<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gen2fanatic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">This thread is just flat out sick! I just picked up a crx HF and was going to use it for a daily, but when I drove it home, I realized that you got to keep it in 3rd gear around here (country roads) to even be able to pick up speed. It was definatly different lol.
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I was afraid a VX would be underpowered like that too, but test driving it really amazed me. I went from driving an Integra LS 5spd to a 95 Civic VX and I really don't think the car is underpowered at all. The VX's vtec starts at 2500 RPM, so if you want to beat on it, it doesn't take long at all to get into the power-band. Try looking for one of those, I doubt it'll disappoint you. That reason you stated is the reason I didn't really want an HF even though they get around the same mileage as a VX and can sometimes be found cheaper.

 

I got 44mpg in my 94 DX hatch when it was stock. Now, I get 36mpg with my B18C1. It's all about the weight.

 

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Yeah, I'm sure that does have something to do with it.

 

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Sounds great man! Good mpg too. For a little better mileage you should convert the intake so it only sucks up warm air (by taking off the lower portion of the intake). The VX from the factory only sucked warm-air, and that also gave it a little better mileage compared to sucking it cold.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i do that in the winter. i put that on there so i could have just a tiny bit more passing power, and to have a little bit more torque. and really the worse thing i've done to kill the gas mileage was put those rotas on there. i can get around 46-48 with the cold air and stock wheels. but it's getting changed over for winter tomorrow. thanks though.

 

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I was afraid a VX would be underpowered like that too, but test driving it really amazed me. I went from driving an Integra LS 5spd to a 95 Civic VX and I really don't think the car is underpowered at all. The VX's vtec starts at 2500 RPM, so if you want to beat on it, it doesn't take long at all to get into the power-band. Try looking for one of those, I doubt it'll disappoint you. That reason you stated is the reason I didn't really want an HF even though they get around the same mileage as a VX and can sometimes be found cheaper.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well.. my girlfriend just talked me into keeping the HF. Its got 254k on it, so its a little beat, not to mention not taken care of. My plan is to find another HF motor, do a full rebuild for more efficency/power. Im sure shes just a little weak due to lack of care

Ill update the status on the HF once I get it through inspection and get it tagged

 

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Well.. my girlfriend just talked me into keeping the HF. Its got 254k on it, so its a little beat, not to mention not taken care of. My plan is to find another HF motor, do a full rebuild for more efficency/power. Im sure shes just a little weak due to lack of care

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If you can stand the "power" of the HF, it sure will make a perfect daily driver for how much gas it'll save you. Let me know if you keep it and about the mileage you get with it. Gassavers.org has this cool feature where you can input your gas mileage to get an average, a graph of it versus the EPA rating, and your 90 day average. Very cool board if you want to keep up with tracking your MPG.

Good luck with the HF!

 

ive got vtec-e. but its a d16y5. not the 1.5

 

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Mine is from a company that made them for RVs and campers, i have a couple extra, pm if interested

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by R81_EJ7 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ive got vtec-e. but its a d16y5. not the 1.5</TD></TR></TABLE>

How's the mileage with that motor?

 

Lets see some more people added to the 45 MPG+ club!

 

lol..almost birth of a new HT sqaud

 

Almost...too bad there is only 3 members

 

lol love the post! i had a vx but it had a d16z6 swap with a bad 02 sensor... sooo much for good mpg lolsss

 

pres, vp, and secretary lol.

 

True true.

 

I went from a 185/70/14 to a 205/50/15 with a 2 mpg loss. Mostly from the add width of tires and to a 300 tw tire.

But i'm running a 15x7 forged FN01r - that weights around 10.2 pounds, and helped keep the mpg close as possible to what I would get with the 14s.

Go light with wheels guys!

 

That's actually why I'm not planning on changing out the VX wheels (9lbs a piece).

On a different note, after using some Seafoam through the motor last night, my idle finally dropped to where it should be (from 900 down to about 500). Hopefully this will bump up the MPG a bit.

Never used Seafoam before, but it worked out great!

 

yea thats what i hear! did you use it through the brake booster? and i guess you need to change your oil after!

 

Threads like this make me want to do a SOHC 5spd swap in my 4dr auto integra

 

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I ran it in the oil for about a day. It does thin-out the oil, but it really makes the inside of the motor clean! I very slowly poured it in the hose that connects to the brake booster. I just stuck a vacumm hose on the end of a funnel, and attached it to the intake to pour the Seafoam through. It was pretty easy. I've heard of people completely ruining their motors by using Seafoam though. If you just pour it all in at once, you can easily hydro-lock the motor...causing lots of damage. The best method I've heard of using seafoam, is to spray a mist of it into the motor so it cleans and sticks to more of the intake manifold instead of just pouring into the motor as a liquid.

 

yea, i have heard of people putting a 1/3 of it in the crankcase, 1/3 through the vacuume line, and 1/3 through the gas tank to clean the injectors.

 

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You would probably get a huge improvement in mileage if you did it.

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Worked great for me.

 

Dont vx's come in different colors like white and blue lol? yea random question

 

I believe they come in teal (light and dark, depending on year), light blue, red, and white. Haven't seen them in any other colors than that.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Panda Eg6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yea, i have heard of people putting a 1/3 of it in the crankcase, 1/3 through the vacuume line, and 1/3 through the gas tank to clean the injectors. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I put it in the Vacuum line of my old car - too scared to ruin whatever was left of the seals on my 94 accord with 200k miles. No ill effects though!