I'm gonna fix my ex but good...

[oneinchsidehop]

Originally Posted by BIBI

Cruising 55mph is a good speed, 60 can do it also. I did look in your planned mod and saw a block heater. Since you are in the north part of the US, and winter is already there, you should get one as soon as possible and get a timer to set up your block heater for about 2 hours before you leave (3 if its really cold...). Winter is bad for MPG so a block heater is a good way to avoid idling in the morning, and also to get the car warm in half the time.

Its also cheap and easy to install, and its cheap on electricity, I read somewhere that letting your car plug for 3 months of 30 days, at 10 hours a day, coast about 25 dollars (Quebec electricity price, so maybe 50 for you in the US), but still you aint gonna use it all winter long, and definitely not 10 hours a night, so you can split the 50 box by 5 (10/2...), no more than 10 dollars a season.

Funny, we get our electricity from Quebec, but it's cheaper here... thank God for small favors.

I thought I'd get a recirculating heater (aftermarket but there is none listed for hondas... do hondas have an odd sized lower radiator hose?)
I've notice that the block heaters all have 3 prong plugs, and the timers 2 prong... is it safe to use a ground lift adapter?

I think your right about the 55mph, any slower than that and the engine seems to labor, it just seems to like higher revs than I'm used to, especially with hills thrown in.