Hi Formularon:
___It will help even a CVT’s fuel economy although not like achieving Lean Burn in the 5-speed below 40 degrees F. You can see as temperatures rise that even the 5-speed while in and/or out of lean burn is affected by ambient temperature. The higher the temperature, the higher the mileage. It is almost as predictable as a linear graph. With the warm air mods installed, it will give you an ~ 20 - 30 degree F advantage over ambient which will give you the appropriate increase in fuel economy.
___I haven’t installed one yet but the Honda Insight block heater (actually a coolant warming - electrical plug in heater) will help you achieve higher mileage quicker when you start and drive the Insight on cold mornings. It will also help in warming the cabin far quicker as well. It will be in my Insight by late next fall because that first 10 - 15 miles fuel economy is truly lousy in 20 degrees or below type temperatures. I am talking 50 - 55 mpg type numbers from a 5-speed before she even thinks about running in lean burn or with some semblance of meeting EPA estimates on the low end.
___Fortunately for most of the country, we only have a week or two of this lousy low temperature weather to deal with and then I can only hope our fuel economy numbers will improve yet again as we begin to remove the warm air mod(s) as currently installed.
___Good Luck
___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Hunt Club Farms Landscaping Ltd.
___[email:2z0vcm5w][email protected][/email:2z0vcm5w]
___It will help even a CVT’s fuel economy although not like achieving Lean Burn in the 5-speed below 40 degrees F. You can see as temperatures rise that even the 5-speed while in and/or out of lean burn is affected by ambient temperature. The higher the temperature, the higher the mileage. It is almost as predictable as a linear graph. With the warm air mods installed, it will give you an ~ 20 - 30 degree F advantage over ambient which will give you the appropriate increase in fuel economy.
___I haven’t installed one yet but the Honda Insight block heater (actually a coolant warming - electrical plug in heater) will help you achieve higher mileage quicker when you start and drive the Insight on cold mornings. It will also help in warming the cabin far quicker as well. It will be in my Insight by late next fall because that first 10 - 15 miles fuel economy is truly lousy in 20 degrees or below type temperatures. I am talking 50 - 55 mpg type numbers from a 5-speed before she even thinks about running in lean burn or with some semblance of meeting EPA estimates on the low end.
___Fortunately for most of the country, we only have a week or two of this lousy low temperature weather to deal with and then I can only hope our fuel economy numbers will improve yet again as we begin to remove the warm air mod(s) as currently installed.
___Good Luck
___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Hunt Club Farms Landscaping Ltd.
___[email:2z0vcm5w][email protected][/email:2z0vcm5w]
