Alright, I've had my car for about 2 weeks and I've noticed that I'm sitting on about 220 miles on a half tank of gas... Now, this car would be my first four cylinder... I remember my Grand Am (92 SE, P.O.S.).. I guess I'm not used to getting this kind of mileage. I'm pretty damn sure that my old car would be almost empty by now....


[Modified by Hadji, 5:06 AM 1/15/2002]

 

City Mileage 28 mpg
Highway Mileage 35 mpg
Fuel Tank Capacity 11.9 gallons

You only drive on the highway or somethin?

 

ummm....you sure it isn't actually an HX?? I get about 150 miles out of half a tank of gas in my EX. HX's get a lot better gas milage than EX's.

 

most of the time i get around 160 miles with city and freeway driving.
220 and still have half tank. Wow!

 

i usually get around 240 a tank! you guys must be babying your car..
of course my comute is all hills on the street no freeway

 

OH yeah a gas mileage thread
In my HX I get about 32 to the gallon. Half a tank on the HX is 220-240ish.
The EX which needs a new timing belt my wife gets 23-24. Half a tank on that sucker is 160 ish

Easy way to tell if you weren't screwed by buying an EX body with a HX engine or tranny is this. Engine code for a EX (or any honda) is located on the block to the right of the header. Should be D16Y8 (EX) If it is D16Y5 (you have a HX engine) and if it is D16Y7 you have a DX/LX engine. Now if it says D16Y8 but you can go 70-72 mph in second, you have an EX engine with a HX tranny. I don't know how fast you should be at redline in the EX with EX tranny in second, I have a tranny issue in my EX so I don't drive it hard.

 

Speed at redline is 60mph on the EX tranny in 2nd gear.

 

Still the same tank of gas... Now it's at 262.8 and I'm hovering near the quarter tank line... I drive the highway to work but, I'm generally on the stop and go streets of Downtown Fort Wayne. I really can't explain it either, I started this thread from sheer curiosity.

 

I'll look at it. Which type of fraud is that? It's gotta be something legal if that's the case. Thanks for the info! I can tell you that I did pay for an EX and all the documents that I signed stated EX, including insurance.

 

1st and and 2nd gear suck .. but I'm hitting 100mph in 3rd
Before I found Honda-tech...
I accidentally put a Hatch back tranny in my car..
smaller bearings... taller gears...
but DAMN I can have high speed in 3rd and stay in my power band for shift to 4th

It's a mixed feeling swap.. but I was desperate for a tranny ... and after getting screwed on ebay... I needed one fast. So I took the first one I found..
2 months later I discovered honda tech ......

I hope my Gas mileage will improve with this tranny


[Modified by Crazydave, 10:11 AM 1/15/2002]

 

my 98 civic ex would go about 320 - 340 before I had to fill her up , but thats til the tank was bone dry

 

I get about 25 city 30+ highway on my turbo si sol

 

I get about 32mpg on my currently NA D16Y8. It may drop a bit when it has a T3 turbo, Hondata Stage 2B, and RC440's on it!

 

In the winter, I get about 32MPG on the highway with speeds ranging from 65-110MPH averaging 85MPH most of the time. City is about 30MPG. Summer time, fuel economy jumps up to an average of 36MPG highway 32MPG city. Best MPG to date was about 43MPG 2 summers ago. I would draft 18 wheelers everyday@65 to 75MPH on the 40 mile commute to college.

 

You guys are getting some great numbers!
In my '92 VX I am getting about 265 miles every full tank (I think it is a 7.5 gallon capacity).
Anyone else got numbers for a VX?