Mileage Wars!
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RE: Mileage Wars! - 7/15/2006 1:56:51 AM
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neon3kgt
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i get an average of 30mpg all city, w my 00 EX 105k miles. intake and exhaust.
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RE: Mileage Wars! - 7/15/2006 3:12:23 AM
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Jeremy102579
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averaged 45 mpg in my 00 ex coupe stick shift dring from new york to georgia and back.
crusing at 65-70 mph on interstates.
beat that in a STOCK EX.
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RE: Mileage Wars! - 7/16/2006 8:35:26 PM
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addiction2bass
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44.67MPG without AC highway 75MPH
35.32MPG WITH AC highway 75mph
that dam AC is a killer!!!!!!!!!
i think when winter comes around im gonna pull my AC belt and see if i can get even more milage with very little extra drag on the motor. :D
might even try the steering belt also if i can still steer ;)
i notice a huge power drag when i use my AC. also when my stereo is pumpen the engine idle changes... not sure if its the alt pulley worken harder or just crapy voltage from stock alt and stock ground cables....
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RE: Mileage Wars! - 7/16/2006 9:28:06 PM
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neon3kgt
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the more electrical things you run, the harder your alt. has to work so it draws more power from the engine.
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RE: Mileage Wars! - 7/16/2006 10:20:49 PM
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addiction2bass
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well dam im realy gonna be screwed when i upgrade my alternator to a highpower one. :(
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RE: Mileage Wars! - 7/16/2006 10:58:41 PM
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civicstealth
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You got that right about the AC, it's a parasite even when it's not on and running!
And I've heard about people taking the power steering out of the loop, too; makes you more efficeint and gives you back a couple of horses. I've not driven a Civic without power steering lately, but I'm pretty sure my 82 DX was all manual. It'll help you build up your forearms, at any rate.
Yep, I found I lost a little more than 5 mpg running the AC over the same roads I ran without it.
And watch out for the old argument that it's more efficient to drive at highway speeds with the AC on then it is to drive at highway speeds with the AC off and the windows down, because windows up is less drag. Not true--you loose something like .5 percent fuel effieciency with the windows down, but, depending on the car, you can loose anywhere from 5-20 percent running your AC.
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