on my prelude i ususally do only about 320km on a full tank. I've done close to 400km once but only once. I use 91octane or higher. Is this the expected prelude mileage? It seems too low to me.

pr0digy1

 

what year and model do you have and do you drive hard???

i have a '97 base model (auto) and i get get about 26 miles/gallon doing a combination of city and highway driving. i rarely go into VTEC or accelerate hard. i usually fill up around 300 miles (483 km).


[Modified by HondaDriver4Life, 12:04 PM 10/17/2001]

 

i have 01 prelude se
i do rev it at least few times a day, and i hit the vtect a few times a day too. Is that why i only get around 320km?

 

I get between 12-16mph. If I race it's lower.

 

how many miles per galon do i get then?
how big is the lude tank?
i do around 320km on a tank, so i guess that's about 200miles

 

going into vtec a couple times a day certainly kills you. in daily driving i rarely go above 5k rpm. at about 330 miles is where my gas light turns on.

 

the prelude tank is 15.9 US gallons....

to calculate your mpg or kmpg:

1. fill-up your gas tank
2. reset your odometer
3. drive as you normally do and record the mileage the next time you fill-up
4. note the amount of gas you pump in
5. take the mileage and divided it by the number of gallons you pumped

 

Reset your ecu, it ups your gas mileage.
Put tire psi to 32, lower or higher decreases gas mileage.

 

how do i reset my ecu?

 

I get like 25 mpg. Like 20 if I drive hard and VTEC a lot. And maybe 26 or 27 if I drive like a grandma. What is the fuel tank capacity of the 4th gen vtec? once the light goes on i usually put in about 13.8 gallons. and can usually go about 330 miles on that much before re-filling.

 

yeah how do you reset your ECU and is it good to do on an engine with 133k on it.

 

Hey guys,
I'm new here... I drive a 2001 se I've had it for five months and I've got an aem cai in so far. She's about to go away for the winter.
As for your question, I usually get just over 400km per tank, and the tank is 50 liters.
On the highway I can get up to about 550, but it really depends on how I drive. Can get as low as 350. I think that the way you drive during your break in period might make significant difference.
later

 

i got about 400 miles on a full tank going to chicago from minneapolis once. i was a little bit surpised because i was cruise at an average of 80 mph.

 

how big is the tank on the 4th gen???

 

I was occasionally able to hit 400 miles per tank on road trips in my lude too, but 310-325 to the low fuel light was typical in my day-to-day commute.

 

15.9 gallons.. When my fuel light cuts on, and I got to fill it up, it usually takes about 12.5-13 gallons... so, when your light cuts on, you got about 3 miles to spare, and at the worst, at 20 mpg, it will take you 60 miles

 

So if you just ignore your fuel light, 400 miles on a tank should be easy...

 

Yeah I think I've done that before....I've driven REALLY far after the light goes on multiple times...once time I could NOT find a gas station and I was pushing my luck so much, I was really nervous

 

In answer to the question about resetting the ecu, all you need to do is disconnect your neg battery cable for a few minutes and reconnect it.