1995 LS Integra Cold Weather Mileage Question

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mrkrl@aol.com - 21 Dec 2005 06:05 GMT

What kind of mileage are you Integra owners getting? I've got a 95 LS
with an automatic, 120K which only seems to get around 250 miles on a
full tank of gas. It's been cold here this winter in Illinois but I
recently had the plugs, cap, rotor, wires & filter changed but no
change at all.

Summer driving would usually get me between 275-290 miles on a full
tank.

Is this normal? Anything else I might want to look at to get better
MPG's?

Thanks

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Gordon McGrew - 21 Dec 2005 06:49 GMT

>What kind of mileage are you Integra owners getting? I've got a 95 LS
>with an automatic, 120K which only seems to get around 250 miles on a
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>Thanks

Yes, it's normal to lose a few mpg in winter driving for various
reasons. You need to measure actual mpg and get back to us.

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'Curly Q. Links' - 21 Dec 2005 07:19 GMT

> What kind of mileage are you Integra owners getting? I've got a 95 LS
> with an automatic, 120K which only seems to get around 250 miles on a
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> Thanks

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You need to calculate real MPG. A 'tankful' isn't a valid measurement of
anything. Are we talking about a thakful of cold or warm gasoline? See
what I mean?

Apples to apples. Write the mileage on the reciept where the volume of
fuel is recorded. Divide it out.

'Curly'

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TeGGeR® - 21 Dec 2005 19:01 GMT

>> Is this normal? Anything else I might want to look at to get better
>> MPG's?
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> Apples to apples. Write the mileage on the reciept where the volume of
> fuel is recorded. Divide it out.

And do that over a month or so to smooth out transients in the numbers.

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Elle - 21 Dec 2005 21:26 GMT

Some suggestions for maximizing mileage, and experience with
same, that I have collected over the last few years,
specific to Hondas:

http://home.earthlink.net/~honda.lioness/id11.html

I'm seeing extreme cold (relative to where one lives)
dropping mileage 5 to 10% on my 91 Civic. I am pretty sure
my part of the country does not use the lower heating value
gasoline.

> What kind of mileage are you Integra owners getting? I've got a 95 LS
> with an automatic, 120K which only seems to get around 250 miles on a
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> Thanks

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