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Originally Posted by stealthls1
30 mpg highway in a 12 second car.... a civics mpg drops off quite a lot when you start modding it to run a high 14. I'd hate to see the gas mileage for a 12 sec civic.
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not honda, toyota. get someone to read a newspaper to you sometime, mkay?
#1 for how long, we shall see.
not honda, toyota. get someone to read a newspaper to you sometime, mkay?
#1 for how long, we shall see.
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Originally Posted by stealthls1
Then your about as ignorant as every other civic owner on here. I get 30 mpg on the highway. It's great having enough power, and right gears to cruise in such low rpms.
You've just proved your ignorance my friend, I don't even have a civic, I drive an F150. Power, please, I had a 10 second '73 Camaro and my truck is no slug with 300 hp and 365 ft-lb and a 4.10 LSD rear end. I've known plenty of people with newer Z28's, and they are lucky to get in the mid 20's in stock form, maybe 1-2 MPG gain with boltons. Never seen a Z28 or CamaroSS getting 30 MPG with out some really tall rear end, and then their quarter time die.
So what is your gearing? Because unless you had a complete costum tranny put in, there is no way you are doing that.
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Originally Posted by stealthls1
I do own a 10 second 73, I own a 2000 camaro SS. And yes, I get 30 mpg on the highway.
2000 Camaro SS was rated at 25 MPG, that's what most of my friends get, you must drive alot of flat highway then and have some basic bolt on right? I guess that maybe possible, but I know I would never get 30 MPG in an SS.
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Originally Posted by stealthls1
Lets see it says it is expected next month that Toyota will push past them. Gm is still nmber 1.
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Originally Posted by Jrfish007
Humm.... the only car I know that can do that is the new Z06, and frankly that costs a bit more than a civic. I had a 12.9 second civic (not a 7thgen civic), but it got about 30 MPG highway. I guess if I could do it for less $$$ that would be cool, but I can't think of what car you are talking about
6th gear isn't even useable as an acceleration gear on those cars.
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