30.78mpg when I drive the speed limit!

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Farbio
eli -
that is pretty normal for a prelude - you have to remember honda engines like to rev, and have 8k+ redlines, so 80 or so at about 4k rpm is about normal, esp if you think about a typical car doing about 3k rpm at that speed...they only have redlines of ~6-7k, so it makes sense

Yea.. I guess.

Just seems like 5th would be a little lower, would save gas. It's an '88, so no VTEC.. redline is 6750.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Farbio
eli -
that is pretty normal for a prelude - you have to remember honda engines like to rev, and have 8k+ redlines, so 80 or so at about 4k rpm is about normal, esp if you think about a typical car doing about 3k rpm at that speed...they only have redlines of ~6-7k, so it makes sense

Yea.. I guess.

Just seems like 5th would be a little lower, would save gas. It's an '88, so no VTEC.. redline is 6750.

Maybe it doesn't have enough power at lower rpm?

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Farbio
eli -
that is pretty normal for a prelude - you have to remember honda engines like to rev, and have 8k+ redlines, so 80 or so at about 4k rpm is about normal, esp if you think about a typical car doing about 3k rpm at that speed...they only have redlines of ~6-7k, so it makes sense

Yea.. I guess.

Just seems like 5th would be a little lower, would save gas. It's an '88, so no VTEC.. redline is 6750.

Maybe it doesn't have enough power at lower rpm?

nod, maybe. obviously there's a good reason for it, or it wouldn't be that way. 😛

*searches for B20A5 dyno graph*

 

[Finality]

I managed 26.2 mpg doing 80-85 in a 1995 Maxima 😀

Nice 2300 mile roadtrip.

 

[syberscott]

My record is like 14 mpg on the highway. Must have something to do with those 3.73 gears and a 350.😉

 

[ChrisIsBored]

I did barely over 33mpg on my road trip to Houston last week driving mostly between 80-85mph. Gotta love Civics for the economy, that's why I do at least. 😛

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: SammySon
yay 2 more mpg

Per gallon that is pretty good. Especially US Gal.

My car does 17-21 MP Imperial Gallon, which is larger, when I drive in my usual manner. can get 32 if I completely Granny it.

 

[TheCorm]

Ah The American Fuel economies 😉

I get around 31mpg...because my car is a turbo....my mum gets around 38mpg...my dad 44mpg...there is a new diesel out over here by Renault that gets around 67mpg....all average/combined figures.

Jamie