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Old 07-26-2007, 12:24 PM
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so i have a 93 si hatchback, and although it has new plugs and a brand new air filter... on my last tank i drove 330 miles most of which are highway and averaged 40.5 mpg when i got back to town and checked my mileage...

I mean i do drive very conservitavely... and i'm in nuetral a lot because i anticipate lights and whatnot... but 40 seems pretty high to me, and i know that i have the D16Z6 in there...
i'm just wondering what anyone else is getting according to what the EPA estimates for their vehicles are
 
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Old 07-26-2007, 09:48 PM
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Are you sure you did the math right? You would have had to be around 3/4 of a tank before you filled up with those numbers... I haven't even come close to those numbers in my '00 EX... I'm around 31-32 with mixed driving no a/c... 27 with a/c (and a bad compressor clutch bearing... adding more mileage/power loss)

This is what EPA (fueleconomy.gov) says...
 
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Old 07-27-2007, 03:46 PM
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well that epa rating is adjusted for fasdter driving (80 and up mph) and the use of a/c

my car needs an alignment and starts shaking at like 72-73... so i was going like 65 to 70 miles an hour the whole time with nothing but my radio on... my tires were at like 36 psi

i definately did the math right, i check my mileage every single tank and the worst tank i've had with my civic was the majority of city driving and i used the a/c because it was a heat wave... and i still averaged 32 on that tank, i mean every single tank i've done with this car has been 35-37 with an even mix of city and highway, so i guess mostly highway @ 40would make sense compared to all those numbers
 
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Old 07-29-2007, 02:25 PM
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Since you check your mileage every single tank, show us your logfile. I have posted mine here several times.

Somehow I cannot see the EPA rating gas mileage at "80 MPH and up". Would you post a link to that info please?
 
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