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Forum: Aerodynamics 11-29-2016, 08:34 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,396
Posted By Fat Charlie
Very clean, I like it.

Very clean, I like it.
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-29-2016, 07:50 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,396
Posted By Ecky
My grille is about 75% blocked in the summer. The...

My grille is about 75% blocked in the summer. The weather is cooling off and I'm going to likely block it 90-100% soon.

I'm surprised at how well the tape matches, I didn't immediately recognize...
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-28-2016, 05:35 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,396
Posted By morningglory
Neat job. Yeah I've read blocking the top grill...

Neat job. Yeah I've read blocking the top grill is most effective. Just tried it on my car and waiting to get some results.
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-17-2016, 06:39 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,396
Posted By compdrag
You could probably tape up the top one too.

You could probably tape up the top one too.
Forum: EcoModding Central 02-02-2016, 08:32 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,962
Posted By edvb
NickelB NL Thanks for the compliment. With...

NickelB NL

Thanks for the compliment. With the Photon headlights and the last little changes I did I will probably keep it just the way it is.

While adding enclosures will help the mileage some...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-14-2015, 05:33 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,278
Posted By aerohead
trade-off

It's been considered since Prandtl's blown/suctioned wing research of the 1920s.
Georgia Tech continues research on it after decades of work.
So far,more energy is expended in moving the necessary...
Forum: Aerodynamics 10-24-2015, 04:15 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,036
Posted By aerohead
Cd 0.38

Just to illustrate some of the variability of shapes with identical Cd
http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj622/aerohead2/Untitled1_24.jpg...
Forum: EcoModding Central 08-17-2015, 04:47 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,943
Posted By RedDevil
https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/8426056704/h8F64745B/

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/8426056704/h8F64745B/
Forum: Aerodynamics 08-14-2015, 05:56 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,460
Posted By aerohead
Waters' streamlined brick

This is from D.M.Waters' research,which appears in Hucho's section on RV travel trailers.
Waters tested the drag of a rectangular box with progressive rounding of all edges.
The drag is a function...
Forum: Aerodynamics 08-07-2015, 05:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,253
Posted By aerohead
Big Rig aero pics

here's some things that have come and went,zombies,and new dogs
http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj622/aerohead2/Untitled14_10.jpg...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-28-2015, 10:14 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,100
Posted By MetroMPG
I'll give you 60 to drive the Mirage over it and...

I'll give you 60 to drive the Mirage over it and then kill it with fire. Have to post video though!
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-22-2015, 01:05 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,457
Posted By MetroMPG
Good luck, and subscribed! I love air dams. ...

Good luck, and subscribed! I love air dams.

(I've got the sickness too (http://ecomodder.com/forum/ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/massive-cardboard-air-dam-98-geo-metro-b-9732.html).)
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-21-2015, 03:03 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 8,171
Posted By UltArc
Wanted to post here rather than on our new...

Wanted to post here rather than on our new members thread- we'ee kind of jacking it.


How much for a 19? I probably wouldn't use them all the time, but getting high grip performance tires has...
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-16-2015, 05:05 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,038
Posted By aerohead
also help aero?

I would have to say,it depends.
In Hucho's text,he has examples of detail optimization which date from before 1975 which includes hood angles.Other researchers have done follow on research of the...
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 07-14-2015, 05:42 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,105
Posted By jakobnev
Wow, i saw "LOL OIL" on a Tesla in Sweden last...

Wow, i saw "LOL OIL" on a Tesla in Sweden last week.

I would have cought up to take a picture, but didn't want to waste the gas.
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 07-14-2015, 04:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,105
Posted By Eddie25
goes both ways 18293

goes both ways

18293
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 07-13-2015, 11:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,105
Posted By Frank Lee
:thumbup:

:thumbup:
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-07-2015, 11:16 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 6,178
Posted By MetroMPG
Are the current tires known as LRR? Don't...

Are the current tires known as LRR?

Don't forget to adjust your fuel economy calcs if the new tire size is larger. Otherwise your gains may "disappear" from apparently less distance travelled.
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-07-2015, 01:31 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 8,171
Posted By nimblemotors
I can only estimate the Indy One will use 100...

I can only estimate the Indy One will use 100 watts per mile, which is 1/3 that of a Tesla Model S, it weighs 1/3 less and has 1/3 less air resistance, so it would get the equivalent of about 330...
Forum: Aerodynamics 06-29-2015, 03:12 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 21,862
Posted By Vekke
Some progress on the audi a2 as well. ...

Some progress on the audi a2 as well.
https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/t31.0-8/11427355_1148250381855512_6181455258310101299_o.jpg...
Forum: EcoModding Central 05-27-2015, 09:31 AM
Replies: 186
Views: 29,461
Posted By GreenHornet
Why I really bought the Centurion? It was...

Why I really bought the Centurion?

It was always a dream of my fathers to build the Centurion and he never got the chance as he passed at an early age of 42. I was still a young boy in high school...
Forum: EcoModding Central 03-24-2015, 10:58 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,442
Posted By EcoMCA
Kitcar Project UK

Hi all,
I have possibly a very good starting point for a unique eco-car.(At least that was one of my plans for it)

It is essentially a complete kitcar that has previously been on the road but is...
Forum: Aerodynamics 02-28-2015, 06:37 AM
Replies: 521
Views: 248,750
Posted By NeilBlanchard
This is the end of an era, for me. I am...

This is the end of an era, for me.

I am retiring my Scion xA, and will donate it to charity.

I pumped in 379 tankfuls of gasoline and driven it an indicated 168,563 miles; plus 4 gallons at...
Forum: EcoModding Central 02-25-2015, 12:12 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,011
Posted By EVmetro
This is an electric conversion, so I did not need...

This is an electric conversion, so I did not need any air to enter the engine compartment at all. I have tested grill blocks on gasoline powered Metros, and I can assure you that you build...
Forum: EcoModding Central 02-25-2015, 12:07 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,011
Posted By EVmetro
Bumper Build

I thought I might share this bumper build here in case anybody is interested in doing their own bumper. On this particular bumper build, I applied my own style, but incorporated what I thought would...
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