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06-29-2006, 08:43 AM
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Hf advantage:8v/trans 50/50
I just figured something out. The crx in all its incarnations gets approx 1mpg better than its respective civic equiv. (i.e: dx 5spd, dx auto), so ignoring that, the hf in '91 got a combined epa of 50-51mpg. My civic got an epa 35mpg combined with 4spd. If i drive my car with the same restraint it took to get 35mpg with the 4spd, I now get about 42mpg according to my first 230 miles with the hf tranny. If I wanted to close the gap to 50mpg to reach hf territory, the engine would account for the other half. So hf tranny/8v really are an even split in fe advantage. This all assumes that the real secret does NOT lie in lightweight rear drums. 
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06-29-2006, 08:44 AM
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*shrug*
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Well sir, you are on your way, have you talked to the seller? Get some pictures!
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06-29-2006, 08:51 AM
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Driving on E
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Originally Posted by budomove
This all assumes that the real secret does NOT lie in lightweight rear drums. |
 Lightweight rear drums weren't in the 88-91 cars, only the 86-87 CRX HF and the Honda Insight.
Oh yeah, do you want a pair?
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06-29-2006, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Matt Timion
Lightweight rear drums weren't in the 88-91 cars, only the 86-87 CRX HF and the Honda Insight.
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Do you know the weight diff b/w those and my 91 civic drums?
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06-29-2006, 09:23 AM
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*shrug*
Join Date: Sep 2005
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They're 3 pounds less.
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06-29-2006, 09:36 AM
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Driving on E
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Originally Posted by SVOboy
They're 3 pounds less.
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3 pounds of unsprung weight equals like 400 lbs of sprung weight.
Okay, I'm exaggerating.
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06-29-2006, 09:37 AM
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*shrug*
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And 10 pounds of sex appeal!
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06-29-2006, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Matt Timion
3 pounds of unsprung weight equals like 400 lbs of sprung weight.
Okay, I'm exaggerating.
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Matt is quite the salesman....
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06-29-2006, 10:19 AM
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Driving on E
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Originally Posted by krousdb
Matt is quite the salesman....
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Wait until I start selling you about these pills you put in your gas tank that improve your gas mileage by 50%!
And they're only $2/ea!
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06-29-2006, 11:44 AM
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ha there's a guy on redpepperracing, his name is Scott, he lives and dies with the praise of '86-87 CRX HF aluminum drums, trying to convert the Integra rear disk swappers of their blasphemous ways. Mak
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