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Aerodynamics
02-20-2017, 03:04 PM
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Finally added side skirt.
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Posted By
syllinx
Finally added side skirt.
Seems to help. I drive 360 miles total every other weekend to take my kids home and I never made it above 34mpg on my Fiesta. Last two trips I averaged 35 then 35.3mpg. With a mix of up hill and...
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General Efficiency Discussion
02-17-2017, 03:31 PM
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56
Fast warm up ideas: Oil to coolant heat exchanger
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8,837
Posted By
toc
The obvious is that the jacket (you know, the...
The obvious is that the jacket (you know, the bit around the cylinders that coolant flows past to cool the oil and cylinders) is already a heat exchanger.
Insulate the oil pan which will reduce...
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EcoModding Central
02-12-2017, 10:48 AM
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94
The better car?
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11,320
Posted By
willie@eco
I made a little video a few months ago on the...
I made a little video a few months ago on the festiva. Here is the link. Let me know what u guys think of it.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5gC1F1aqEa4
Forum:
Aerodynamics
01-31-2017, 12:57 AM
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27
Cd deletion
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Posted By
rumdog
AR-5 videos
Bumping this old thread as i have been watching these excelent videos full of design and construction details... heres the link https://youtu.be/U2PX1p7nbw8
Mike uses sandwich construction with...
Forum:
Aerodynamics
10-18-2015, 09:31 AM
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Random UnAerodynamic Cars and Trucks Thread
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arcosine
The 1938 Minneapolis-Moline UDLX Comfortractor...
The 1938 Minneapolis-Moline UDLX Comfortractor combined a car and tractor, so farmers wouldn't have to buy both.
BangShift.com 1938 UDLX Comfortractor...
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General Efficiency Discussion
09-20-2015, 09:28 AM
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149
Adding Diesel to gasoline
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Posted By
whatmaycome14
I just finished reading this entire thread. So,...
I just finished reading this entire thread. So, the few guys that have actually tried small amounts of mixed diesel in with the gas have said that it works. And there are cases where filling up with...
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General Efficiency Discussion
09-19-2015, 05:52 PM
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149
Adding Diesel to gasoline
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90,494
Posted By
arcosine
The people behind you were probably cursing you.
The people behind you were probably cursing you.
Forum:
Aerodynamics
09-19-2015, 01:41 PM
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11
New undertray/flat bottom idea
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Posted By
aerohead
fabric
Even if you dope the fabric,unless you have stiffeners built in every so often,it will be subject to aeroelastic effects and will eventually fail from flexure fatigue (flutter).
Forum:
Aerodynamics
09-17-2015, 07:50 AM
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New undertray/flat bottom idea
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Posted By
MkVer
Just an FYI. "Fireproof" doesn't usually mean...
Just an FYI. "Fireproof" doesn't usually mean "won't burn", most fireproof items simply won't sustain a flame. Meaning if you take a heat source or flame to them they will burn or melt but as soon as...
Forum:
Aerodynamics
09-14-2015, 08:03 PM
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Wheel covers on the Canyon
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Posted By
JRMichler
Wheel covers on the Canyon
I added wheel covers to the Canyon last May, and the results are now in. I made the covers from sign vinyl. Sign vinyl makes a lousy wheel cover because it's weak and flimsy, but it's cheap and...
Forum:
Aerodynamics
09-12-2015, 01:03 PM
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Aeromod this, if you dare! (2004 Chevy 1 ton, cab and chassis truck)
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Posted By
aerohead
dead-heading mpg
For the truck itself,you want it to be something like this when you're not loaded
http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj622/aerohead2/scan10_1.jpg...
Forum:
Aerodynamics
07-18-2015, 04:08 PM
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4
Turning NASA's 'Shoebox' into a Slipper
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1,060
Posted By
aerohead
Turning NASA's 'Shoebox' into a Slipper
I picked up where NASA left off with their 'Shoebox' van streamlining and took it to completion.
Starting from their fully-boat-tailed Cd 0.238 van I:
*added body side camber...
Forum:
General Efficiency Discussion
07-07-2014, 04:01 AM
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149
Adding Diesel to gasoline
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90,494
Posted By
lindsayjim
Final report on this experiment, which I have...
Final report on this experiment, which I have concluded today. The vehicle now has 153,841 miles, has experienced no mechanical damage and continues to run superbly. Oil consumption is less than 1...
Forum:
General Efficiency Discussion
03-11-2013, 09:58 PM
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156
Bridgestone Announces Large Diameter Narrow Tires
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35,161
Posted By
NeilBlanchard
Bridgestone Announces Large Diameter Narrow Tires
This is pretty cool!
News | Corporate | Bridgestone Corporation (http://www.bridgestone.com/corporate/news/2013030502.html)
http://www.bridgestone.com/corporate/news/img_news/2013030502_01.jpg...
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