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Old 05-14-2002, 09:09 PM
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i'm not lookin for what you get per tank (i have no idea how large your tanks are), but what your actual MPG is and if that's city or highway just tryin to get a general feel. i know the h22 has v6 like power, but i'm wonderin if it sucks v6 like gas too! TIA!
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tank is 15.9 gallons, in a 5th gen SH, which comes out to be 60 liters (if you go by metric) I get about 20-25 or so MPG, thats just a guess tho, I don't have an actual number.
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is that mostly city or HW driving?
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I get about 33 to 35 mpg on my lude hybrid.
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I get about 33 to 35 mpg on my lude hybrid.
awesome...what kinda hybrid exactly? 5g civic/h22?
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94 prelude VTEC, 25-28 mpg (street, depending on how often i excercize the VTEC)
and i get up to 30 highway. good gas mileage eh?
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9.5 mpg
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94 prelude VTEC, 25-28 mpg (street, depending on how often i excercize the VTEC)
and i get up to 30 highway. good gas mileage eh?
yes indeed it is what do you usually shift at on the street?
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well, at around 3000RPM when i'm in the "gas saving mode"... depends on how fast i'm going though. i really like to shift at 7400RPM
but on average at around 3500RPM.
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i used to get upper 20's with my old h23, now with my new h22 and my gas guzzling spoon ecu, its really low 20's...ill check it one of these days
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18-22.....with driving in vtec alot...city
27-30.....75-80 mph hwy
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when im broke, i use cruise control as much as possible, it really saves gas..... ****, I even use cruise control driving down my block
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Default Re: 'Lude guys...what kind of MPG do you get?? (Honda318dx)

9.5 mpg
LOL! Thats because you never let off the gas!!

I got 12.3 mpg on track.
Around 20 city
And up to 29 highway.
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Yes sir.
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Default Re: 'Lude guys...what kind of MPG do you get?? (H22pwrd)

20-25 depending on the weight of my foot.
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Default Re: 'Lude guys...what kind of MPG do you get?? (hot_EF)

Generally on my 5G I get between 250 and 280 miles on 12-13 gallons (rarely go into the reserve), with a max of 320 miles and min of 100 miles.

So, average:
20-21 mpg
max:
27-28 mpg
min:
8 mpg

That 8 miles per gallon minimum was due to daily 1 mile trips... I am gonna walk more often this coming summer.


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6-10 when racing

12-16 driving, and that's easy driving.

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Default Re: 'Lude guys...what kind of MPG do you get?? (JG Luder)

10-11L/100kms... Even mix of city/hwy.. shifting between 3-5K.. VTEC occasionally. On the hwy, never below 130km/hr.
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