mpg comparisons?

[mboardman]

Guys -

Im fairly excited here. I had to double check with a few websites to make sure I was doing the math right. I am getting 33-34 mpg with my little 3g! Sweet honey!! She's an 89 Lxi sedan with 202k on her, but she's doing so well. Ive run through 3 tankfuls in the 2 weeks Ive owned her, and its been the same each time. I do alot of highway driving for work.

I never expected this. Sure, the accords get anywhere from 27-30mpg in my experience, and Ive owned 4 accords, over a range of years. But Ive never broken the 30mpg mark! One of the reasons I think she's doing so well is the fact that the AC belt is gone, and the compressor frozen. Id bet the comp froze up at some point in the past, and stripped the belt right off. Without another accessory to turn, the engine is free to turn easier. Sound plausible? Or do some accords just get 34mpg, and its no big deal?

I just cant get over the deal I got on this car; $900 and no AC (yet) but a clean interior and almost no rust in the rear. Anyway, just wanted to toot her horn, and ask what kind of mileage all you other lunkheads are getting?

[2oodoor]

noobs.....
there is a mPG comparison thread around here somewhere, hit search then advance search then type mpg in the block then change the seach to thead title only..viola

30-34 mpg is supurb but your strech of hwy driving of course is the source of your high average.. then add terrain to that. Most of us are getting 23 to 32 avg, depending on driving style, terrain, blah blah blah
glad you are enjoying your car:welcome:
I am carbed and slightley modified and get steady 29 mpg but I can squeze more, it is just that the mods wont let the car putt around.:)

[labeledsk8r]

i used to get 24-28 mpg on a carbed LX auto with every bolt on posible just about. this was all city driveing and 80% of the time with a heavy foot. belive it or not, most of my mods i did boosted my fuel milage, people think its just for a power increase but it mostly pays for itself if it helps fuel mileage, doing some basic tune up stuff on your car could probably get 1-4 more mpgs outa it like plugs wires, rotor and cap. K&N drop in filter or a intake would boost your numers another mpg or 2. but yeah these accords get good milage lol enjoy it my 95 oldsmobile cutlass got 14-16 mpgs last time i checked it lol

[MessyHonda]

i will compare my MPG after i get a tank full....after i switched over my adjustable cam gear and set it up to stock i started getting better gas mileage with a heavy foot i got 180 on half a tank....thats me doing 4k pulls because after that my ECU kicks in into v-tec and the tach goes crazy.

[snoopyloopy]

i was at 250 miles and half a tank on thursday. now it's up to about 360 and between a third and a fourth--probably about two fifths left. when i got this 3g after my last one, it was such a nice feeling. usually, my other one was pretty damn near empty after 240-260 miles. i'm getting another 140-160 miles per tank. same mpg range as you, 30-34. up from 16-23 in my last 3g.

[2drSE-i]

i think its time for mine to get a tuneup...my mpg keeps falling. I do notice that my car gets 30-32 during the warm months, and 27-29 during the cold...maybe cuz i let it sit for 15 minutes in the morning running during the cold months but...lol.

[Hauntd ca3]

you gerally do lower mpg during cold months.
Since the colder air contains more oxygen the ecu will squirt in more gas to keep the af mixture correct.
The upside is more power.

[Steve_Si]

My 3G has a stock B20A with just under 60k miles on it. Gets about 25 go 26mpg in the city, 30 on the highway. I don't have a very heavy foot but I certainly don't nanna it lol.

Should get better once I have a new exhaust and intake.

[1ajs]

ours gets around 40-50 mpg highway... 55mph in 5th gear is around 50mpg btw... 60 if yea got a real good tail wind

the old 78 accord had a aftermarket webber carb that gave yea 80mpg btw...

[A18A]

are you sure you dont mean kilometers per gallon? :O

[AccordB20A]

My 3G has a stock B20A with just under 60k miles on it. Gets about 25 go 26mpg in the city, 30 on the highway. I don't have a very heavy foot but I certainly don't nanna it lol.

Should get better once I have a new exhaust and intake.

my fuel milage turned to shit as soon as i did intake and exhaust so yeah.... but the power increase is ftw so im not complaining

[MessyHonda]

my fuel milage turned to shit as soon as i did intake and exhaust so yeah.... but the power increase is ftw so im not complaining



you have to have a good backpresure tho...im sure my car does. no more poping

[AccordEpicenter]

i get 26-28 mpg in my TL and ive gotten as much as 35mpg in my 95 accord LX 5 speed before, i think its about where and how you drive the car as well as things such as tune up, tire inflation etc, those things play a big part as well. If youre gentle on the car and drive highway miles with a well maintained car you should be able to get at least around 30mpg in a 3g

[Beanshonda55]

i just did full tun up and im still only getting 18-21 mpg and thats driving some what like a grand ma so im getting a little mad.

[MessyHonda]

i just did full tun up and im still only getting 18-21 mpg and thats driving some what like a grand ma so im getting a little mad.



make sure you timing is right...when i had my cam gear adjusted 4 degress retard i would only get like 250-300 miles per tank....now im getting like 50-80 miles more.

[Beanshonda55]

damn im getting like 200 tops on 1 tank and i just checked my timing last weekend.

[labeledsk8r]

damn im getting like 200 tops on 1 tank and i just checked my timing last weekend.

wow thats odd... must mean something someware on the car is going to the pooper soon. dunno what but thats really out of wack

[2oodoor]

wow thats odd... must mean something someware on the car is going to the pooper soon. dunno what but thats really out of wack

sig quote !!!!

yep something aint right, timiing may need tweaking outside of what the book says, and or distributor advance issue.

[guaynabo89]

after that my ECU kicks in into v-tec and the tach goes crazy.

bwaaaahahahahaha

thats funny right there. when you getting that ecu chipped on the dyno?


My car untuned with the p75 and running excessively rich still managed 29-30mpg hwy with all the modifications done to it.

[MessyHonda]

bwaaaahahahahaha

thats funny right there. when you getting that ecu chipped on the dyno?


My car untuned with the p75 and running excessively rich still managed 29-30mpg hwy with all the modifications done to it.




i need to tune it more...it is kinda funny cuz when v-tec kicks in the tach jumps to 8000....makes me feel good...haha...i need a video of that before i get it tuned.

[AccordB20A]

you have to have a good backpresure tho...im sure my car does. no more poping

my accord never has done that exhaust popping stuff. but when i accellerate its black smoke everywhere lol

[snoopyloopy]

my accord never has done that exhaust popping stuff. but when i accellerate its black smoke everywhere lol

my old accord used to backfire like hell. and a lot of smoke too, i bet. i'm so glad it was black. one day, i ran my hand along the bumper above the tailpipe and there was just so much soot. (i also hadn't washed it for months at that point.)

[AccordB20A]

my whole cars black around the exhaust at the moment. oh well i should get you a foto of my mates civic. his exhaust doesnt stick out the back of his car and theirs soot coming out from every hole everywhere lol.

[MessyHonda]

my accord never has done that exhaust popping stuff. but when i accellerate its black smoke everywhere lol




when it pops it means its running rich....maybe your valve stems are leaking oil or other stuff into the combustion chamber. im running a Integra ECU so it thinks i have a DOHC engine ...haha.

[Demon1024]

20mpg pedal down at each light, 30 average, 33 hwy. 291k with ca intake, no exaust but performance muff. FI and 2nd gen lude trany. These car's are light 3,500lbs. TAKE OFF YOUR COMPRESSOR if u haven't.

[LX-incredible]

34 mpg highway with some city driving.

[bubba g]

37 mpg, mixed driving

[LX-incredible]

34 mpg highway with some city driving.
38.2 mpg highway, keeping it around 65, with new exhaust, headers, and cat.

Oh yeah, it's an automatic.

[mbc]

23.4 Here.

25% city/ the rest hwy. '88 DX 4D Auto, driving 65 on the freeway and slow take-offs. I've advanced the timing a small amount which has improved power (obviously). Let's see how much more mpg this gives me.

I must admit, this is a bit disappointing considering my prev 3GEE ('88 LX 4D 5spd) averaged 34 mpg with 500,000 miles and a wired open choke.

[88Accord-DX]

Mine sucks, maybe like 25 without my thermostat in the summer. Maybe a little more in the winter with it in. Who knows since I tweeked my thottle plates so it will idle down. :huh:

[MessyHonda]

right now im getting like 23mpg.....because when i did the obd1 conversion the O2 sensors were not reading.

[russiankid]

I get around 23mpg in the city.

[fogged]

If I keep a light foot on her. I get 32 to 34 highway.

[Toneloc5145]

I pretty much get the EPA estimates. 25 city, 30 highway. I can get higher than that on the highway if I try, but I dont try!

[mbc]

After advancing the timing a few degrees, the mileage increased to 30.6. It's a start.

[AccordB20A]

According to http://www.onyrix.com/ecology/how-to-convert-mpg-miles-gallon-km-litre-litres i get 23 mpg on the open road and thats grandmar driving!!!

towns even worce.. like 17-20 mpg


both of those are driving around without WOT

[shepherd79]

on my accord i used to get 38-40 mpg on highway and 34-36 in the city driving.
if you want to get better gas mileage follow this:
1. make sure your engine is nice and healthy.
2. do regular tune ups and oil changes.
3. increase tire pressure, i had mine set at 32psi
4. install headers, new cat, catback system and high flowing air filter.
5. get DX or LX carbed tranny. Longer gears will reduce Rpm at high speeds.
6. clean your trunk. if you have a sub, get rid of it. it is one of the biggest things that can reduce your gas mileage.
7. rebuild your distributor, make sure vacuum advance can hold the vacuum and that little springs inside the distributor are working. you can replace them with aftermarket ones. it made my car run so much better and smoother.

I applied all those principals and i was getting 38-40 mpg on highway and 34-36 in the city.

[Hauntd ca3]

number 3 is a false economy
running that much presure will wear out the center of your tires faster than running 28psi.
Not trying to bag you dude, but nearly 40mpg from a us gallon is getting pretty hard to take seriously
that from an imperial gallon, maybe, at a stretch
driving my manual si like a nana i could just get 30miles to an imperial gallon city,36 hiway
not trying to be horrible, but would like to see your math and know what you latest epa readings were

[MessyHonda]

number 3 is a false economy
running that much presure will wear out the center of your tires faster than running 28psi.
Not trying to bag you dude, but nearly 40mpg from a us gallon is getting pretty hard to take seriously
that from an imperial gallon, maybe, at a stretch
driving my manual si like a nana i could just get 30miles to an imperial gallon city,36 hiway
not trying to be horrible, but would like to see your math and know what you latest epa readings were

maybe he was going downhill all the time...haha


yeah 38mpg kinda hard to believe unless you cut the weight to like 2000 pounds

[2oodoor]

number 3 is a false economy
running that much presure will wear out the center of your tires faster than running 28psi.
Not trying to bag you dude, but nearly 40mpg from a us gallon is getting pretty hard to take seriously
that from an imperial gallon, maybe, at a stretch
driving my manual si like a nana i could just get 30miles to an imperial gallon city,36 hiway
not trying to be horrible, but would like to see your math and know what you latest epa readings were

Although I agree some of these reports seem like a stretch, I don't see any reason for someone to falsely post MPG... I would like to see how they come about the figures.. I would like to get that much, mine gets a steady 29 mpg. My base line is about five miles after the low fuel light stays on , then I fill up or put in ten gallons.. reset the trip meter.
The tire pressure is important to more MPG, and 32psi is not that bad... a lot better than 18-22 which a lot of cars are riding around with unknowingly.

[snoopyloopy]

yeah, i keep my tires at 32 in the accord and 40 in the eclipse...

[LX-incredible]

That's what I got, tank filled to the brim before and after. All highway, taking it VERY easy. It's a pretty flat strech from Tucson to Mesa and back. 215 miles round trip and I used 5.623 gal of midgrade. I have no reason to BS you guys.

[forrest89sei]

When my 1986 LX Was running at it's best I'd get around 450 miles per fill up, I'd pop in 14 Gals so thats like 32MPG, City I got around 28MPG

[MessyHonda]

well i just filled it up with 89 octane today and i set all my tires to 32psi...the rear ones were low ~25 for some reason.

[snoopyloopy]

When my 1986 LX Was running at it's best I'd get around 450 miles per fill up, I'd pop in 14 Gals so thats like 32MPG, City I got around 28MPG
yeah, about same here. filling at ~400 is about 12 gals for me. although this tank looks like it's dropping a bit too quick...

[2oodoor]

LX-incredible I believe you :wave:
A good highway commute is where these good numbers are. My commute is mixed, about 8 -10 miles interstate, then suburbs, then city blocks.. so that explains my 29 mpg. I have never tried to see how much I could squeeze by really feather footing it, but believe me I will be doing that in the coming weeks.
It is so hard to do with the dam exhaust so entertaining.. :)

[Hauntd ca3]

That's what I got, tank filled to the brim before and after. All highway, taking it VERY easy. It's a pretty flat strech from Tucson to Mesa and back. 215 miles round trip and I used 5.623 gal of midgrade. I have no reason to BS you guys.

not saying that you're tring to bs us
the range of everyones consumption varies a fair bit tho eh
i think fuel consumption does tend to vary alot even in in the same spec of car
a us gal is 3.8 liters i think isnt it?
so i think that make it 38mpg? or there about
i spose that aint to bad being a nana
convert to imp gal and it'd b 44mpg which is a stretch in my own experiance
i will admit thati drive with a slightly heavy foot and you can drive at nearly 70 mph here without getting in trouble which would explain a bit to
prob would get mor eif i drove like a nana at 55

[forrest89sei]

Well I think any of us can rest assured we get good mileage.

The Car my mother bought to replace the Accord, A 2006 Honda CR-V EX 4WD with a K24A1 and a 5 Speed Auto Don't do that great

It gets refilled at 200 miles with 11.5 Gallons out of a 15.9 Gallon Tank, So it get's like 17 MPG Which is Dead on on the EPA Rating but I still....

All I know is with gas being $3.47 a GALLON for 87, I'm not gonna drive anything else then a 3G, and thats fine with me :wave:

[2oodoor]

^^^ dam that is sucky mileage for any Honda....
I am getting 18-20 mpg with a full size Ford ext cab with a V8/ on the same mixed commute, from what I have read on forums the same truck is capable of getting 24 mpg hwy with programmer. A lot of truck there so that is not too bad, that surprizes me about the CR-V
Anyone know what the 08 Accords 6 speed get MPG?

[forrest89sei]

^^^ dam that is sucky mileage for any Honda....
I am getting 18-20 mpg with a full size Ford ext cab with a V8/ on the same mixed commute, from what I have read on forums the same truck is capable of getting 24 mpg hwy with programmer. A lot of truck there so that is not too bad, that surprizes me about the CR-V
Anyone know what the 08 Accords 6 speed get MPG?

Yeah.... It surprises me because we own a 1986 Chevy C20 3/4 Ton 2WD Pickup with a 350 and a 3 Speed Auto, and I get 18MPG out of it
;

[forrest89sei]

Anyone know what the 08 Accords 6 speed get MPG?



Epa Mileage Estimates on Coupe*
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Epa Mileage Estimates on Sedan*
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[mbc]

I believe that 40+ mpg is possible. My SuperHonda (LX 5spd) consistantly achieved 36-40 mpg with slow take offs and 65 mph (using cruise) at freeway speeds. Keep in mind that the car had carb problems that required me to use bailing wire to tie open the choke flap. The cat was hollowed out too, causing me to feel drowsy if I drove with the windows up. I don't know, maybe my prev. 3G was an exceptional "Wednsday Car". It was from Japan. When the car was new, we drove it 55mph (this was Ca's speed limit at the time) and achieved an all time high of 44 mpg.

My replacement 3G just got 31.9 (DX Auto, also from Japan). The car responded well to advancing the the ign. timing. The mpg jumped from 24 to 32.

FWIW,

[g.frost]

All time record for my 88 DX 5spd carb is 38.4 mpg. over 500 miles on a single tank! Just last year, this was a round trip from Grass Valley to Mendocino coast. Hiway 20 forces slower speeds (55-65mph) but there are plenty of hills and curves to reduce gas milage too, so getting to 40mpg is not beyond possible. I routinely get 34+ mpg doing 75+ mph on the highway. Usually 28-29 around town. Winter driving is always lower (cal winter gas blend is lower energy and carb is not so great when cold) still, my worst around town winter is 26mpg. My car runs good and just passed emisions by a good margin.

[2oodoor]

that sounds about right... I have never really checked my mpg on a long highway ride
wow those 2008 Accord MPG do not look so good, ahh the price of power.. lol
I like the new body style

[AccordB20A]

checking your mpg is brilliant with the digi dash :)

[g.frost]

Re: the 2008 accord, don't forget in addition to the extra power, the extra curb weight on these new behemoths! ( Newer Civics weigh the same or a lilttle more than our old Accords)

With the 'new' EPA estimates, I find Hondas are easy to beat the estimates. Even at 80-85 mph on the freeway the 2005 Civic 5spd will get around 38mpg with a full load.
(did that last month on a trip to/from LA.)

[MessyHonda]

Re: the 2008 accord, don't forget in addition to the extra power, the extra curb weight on these new behemoths! ( Newer Civics weigh the same or a lilttle more than our old Accords)

With the 'new' EPA estimates, I find Hondas are easy to beat the estimates. Even at 80-85 mph on the freeway the 2005 Civic 5spd will get around 38mpg with a full load.
(did that last month on a trip to/from LA.)



your civic must have some high gearing.

[g.frost]

It's a standard Civic LX 5spd so not geared nearly as tall as my 88 accord DX. I think 85mph in 5th is around 3500rpm or so (but this just from memory so it may prove wrong)
Wonders with this car though: we bought it new in Oct 04 and now, 3 years and 39,000miles later it is worth more than we paid for it! (this according to many used car adds around here) Anyway, not to take this thread off topic but overall I'm not so impressed with the newer cars gas milage compared to my antique carb'd 88 DX! You would think that little torque-less 1.7 litre FI Civic motor could routinely beat 40mpg. I guess some do if they keep freeway speeds below 65mph. I haven't done it yet though.

[AccordB20A]

well my fuel milage is improving i think i got 12 kms to a liter of gas the other day and travelled frm here to mums and back which is 80kms and only used 6 liters of petrol :D

[Pnem3]

I got 35.4 mpg over a 409 mile round trip on Sunday. Needless to say, I was very happy with that. I was driving 65-75 mph for most of the trip with a bit of city driving squeezed in the middle.:cheers: I still have improvements to make on this car. I have had it for about 4 months now and it's a great car. 160K plus miles on it and it's barely broken in:)