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Mpg of spitfire?
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Oh, hell... the Spit hasn't had a working speedo/odo since I bought it! They's supposed to be good for over 40 mpg depending on running condition and how/where you drive them, but I'd expect more like 25-30 with the 1500.
The new 2.0 Duratec that's going in it is good for over 30 mpg in a Focus... with the gearing I have in the Spit, I expect I'll be able to get well over 40 with it on the highway. Who knows when it will be finished, though.
The new 2.0 Duratec that's going in it is good for over 30 mpg in a Focus... with the gearing I have in the Spit, I expect I'll be able to get well over 40 with it on the highway. Who knows when it will be finished, though.
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Need more precise numbers to be viable. Did you fill up with exactly 10.00 gallons of gas in the car after driving 430 miles? When you're talking about that kind of MPG, the tenths count! 2 tenths of a gallon in either direction can put you anywhere from 42.16 to 43.88, a significant difference.
Is your Civic a VX? The new highway EPA on a '93 Civic VX is either 45 or 49. (with no clear indication of what the difference is between the two specs... gotta love unclear data) I'd give you the benefit of the doubt and call it 45... which means you're close, but still below EPA. Still not bad, though!
You should be able to see 50 mpg easily with that car, just takes a little dedication to the cause.
Is your Civic a VX? The new highway EPA on a '93 Civic VX is either 45 or 49. (with no clear indication of what the difference is between the two specs... gotta love unclear data) I'd give you the benefit of the doubt and call it 45... which means you're close, but still below EPA. Still not bad, though!
You should be able to see 50 mpg easily with that car, just takes a little dedication to the cause.
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1996 Honda Civic EX 5 speed
135,000
gallons: 11.9 full, 7.93 used for numbers.
miles: 215
mpg: 27.11 more city driving
EPA: 26/33
% improved: not much lol, foot becomes lead at times. Sometimes I just like hearing my car revved out till redline before I shift. I was doing great at half tank probally 35mpg or so and then I was away from my car for a month so when i came home it needed a good ole fashion raping to be reunited. Now that i'm back and its been a bit I expect to see my mpg go up quite a bit, i'll post back on the improvement. My old automatic Civic was funny no matter how it was driven it was always 25mpg whether i was taking it easy or putting the pedal down everywhere. Didnt make much sense...
135,000
gallons: 11.9 full, 7.93 used for numbers.
miles: 215
mpg: 27.11 more city driving
EPA: 26/33
% improved: not much lol, foot becomes lead at times. Sometimes I just like hearing my car revved out till redline before I shift. I was doing great at half tank probally 35mpg or so and then I was away from my car for a month so when i came home it needed a good ole fashion raping to be reunited. Now that i'm back and its been a bit I expect to see my mpg go up quite a bit, i'll post back on the improvement. My old automatic Civic was funny no matter how it was driven it was always 25mpg whether i was taking it easy or putting the pedal down everywhere. Didnt make much sense...
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I think this would be a fun thing to try out except that my daily commute has me at a traffic light every half mile and if you miss one you miss them all. Work puts me about 5 miles from home, then lunch about another mile or 2... I will be heading out to lakeland later this week and will have to try.
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Holley 2300 500cfm direct mounted to a D8 head
durapark ignition, JP performance Timing chain
IHI turbo, 10 psi, K&N! video of it "in action"
http://videos.streetfire.net/player....D-7B3C2B51D66F
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i use to drive from tampa to clearwater everyday for school last year in my last 91 240sx hatch with around 140,000. i would go through a full tank in 4-5 days so i did the test and drove shifting around 2.5-3k rshared_pm and it would vary from 28mpg-31mpg depending on how heavy my foot was that week. cool thread
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97 F150 4wd 5.4 with 4.30 gears and lockers.
milage on vehicle:114,000
fuel:25.6 gallons
miles driven: 375 city/490 highway
mpg: 14.6 city/19.1 highway doing 70 with cruise set.
milage on vehicle:114,000
fuel:25.6 gallons
miles driven: 375 city/490 highway
mpg: 14.6 city/19.1 highway doing 70 with cruise set.
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well i just went on a trip to north Carolina and back. car was fully loaded and most of the drive was at 80-85mph. still managed to hit a couple 39+ mpg. i even got 36.5 mpg driving around in the mountains.
this was in the 1995 saturn sohc manual sedan. i just hit 168k.
this was in the 1995 saturn sohc manual sedan. i just hit 168k.
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That's pretty impressive MPG for those kinds of speeds. Good thing it doesn't beat your prior record... I'll be damned if I remember where I put the spreadsheet for this little contest.
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