FoorBangar

Hello

I plan on buying a prelude but im concerned about the mpg.I belive its 19-22mpg or something like that.Is there any way I can boost up the mpg like maybe and intake or something? Someone help because I want better gas mileage.

FoorBangar

Someone help lol

snobordboy

If you are that concerned on gas mileage buy a 1993 Civic with no power anything, they get like 45 MPG.

My Prelude gets 20 or so city, and around 27 hwy, as long as I drive conservatively. For some dumb reason I am looking at a new DD that gets a whopping 10 mpg city, and 14 hwy lol.

FoorBangar

I want to race too.

FoorBangar

How did you get yours to do 20 I need atleast that

FoorBangar

Also do preludes take regular gas or premuim?

PrePreOwner

Premium, and it gets 20 stock. Lol

integra_101

they dont need premium. my parents have a 2006 MDX and it says to take premium only. they only get the lowest octane and the car it still running strong with 500xxxkms on it.

premium gas for our cars is a waste of money

This_thread_sucks_now

Over the last 35,000 miles I've averaged 30.5 mpg. 50/50 city/highway. Even when I was a stock H22A1 on a chipped P28 I got 30 hwy mpg.

What do you people DO to get such bad mileage!?!?!

Well then again I did get 10mpg on the racetrack. Perhaps you guys can't keep your foot out of it?

-TTSN

integra_101

on my d16 civic, i was getting like 610kms per tank.

i wonder what ill get on my h22 lude now

holmesnmanny

almost anything with vtec uses premium gas...yes you can use regular gas..but only do so if you have a knock sensor

Lugzilla

My '01 Prelude SE ranges 500-600km per tank all depending on how I drive. Drive like an old lady and mostly city, closer to 500km, all highway closer to 600km. Use premium only, I put 87oct in it the first day I had it, first time filling it and drove on the highway to Ceder Point and it ran like complete **** till I filled it up with 104oct I found at a gas station in Ohio, fuel economy went down the tube, but damn that was some good stuff, but the cars run best on 91oct, balancing power and gas mileage I find.

Mileage is around 7.5-8L/100km, completely depending on whether or not I start smanging into vtec, revving all the way to 8k.

integra_101

well good thing for me, my vtec solenoid is broken. I ordered a new one from totalJDM in markham. should get here by Tuesday they said.

preludeNApower

I get 26 on h23 I/e 87 octane, mostly hwy

27 on built NA h22 city. 93 oct
8 on the track. 98 oct.

schmitty915

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Don't buy a prelude. Or swap a F22 in.

Premium only. Do not listen to anyone who says otherwise.

Like this guy vvvv

If they didn't need premium, they wouldn't start knocking with lower octane fuel.

hypnosisracing

This comment is flat out inaccurate. Will it run just fine without premium? Sure! But you've just generalized the reason why these cars call for premium...an engine performing its basic function leaves out some pretty important details, like carbon build up, wear and tear on pieces throughout the motor that the fuel touches...i mean if maintenance and engine longevity are of no concern to you, feel free to throw 87 in there all the time, also...why not skip a few oil changes while you're at it? The engine will run just fine, even with a little sludge right? No reason to change the air filter either until it's simply blocked...air flow is air flow right? I mean until that CEL comes on, the engine is still generically running just fine, right?

There are, however, some of us that enjoy a car that not only performs as close to 100% as possible, but we also like to have the idea that 5 years from now, it will still be doing the same. Preventative maintenance is a hell of a concept...doing oil changes even if the oil might still be useful, checking fluid levels and replacing fluids even if they are still technically functional...and yes, putting 93 (or better) octane gasoline in the engine to function on a large spectrum of levels from cleaning purposes to performance retainment.

You say it's a waste of money to burn premium when the manufacturer calls for it...I say I'd rather put a few extra bucks in my car and make sure I'm doing what i can in order to prolong the life of my vehicle. To me, a waste of money is eventually having to clean up several components of your motor because you wanted to save a few bucks per week...even if you do it yourself, still a total and preventable waste (i don't know about you, but my time is worth more than a few bucks per week, I'd rather run a cleaner, premium fuel and avoid that work for a longer period of time).

To the OP, and your concern about MPG's, the bottom line really is that this car balances fuel economy and performance pretty well...but you're always going to have a trade off, and if the base line isn't where you need your mileage to be, you might want to look for another option. I'll be honest with you, I've owned several cars over the last decade, from full out sports cars to luxury SUV's and a sprinkle in between, and my reflection is this, this is a happy balanced car between fun and frugality.

integra_101

like i said. my parents old 2006 mdx has 500xxxkms on it and they only use low end gas.

thats 310xxxmiles. still runs like a champ.

I just made a perfect example as to why you dont NEED premium gas

hypnosisracing

But you are still grossly generalizing with that example...that's ONE car, you have no information about the kinds of repairs they've done over that time, the maintenance intervals and the condition of the car during those intervals...etc etc etc.

And that's not even getting into the type of driving during the mileage, your location and types of gas available to you (some areas have different octane ratings for instance)...there are so many variables that would make your parents SUV survive fine but the guy with the same exact SUV have lots of problems.

Bottom line, the cars call for higher octane for a reason. If its not important or worth it to you, that's all fine and dandy, but suggesting it's a waste across the board is just asinine. Not that it's really necessary for me to continue this "debate", a vast majority of owners agree with me.

integra_101

i think its fair we both agree that you can sometimes get low octane gas if you're having a broke month? lol

FoorBangar

Thank you guys

CuteAccord

If you're worried about getting good mileage don't get a Prelude. My SH gets around 22 with mixed driving and it doesn't seem to change too drastically whether I drive conservatively or spiritedly.

hyponosisracing is giving good advice, you need to use premium in the Prelude. Don't listen to integra_101 he doesn't know a damn about engines and his posts should serve as a general reminder for when you're in the market for a used car -- buyer beware, ask for maintenance records and inquire about how they take care of the car. You don't want to end up with a lemon.

integra_101

yea i dont know anything about engines. I put in a j32 into my old integra because i dont know anything at all.......

CuteAccord

You put a J32 in an Integra? Why on earth would you do that? Very amusing stuff.

Anyway, your argument is moot. Claiming you can put a new motor in a car, even if true, does not prove that you have any knowledge whatsoever concerning engines and how they function internally. Your statements regarding using lower octane, however, is completely relevant and proves you are a moron and should not be giving advice. I feel sorry for your Prelude if you're putting in anything lower than what the manufacturer requires, and like hynosisracing already said, you will pay the price for it later on if you haven't already.

hypnosisracing

I can't agree with you there...there are many other ways to work with "broke months" (as you put it) outside of depriving one of the biggest investments you'll make in your life of something that keeps it running as close to perfect as possible. Skip fast food or coffee a few times per week and stick with the premium and avoid drama in the future...

Folfin

I don't understand you guys with the 22-24 mpg in the prelude. I get low 30's combined in 65/35 highway/city driving.

Tips for getting decent mpg in the prelude:
-RUN 91-93 octane gas! As was stated above, running lower octane runs down the engine sooner. When the prelude was designed, they designed it for a relatively high compression ratio for the time. Honda did not have as much control over the ignition timing as they do today and while you might be able to get away with running lower octane, you really run the risk of knocking as well as (as was stated by hypnosisracing) your car will develop undesirable conditions from the lack of good gas. There is plenty of literature on this, read up.
-keep your rpm's below 2800 at all times, except when on the highway.
-when on the highway, follow speed limits
-you could look into the accord fifth gear swap, apparently it does help some. I personally don't know though.
-synthetic oil helps some too
-tire pressure...alignment... Simple things. Stay out of vtec mostly if you can.
-new plugs- the iridiums by ngk are actually helpful
-seafoam it
-I personally saw a 1mpg increase when I got my cai. That might be bs, but it can't hurt.

Anyway, that's all I can think of right now.. Enjoy the prelude.