I have tuned up this car best I can think of. It has new cap, rotor, wires, syn oil, pcv, o2 sensor, headers, catback, and air filter. I'm only getting around 22 mpg in the city. Is this typical? I was really hoping to average more around 30.

The new 2008 EPA mileage estimates for this car are 23 city / 31 highway at http://www.fueleconomy.gov

 

If your driving all city you will waste more gas

 

I ordered a cheapie SRI from Ebay. Might as well put that on and add a K&N filter to it since I have the headers and catback. I guess I'm just going to get crap mileage in the city no matter what I do. A manual transmission really isn't an option here because of the horrendous traffic jams, I'd burn out a clutch every year, and my left leg would be twice the size of my right one.

My daily commute is about 8 miles, and that takes me around 30 minutes minimum, so I am driving an average of 16 miles per hour, and thats if everything is perfect. Maybe what I need is an hour meter so I can calculate my gallons per hour? O_o

 

consider yourself getting good mileage at 22mpg's when it takes you 30 minutes to drive 8 miles. Freeway you should be able to get about 36-38 realistically.

 

I wish I could rig up some kind of deal to make the engine kick into super low idle, like maybe 400rpm while I sit forever in a queue at traffic lights, creep 30 feet and repeat.

FWIW, on the few occasions that I can get it out of the city, it seems to do pretty well on gas. I love the way the 95 civic handles, its great! But 22mpg city isn't anything to be proud of IMO.

Guess I'll keep saving up for that Yaris liftback, or Smart Fortwo [sm=noooo.gif]

 

Hey I have a mustang, and if I drove it in your driving conditions, it would get probably 10 mpg's.[:@] If you want better mileage, maybe you can invest in a little moped or something, hehehe.

 

I know I would be tickled if I could get 22mpg with my pickup. I get 15-18 on a good day on the highway. My civic will get ~31 on the two lane, and 35+ on the interstate. That little 1.6L loves to rev I guess.