Gas Mileage?

Topics that apply to all 92-95 civics
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By OleFolk
- Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:34 am #241915 Drive slow :D
Fill tires with air
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By Chance
- Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:49 am #241919 The regular shit.. oil changes, air filter change, Shift low, accelerate slow and drive the speed limit. Tire pressure like OleFolk stated... also the size of your rims/tires effect it.
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By TrailerTrash
- Thu Mar 03, 2011 4:28 am #241930 keep your heel off the steel and don't downshift to slow your car down. if your coming to a stop just push the clutch in and use your brakes to slow the car. thats what they are made for
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By suspendedHatch
- Thu Mar 03, 2011 4:37 pm #242009
TrailerTrash wrote:don't downshift to slow your car down. if your coming to a stop just push the clutch in and use your brakes to slow the car. thats what they are made for


If you have your foot off the throttle and your RPM's are above 950, the injectors are turned off.

Putting the clutch in causes the RPMs to immediately drop below 950. The injectors turn on and the engine goes idle.

Leaving the trans in gear keeps the RPMs above 950. No fuel is used.
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By teal_dx
- Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:24 pm #243357 me neither, I always took it out of gear and coasted. That's why he has that title :thumb:

Also a good alignment will help lower rolling resistance. The type of tires make a difference, as well as the footprint size and weight of the overall wheel.

Gutting your entire car will help too but that's not very practical.

A properly designed rear diffuser can help reduce the bumper's tendency to catch air like a parachucte. VX's actually came with a partial rear diffuser on the left side.
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By Ajax1989
- Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:27 pm #243359 sell the civic and buy a pruis
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By Ajax1989
- Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:16 am #243393
teal_dx wrote:
94_jdm_ferio wrote:sell the civic and buy a pruis

hmmm I haven't banned anybody in a while... :P :hehe:


hey now that wouldnt be cool
its eat sleep civic-eg for me

idk what the outside look likes

but on a foreal note
major tune up
do the speed limit
shift at 3k not 7200 or after vtec
hydrogen/nitrogen(watever it is) filled tires
just drive like a gramma and u can save gas
dont drive like a dick
i get bout 30+mpg on the freeway
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By Eg6H2D
- Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:28 am #243407
suspendedHatch wrote:
TrailerTrash wrote:don't downshift to slow your car down. if your coming to a stop just push the clutch in and use your brakes to slow the car. thats what they are made for


If you have your foot off the throttle and your RPM's are above 950, the injectors are turned off.

Putting the clutch in causes the RPMs to immediately drop below 950. The injectors turn on and the engine goes idle.

Leaving the trans in gear keeps the RPMs above 950. No fuel is used.


Shit good to know?!!!! :thumb:
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By LaosToaster
- Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:22 am #244577
suspendedHatch wrote:
TrailerTrash wrote:don't downshift to slow your car down. if your coming to a stop just push the clutch in and use your brakes to slow the car. thats what they are made for


If you have your foot off the throttle and your RPM's are above 950, the injectors are turned off.

Putting the clutch in causes the RPMs to immediately drop below 950. The injectors turn on and the engine goes idle.

Leaving the trans in gear keeps the RPMs above 950. No fuel is used.


one question; so if ur rpms are above 950 and u use no fuel while in gear(foot off throttle), what actually happens in the combustion chambers? is it just pumping air in and out by the pistons going up and down. i noticed i can kinda hear my injector going on and off when cruisin around in 5th gear, since i dont have any sort of entertainment system i can only hear everything thats in my engine compartment.
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