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how much does swapping an engine effect your gas mileage - 11/3/2007 3:18:12 PM    SilverWrench   Posts: 113 Joined: 8/5/2007 Status: offline how much does swapping an engine effect your gas mileage? thanks Post #: 1

RE: how much does swapping an engine effect your gas mi... - 11/3/2007 3:22:30 PM    reaper2022 Posts: 2850 Joined: 2/4/2007 From: Pennsylvania Status: offline not much.  Think about it.. you're putting a stock engine into your car.  Honda makes some pretty fuel-efficient cars, so pretty much any engine you get will still get you decent fuel economy. _____________________________ My car - for sale! (in reply to SilverWrench) Post #: 2

RE: how much does swapping an engine effect your gas mi... - 11/3/2007 3:27:30 PM    SilverWrench   Posts: 113 Joined: 8/5/2007 Status: offline ok thanks, thats what i thought, but my friend was telling me i wouldn't get good gas mileage anymore (in reply to reaper2022) Post #: 3

RE: how much does swapping an engine effect your gas mi... - 11/3/2007 3:32:01 PM    reaper2022 Posts: 2850 Joined: 2/4/2007 From: Pennsylvania Status: offline well, pick the engine you want to swap at and look at the gas mileage the car the engine came out of got.  That's pretty much the mileage you're going to get now (provided you drive slowish and don't floor the accelerator much) _____________________________ My car - for sale! (in reply to SilverWrench) Post #: 4

RE: how much does swapping an engine effect your gas mi... - 11/3/2007 5:02:11 PM    addiction2bass Posts: 6866 Joined: 6/21/2006 Status: online ya check the milage FROM the donor car........ thats preaty much what youll get.... tho could be beter could be worse... ALL DEPENDS HOW YOU DRIVE IT! _____________________________ 99 civic ex, being redone. KONI yellows, Ground Control adjustable coilovers, for starters (in reply to reaper2022) Post #: 5

RE: how much does swapping an engine effect your gas mi... - 5/8/2008 1:50:30 PM    financed1   Posts: 2 Joined: 5/8/2008 Status: offline Talk with a tech at the dealership: http://pearsonhonda.blogspot.com (in reply to SilverWrench) Post #: 6

RE: how much does swapping an engine effect your gas mi... - 5/8/2008 9:35:55 PM    sacicons Posts: 7674 Joined: 6/26/2004 Status: offline my car got about 30-35 city/highway mix with the stock 102 hp 1.5l, about 26-27 with the 168hp b16, and about 25-27 with the 200hp b18c. _____________________________ Yes, there's a "Replacement for Displacement". Its called Volumetric Efficiency. quote: ORIGINAL: Forty04 I choose the rear ending (in reply to financed1) Post #: 7

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