I get around 550-600 from a tank, mixed city/fwy from DC5 A/T.
Managed 700+ on freeways to 12 apostles, apollo bay, other places and back the other day.
also make sure the oil you use is not too thick, and tire pressure is good, 37-38psi all round for me..
recently changed to iridium spark plugs and saw an improvement in consumption and much smoother revs throughout the rev range.
I find taking off reasonably fast doesn't contribute much to fuel consumption as long as you dont brake hard too often (unless you have to that is).
DC5s should be getting 8L/100kms mixed driving as claimed by Honda. And you shouldnt have to drive like a grandma.. LoL
Those that say shifting below 3k is better for economy are incorrect.
Efficiency is determined by load and throttle position.
Shifting below 3k and having WOT to get the revs up would actually chew more fuel.
As you said - stretch it out with small throttle so the motor has more momentum to keep spinning.
In saying that - I average between 400 - 500 k's per tank depending on driving style. And my fuel light doesnt work... lol
Efficiency is determined by fuel in vs energy out, not load and throttle position. Revving an engine higher is going to waste more energy through friction. Air pumping losses are minimised at full-throttle.
Accelerating and decelerating slowly, and maintaining momentum are key ideas to maximum fuel efficiency. When it comes to small capacity 4cyl engines however, sometimes keeping the revs down simply isn't an option, which fuels the illusion.
Efficiency is determined by fuel in vs energy out, not load and throttle position. Revving an engine higher is going to waste more energy through friction. Air pumping losses are minimised at full-throttle.
Accelerating and decelerating slowly, and maintaining momentum are key ideas to maximum fuel efficiency. When it comes to small capacity 4cyl engines however, sometimes keeping the revs down simply isn't an option, which fuels the illusion.
I get 500-600km from 50L.
You are right about fuel vs energy, however load and throttle position DO affects this. There is obviously a balance between too high revs and too low revs that yields the optimum rev range for fuel consumption with out over reving and also bogging down.
My point was to destroy the common misconception that simply changing at a lower rev reduces fuel consumption. - You said so yourself in your final sentence.
"Power is nothing without control" - Peter Tyson (Pirelli)
When do you guys notice your fuel light come on?
I think mine comes on at 38L. I would've thought this is a tad bit early for a 50L tank. At least 40L-42L?
Geez.. All this time I thought the dc2r had a tiny tank. 50L is pretty decent.
in my vti-r i get a clean 11ks out of 1 litre.. (10L = 110k) thats on 'moderate' vtec-ing. confused on the capacity of the tank too. 45 litres.. or 50?
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