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Forum: Aerodynamics 04-17-2022, 11:34 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,912
Posted By MeteorGray
Good start. Keep us up with the progress and...

Good start. Keep us up with the progress and savings that result.
Forum: EcoModding Central 04-12-2022, 12:55 PM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,935
Posted By MeteorGray
Yep, a simple manometer. About the...

Yep, a simple manometer.

About the datalogging: only if they paid me.
Forum: EcoModding Central 04-12-2022, 12:41 PM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,935
Posted By MeteorGray
For my airspeed indicator, I use a small brass...

For my airspeed indicator, I use a small brass tube about three inches long and maybe 1/8-inch inside diameter sticking a couple inches in front of the grill to serve as a pitot tube. I connected a...
Forum: EcoModding Central 04-02-2022, 04:13 PM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,935
Posted By MeteorGray
Some 20 years ago I installed an aircraft...

Some 20 years ago I installed an aircraft airspeed indicator on my F250 truck that I still use for towing a travel trailer. It registers up to 100 MPH, which is more than sufficient for my needs.
...
Forum: Instrumentation 01-08-2022, 12:00 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,452
Posted By MeteorGray
Ecky, I don't really know. I can say that...

Ecky, I don't really know.

I can say that the engine oil pressure is managed by the computer using an "engine oil solenoid valve."

So, when the computer sees oil pressure that is higher than...
Forum: Instrumentation 01-02-2022, 01:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,452
Posted By MeteorGray
New Gauges for Mazda3

I love vehicle instruments, so when China spread the results of its bat virus research on the world in 2019 and cut my driving to virtually nil, I spent some of the resulting idle time by installing...
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-24-2021, 11:37 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,537
Posted By MeteorGray
My fuel-burning also has been cut to virtually...

My fuel-burning also has been cut to virtually nothing, thanks to the infected bat the Chinese Commies dropped in the punch bowl at the 2019 Christmas party.

But I did one ecomodding thing that...
Forum: The Lounge 12-01-2021, 09:35 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 7,529
Posted By MeteorGray
It may be a fueling problem. Check the air-fuel...

It may be a fueling problem. Check the air-fuel ratio; perhaps too rich?
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 11-23-2021, 10:37 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 6,296
Posted By MeteorGray
I think the EV future is blurry as well; not...

I think the EV future is blurry as well; not because modern batteries or motors wouldn't be suitable for much of the need, but because there is no consensus on where the fuel will come from to...
Forum: The Lounge 11-23-2021, 09:12 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 980
Posted By MeteorGray
The earth turns chlorophyll green with warmth. ...

The earth turns chlorophyll green with warmth.

It turns icy white with cold.

I like green.
Forum: The Lounge 11-21-2021, 04:43 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 3,889
Posted By MeteorGray
Let's try not hurling personal attacks, ok? Using...

Let's try not hurling personal attacks, ok? Using logical arguments should not incite such responses.

Bicycles generally are allowed by law to operate on public roads and travel and otherwise...
Forum: The Lounge 11-19-2021, 07:30 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 7,641
Posted By MeteorGray
Apparently the skilled technicians in Wuhan were...

Apparently the skilled technicians in Wuhan were successful in making the bat virus very effective in humans. Dr. Fauci must be proud: US tax dollars well spent. Thanks, Doc. No wonder he's the...
Forum: EcoModding Central 11-17-2021, 01:42 PM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,935
Posted By MeteorGray
Quote: "During all the price volatility for crude...

Quote: "During all the price volatility for crude oil, Diesel, gasoline, and propane, my electric rate hasn't varied a penny...."

While this may be true today for your particular case, be patient....
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 11-09-2021, 03:52 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,079
Posted By MeteorGray
I've read several times of vehicles' wiring being...

I've read several times of vehicles' wiring being ruined by mice and rats because wire sheathing is now made out of soybeans or some such edible.

I can't wait for soy-tires.
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-09-2021, 02:57 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,434
Posted By MeteorGray
Yep, and he's "worn out" a lot of other things in...

Yep, and he's "worn out" a lot of other things in his advancement of all things aerodynamic as related to land vehicles: testing techniques, actually trying new ideas for efficacy, documenting,...
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 11-09-2021, 12:57 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 10,376
Posted By MeteorGray
Yeah, coasting with the engine off has no appeal...

Yeah, coasting with the engine off has no appeal to me.

For the cost of a few extra pennies in fuel, the toll it would take on safety and in wear-and-tear on my car and my nerves make it a poor...
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 07-10-2021, 05:46 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,869
Posted By MeteorGray
I don't Pulse-and-Glide so I can't help with...

I don't Pulse-and-Glide so I can't help with that, but I do use a ScanGauge so maybe I can help with that via some observations.

As I'm sure you have discovered, at each fill-up, the SG prompts...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-10-2021, 02:49 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,221
Posted By MeteorGray
I live in hot-and-humid Louisiana and use the air...

I live in hot-and-humid Louisiana and use the air conditioner for most of the year, always in recirculate because it's counterproductive to bring in un-conditioned-air.

I might lose a few MPGs...
Forum: EcoModding Central 05-18-2021, 10:34 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,498
Posted By MeteorGray
The 50-miles-plus distance factor must be with...

The 50-miles-plus distance factor must be with assistance of relay towers that are in some places and that you are tuned into, or perhaps in the hills with fortuitous spacing. The ole line-of-sight...
Forum: Aerodynamics 02-28-2021, 04:44 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,895
Posted By MeteorGray
Quote: "Today, 35-years in the 'future', the...

Quote: "Today, 35-years in the 'future', the absence of basic bodies of high fineness ratio as starting points for vehicle development, published in contemporary aerodynamic literature, may simply...
Forum: Aerodynamics 01-28-2021, 10:42 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,895
Posted By MeteorGray
I wish we'd get past this "template" fetish. ...

I wish we'd get past this "template" fetish.

I believe it's been shown that our famous aerodynamic templates are generalizations at best, and as such can lead to misinterpretations,...
Forum: Aerodynamics 01-28-2021, 09:56 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,109
Posted By MeteorGray
In defense of Aerohead (and to those who might...

In defense of Aerohead (and to those who might notice and criticize it, I, too, reflectively use traditional capitalization rules despite the Internet norms; the ghosts of my English teachers haunt...
Forum: Aerodynamics 01-27-2021, 04:54 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,109
Posted By MeteorGray
Julian has added an enormous amount of knowledge...

Julian has added an enormous amount of knowledge to this site in a short period of time, and he has done so in clear, concise and interesting ways.

It's very rare to find someone who does so much...
Forum: Success Stories 01-27-2021, 03:10 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 8,420
Posted By MeteorGray
Unbelievable, a 12 cylinder Jag engine installed...

Unbelievable, a 12 cylinder Jag engine installed in the front of a Corvair! Wow!

The fact is, my family also bought a '60 Corvair when they first came out, but it had the air-cooled opposing-six...
Forum: Aerodynamics 01-25-2021, 01:33 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,792
Posted By MeteorGray
It's always funny to see a vehicle with an...

It's always funny to see a vehicle with an obviously tweaked frame yawing down the road sideways, sometimes called crabbing.

It seems to me that old pickup trucks are bad about that.

I always...
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