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Rep Power: 399 Pump your tires up a couple of pounds. If you're running 30, then run 32. Don't floor it and use the cruise control on long stretches.
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by shawnskee22
im talking like mods or something
im talking like mods or something
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Rep Power: 399 Originally posted by Chrissy
i heard if you put magnets on the fuel line near the throttle body you could get better gas mileage, but i think its bs. it was from this site that sells neodymium-iron boride magnets... extremely powerful magnets indeed. they can hold each other and almost never let go.
i heard if you put magnets on the fuel line near the throttle body you could get better gas mileage, but i think its bs. it was from this site that sells neodymium-iron boride magnets... extremely powerful magnets indeed. they can hold each other and almost never let go.
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Rep Power: 0 http://www.mpgplus.com/
http://www.improvegasmileage.com/
http://www.utahgreenpages.org/transp...GasMileage.htm
I dunno what kinda help is there, I just did a search and gave you some interesting looking pages, post what you find too dude, I'm kinda interested
http://www.improvegasmileage.com/
http://www.utahgreenpages.org/transp...GasMileage.htm
I dunno what kinda help is there, I just did a search and gave you some interesting looking pages, post what you find too dude, I'm kinda interested
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Rep Power: 0 Here are some easy things you can do to improve gas mileage:
1) oil changes every 3000-4000 miles
2) rotate tires every 1500-2000 miles
3) keep tires properly inflated
4) make sure your intake isn't too dirty
5) drive smart - anticipate traffic and ease up on the throttle; don't speed excessively
6) make sure your engine is warmed up sufficiently before driving
There really isn't a gimmick add-on that you can buy that will increase gas mileage. Just follow these simple tips and you'll notice a difference immediately.
1) oil changes every 3000-4000 miles
2) rotate tires every 1500-2000 miles
3) keep tires properly inflated
4) make sure your intake isn't too dirty
5) drive smart - anticipate traffic and ease up on the throttle; don't speed excessively
6) make sure your engine is warmed up sufficiently before driving
There really isn't a gimmick add-on that you can buy that will increase gas mileage. Just follow these simple tips and you'll notice a difference immediately.
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Rep Power: 0 here is the easiest way to get better gas mileage, trade in your civic for a hybrid or insight!!! haha. if your really worried about gas mileage id say do it. LoL they are slow as ***** though!
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Rep Power: 0 The Civic Hybrid actually has more torque than a Civic EX (lower peak hp, though). It's actually not that slow and has surprising pep for a gas-electric hybrid. It's a nice little car, and if they drop the price in the future, I think you'll see a lot more of them on the road.
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Rep Power: 559 changing your oil with the honda oil recommended for the car will boost your mpg a lot! i used to change my oil at like jiffy lube or whatever, but then went into honda for my 20k and they put in the special oil they made thats new and no one else has or something and its totally giving me better gas milage.
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Rep Power: 0 The Honda oil isn't anything special. They probably just used 5w-20, which is thinner than the 30-weight oil that Jiffy Lube uses. Hence the better gas mileage.
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by cryption
http://www.mpgplus.com/
http://www.improvegasmileage.com/
http://www.utahgreenpages.org/transp...GasMileage.htm
I dunno what kinda help is there, I just did a search and gave you some interesting looking pages, post what you find too dude, I'm kinda interested
http://www.mpgplus.com/
http://www.improvegasmileage.com/
http://www.utahgreenpages.org/transp...GasMileage.htm
I dunno what kinda help is there, I just did a search and gave you some interesting looking pages, post what you find too dude, I'm kinda interested
-jro
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by jro
on this site it says that driving with the windows open is actually bad for gas mileage; it is better to use the a/c.... i've never heard this? i thought it was better to avoid a/c for best gas mileage
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on this site it says that driving with the windows open is actually bad for gas mileage; it is better to use the a/c.... i've never heard this? i thought it was better to avoid a/c for best gas mileage
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by htowncivicEX
Here are some easy things you can do to improve gas mileage:
1) oil changes every 3000-4000 miles
2) rotate tires every 1500-2000 miles
3) keep tires properly inflated
4) make sure your intake isn't too dirty
5) drive smart - anticipate traffic and ease up on the throttle; don't speed excessively
6) make sure your engine is warmed up sufficiently before driving
There really isn't a gimmick add-on that you can buy that will increase gas mileage. Just follow these simple tips and you'll notice a difference immediately.
Here are some easy things you can do to improve gas mileage:
1) oil changes every 3000-4000 miles
2) rotate tires every 1500-2000 miles
3) keep tires properly inflated
4) make sure your intake isn't too dirty
5) drive smart - anticipate traffic and ease up on the throttle; don't speed excessively
6) make sure your engine is warmed up sufficiently before driving
There really isn't a gimmick add-on that you can buy that will increase gas mileage. Just follow these simple tips and you'll notice a difference immediately.
For mods that you can do that might help, free up your exhaust flow (header, high flow cat., cat-back exhaust) and lower the temp of your air intake and increase the flow (CAI or SRI). The beginner basics of modifying a car, Intake/Header/Exhaust. I heard that better spark plugs do well to gas mileage too.
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by htowncivicEX
Here are some easy things you can do to improve gas mileage:
2) rotate tires every 1500-2000 miles
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Here are some easy things you can do to improve gas mileage:
2) rotate tires every 1500-2000 miles
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Even if it did make a difference, I'd rather pay that extra 1 or 2 dollars you save in gas per month (if it is even that much), than go through the pain of so much tire rotation. Not to mention all the wear and tear you put on your lugs and rims from so many rotations.
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by detoX
does that tornado air really work? increase HP and gas millage?
does that tornado air really work? increase HP and gas millage?
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by Ronin
I've never heard of this before. And that interval sounds kinda excessive. For me, that's like once or twice a month. Did you actually mean 15-20,000 miles?
Even if it did make a difference, I'd rather pay that extra 1 or 2 dollars you save in gas per month (if it is even that much), than go through the pain of so much tire rotation. Not to mention all the wear and tear you put on your lugs and rims from so many rotations.
I've never heard of this before. And that interval sounds kinda excessive. For me, that's like once or twice a month. Did you actually mean 15-20,000 miles?
Even if it did make a difference, I'd rather pay that extra 1 or 2 dollars you save in gas per month (if it is even that much), than go through the pain of so much tire rotation. Not to mention all the wear and tear you put on your lugs and rims from so many rotations.