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Originally Posted by philmcneal
i thought japan did the L/100 k too?
hey kroousdb, do you still get 50 mpg with your honda del sol? what on earth do you do?!?! don't tell me you force auto stop on her too!!?!
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Yes, the del Sol is now my daily driver. The good fuel economy can also be had on a non-hybrid too, even in the winter! When you look at the two cars, each has advantages and disadvantages. No, the Honda doesn't have regen capabilities, but it does weigh about 700 lbs less than the Prius. Since it is a manual transmission, I can shut off the engine and coast nearly as far as in the Prius, and then drop into 4th and bump start again. Yes, FAS works just fine in a non hybrid.
I am waiting for the SuperMID to arrive for it so I can improve the FE even more. Right now I use a DMM to measure the resistance in my fuel tank sensor and have calibrated the the readings to fuel useage. Currently I am at 445 miles, 52.0 MPG. For more details about the digital fuel gauge see:
http://www.gassavers.org/forum_topic...uel_gauge.html
For more details about the del Sol, see:
http://www.gassavers.org/garage/quench.html
After learning the best way to drive the del Sol with help from SuperMID, I will take it to the next level, modifying the ecu programming to simulate lean burn. Lots of fun in store for this summer. Im targeting 60 MPG.
