What do I need to do in order to get 30mpg or better?
10-02-04, 11:14 PM
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Ok, believe it or not, I was getting 30+ MPG on the highway in my 87 SE auto. The car had good compression all around, and ran great. Secondaries were fully functional too. I drove the car pretty hard around town, and it still got at the very least 23mpg. I would say it got more like 26 though. I only spent $20 a week on 87, at an average of $1.89 a gallon. I would put $10 in it on Monday, and get about 120-130 miles out of the 5.2-5.5 gallons I filled her with. I was afraid to run it empty, and the light never came on, so I imagine it could have went futther than that, but I never tried it. I'm not sure if this car was just the exception, or if the transmission and rear end combination are what gave it such good mileage. All the sensors and belts and everything were new. So I dont know, thats just my experience. Now, on the other hand, my TII gets about 230-250 a tank if I'm not too boost crazy....
10-02-04, 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by smerio
i own a 90 s5 na and now im going to be commuting to/from college and thats gonna be about 120 miles round trip. i really don't want to sell my fc, it has sentimental value to me, lots of memories.. anyways, i have some money laying around that I would of spent on mods like 17" wheels and suspension but i want to invest in something that will give me better gas mileage, a lot better. i am willing to sacrifice power but not really reliability. please let me know what you guys think. this is mostly highway miles so i don't need power really.
Buy a 1990 civic Lx automatic 4 door. End of Story.....
10-02-04, 11:33 PM
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Wow! Those are some CRAZY numbers, what did you do to your car? I'll have issues beliving you if you're saying it's 100% stock tho, thats just a fluke 
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10-07-04, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Tofuball
Wow! Those are some CRAZY numbers, what did you do to your car? I'll have issues beliving you if you're saying it's 100% stock tho, thats just a fluke
Maybe it was downhill both ways?
You must share your secrets!
Maybe it was downhill both ways?
You must share your secrets!
