going 50-55. i get around 30 in the city, cuz i keep the revs under 2k and roll the windows down. and in m first post i meant 32 city btw. i actually get better mileage in the city cuz i always haul ass on the highway cuz im impatient. lol.
Rennen When i had my civic i was averaging 34mpg. Seeing as everytime i filled up it was 10gallons in and 340miles on the ODO.
) were pretty clean to begin with.
