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Forum: EcoModding Central

12-05-2012, 08:53 AM

Replies: 62

E15 fuel may harm your vehicle's engine...

Views: 11,378

Posted By meanjoe75fan

It never did,* and it still doesn't. Every...

It never did,* and it still doesn't.

Every one who makes the "energy-negative" argument is referencing a study by Prof. Pimental, of Cornell U. Some years ago, he put out a deeply-flawed study...

Forum: The Lounge

09-09-2012, 09:23 PM

Replies: 40

We we'rnt "Green" in the old days.

Views: 5,652

Posted By meanjoe75fan

Dirty 2-stroke Briggs? Thought they've been...

Dirty 2-stroke Briggs?

Thought they've been flathead 4-strokes since (seemingly) the dawn of time...

Forum: Aerodynamics

09-04-2012, 02:49 PM

Replies: 15

Hidden grill block in the back of the grill, usefull or useless?

Views: 4,539

Posted By meanjoe75fan

I doubt that putting the block behind the...

I doubt that putting the block behind the grillwork would make a big aero difference, for the following:

The front grill on an auto is at--or very near to--the stagnation point on the nose. Thus,...

Forum: EcoModding Central

08-28-2012, 12:06 AM

Replies: 55

do turbos kill mileage? bypass for mpg?

Views: 14,663

Posted By meanjoe75fan

For a turbo that does better, fe-wise, than the...

For a turbo that does better, fe-wise, than the N/A version: the '88 Saab 9000 turbo matches it's N/A version EPA combined, and betters it by 2MPG on the highway. Same car, same engine....one had a...

Forum: General Efficiency Discussion

06-18-2012, 11:07 PM

Replies: 31

Diesel exhaust as cancerous as asbestos

Views: 4,827

Posted By meanjoe75fan

Yawn. "In a largely procedural move, the WHO...

Yawn.

"In a largely procedural move, the WHO has moved diesel soot out of the 'stuff we're pretty sure causes cancer' box and into the 'stuff we know causes cancer' box." Would be a good summation...

Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed

05-22-2012, 01:49 AM

Replies: 88

Long Commutes Are Sucking the Life Out of You

Views: 16,247

Posted By meanjoe75fan

I read that article. I'm sorry, but the math in...

I read that article. I'm sorry, but the math in there was pretty far off, and the assumptions tenuous.

1. 51¢/mi is the IRS "standard depreciation" and reflects ALL costs (fixed and variable)...

Forum: Success Stories

09-30-2009, 12:29 AM

Replies: 227

Sticky: Post your success stories in this sub-forum

Views: 161,194

Posted By meanjoe75fan

First tank hypermiling! WOOT!

Got the first tank since starting this quest, and I'm frankly surprised at the difference.

Gallons: 8.31
Miles: 328.3
39.5MPG!

Thats right up there with my personal best tank, and that was...

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