<mgmonza@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote
> On Thu, 24 Nov 2005, Elle wrote:
> >
> > See my site http://home.earthlink.net/~honda.lioness/id9.html for more
info
> > that might be helpful for working on your 91 Civic.
>
> What a site! There's enough to keep me busy even on a holiday weekend.

Just an amateur's creative outlet. I trust you saw the references to three
other homemade sites that I think serve the Honda auto DIY-er well.

> > Is this a DX? If so, its engine is identical to my 91 Civic LX. My
owner's
> > manual gives the following shift points for best fuel economy and
optimal
> > emission control:
> >
> > Shift up // Normal Acceleration // Cruise from Acceleration
> >
> > 1st-2nd // 15 mph // 9 mph
> > 2nd-3rd // 27 mph // 20 mph
> > 3rd-4th // 39 mph // 33 mph
> > 4th-5th // 53 mph // 48 mph
>
> My new Significant Object is indeed a DX. I'm going out today and
> checking the shift points with the revs - that should give me the
> recommended RPMs.

I should have 'fessed up that I am guessing as to what "cruise from
acceleration" means. I have driven by feel, with a little guidance from this
group, for years. Yesterday I tried the points above and it seemed like 3rd
gear at 33 mph landed the RPM at around 2500. I just shoot for something
between 2100 and 2900 when I'm driving, but maybe that can be improved upon.

> I'll go ahead and order the original shop manual from Helms - I got used
> to the Haynes for my Toyota and my bikes' shop manuals have always had >
lots of pictures, while Chilton seems to go with the 1,000 word theory.

Dunno if you've been using really old Chilton's, but I have noticed that the
newer ones (e.g. 1990 and up) duplicate a lot of what's in Helm. My
recollection from using some of the Chiltons in the library back in the late
1980s is they were then kinda generic and so sometimes misleading.

OTOH, IIRC Helm is thicker, portending more detail, and many here say Helm
is the only way to go. I'm just cheap and so far have been happy with
Chilton's, supplemented by various web sites and the honda newsgroups now
and then.

> Thanks for the shift points and the great site reccomendations.

Welcome.