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What is this discussion about? Honda Civic, Fuel Efficiency (MPG)


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#1090 of 2058
Once again... by pat HOST
Aug 13, 2007 (1:16 pm)
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The folks hanging out in Gas Saving Gizmos & Gadgets are really looking forward to some input from all of you who are interested in this conversation...
 
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Same commute- tighting range by ruking1
Aug 13, 2007 (1:21 pm)
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While the range remains the same-38-42 mpg, we have been getting more tank fulls at 41/42/43 mpg!!!
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Re: Same commute- tighting range [ruking1] by jefferyg
Aug 14, 2007 (8:16 am)
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Replying to: ruking1 (Aug 13, 2007 1:21 pm)

Tell us again what that commute is like.
 
I drove my 07 Civic EX to Memphis last week. On the tank up I drove 300 miles interstate and then about 50 miles around the Memphis area. I filled up before the trip home and it checked in at 36 mpg. That was in blistering heat with A/C running constantly and driving 74 or so on the interstate. On the trip home and about 65 more miles of my wife driving to school and back for a few days mpg dropped to 34. So not too bad. I am looking forward to cooler weather to see what the Civic can do without the A/C.
 
BTW, I filled up in West Memphis, AR, price of gas was $2.45/gal!!! I'm so jealous.
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Re: The old dead horse... [shipo] by eldaino
Aug 14, 2007 (11:49 am)
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Replying to: shipo (Aug 13, 2007 11:49 am)

ah ok. gotcha. I just was just wondering if you knew these existed or not. but its irrelevant anyway!
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Re: i don't mean to beat the dead horse [blufz1] by eldaino
Aug 14, 2007 (11:54 am)
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Replying to: blufz1 (Aug 13, 2007 12:31 pm)

Come on! Be a man! If you really want to ram some air, cut a giant hole in your hood and fit a snorkel type scoop to the K & N
 
be a man? uh...i wasn't planning on doing this at all...i was just wondering what shipo's stance on what a true full intake system is, i have no plans on doing such a thing...and if i DID, i wouldn't dare what you suggest...i'd end up looking like that kid on the gti commercial when they ask him what his huge hood scoop on his civic does.
 
'it sucks in air'.
 
'ya, eet sucks alwight.'
 
having said that, in the tuner world, putting an 'intake' on your car usually means putting on what i posted (the k&n link) there are some, called cold air intakes that go all the way down to the bumper and replace a whole bunch of stock parts...the one pictured is a short ram and usually has modest gains with regards to torque on the dyno.
 
granted, no one who really uses them ever did so for fuel economy.
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Re: i don't mean to beat the dead horse [eldaino] by pat HOST
Aug 15, 2007 (3:44 am)
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Replying to: eldaino (Aug 14, 2007 11:54 am)

Enough with this subject in this topic, please.
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mpg reports NOT filter debates please by k5ldb
Aug 15, 2007 (5:19 am)
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I just brought home my new 07 LX sedan yesterday. It is tango red pearl which I'm told is good for at least one extra mpg due to color superiority. Anyway, I found this forum and dropped back to about message 650 to read all about mileage and found the majority of posts are arguments over filtration. Could we please have some more actual mpg reports? Thanks, and I look forward to posting my own when I've driven enough to make one.
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Re: mpg reports NOT filter debates please [k5ldb] by jefferyg
Aug 15, 2007 (11:06 am)
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Replying to: k5ldb (Aug 15, 2007 5:19 am)

Congrats on the new Civic. My 07 EX is also tango red pearl, but I don't know that the color is going to get you any extra mpg. Did you get the 5-speed or the automatic? I was surprised that the numbers for each were almost identical - that used to never be the case. I have the auto and so far it's given me a myriad of different mpg readings. Keep us posted.
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Re: mpg reports NOT filter debates please [jefferyg] by k5ldb
Aug 16, 2007 (7:52 am)
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Replying to: jefferyg (Aug 15, 2007 11:06 am)

I don't really believe the color affects mpg although I guess one could debate if the higher temp underhood from a black car absorbing and white reflecting sun heat is enough to affect mpg. I know you can put your hand on a white car at noon in July and can't touch a black one but don't know if that's enough to affect mpg due to higher intake air temp.
 
I filled mine yesterday to reset the trip odometer and get a baseline. The dealer reset the trip when they filled it prior to delivery but I don't know just how they filled it. Based on mi/odo it got about 33.2 in mixed use but that was only on 4.5 gallons so not enough to be very accurate.
 
My usual system is to use the A odo on every fill and the B to accumulate a half dozen or so and then calculate an overall figure. I find that more accurate than the individual calculations.
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Re: mpg reports NOT filter debates please [k5ldb] by ruking1
Aug 16, 2007 (8:00 am)
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Replying to: k5ldb (Aug 16, 2007 7:52 am)

Well more directly, what really happens is the A/C is (user) set to work and works harder in a darker car than in a lighter car. Whether it converts to hard data or not, it would need a side by side test and then the sample size would probably be too small.

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