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Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 03-26-2024, 10:03 AM
Replies: 929
Views: 70,804
Posted By Isaac Zachary
So the cheapest cars for 2024 are (not including...

So the cheapest cars for 2024 are (not including destination fees, which puts all 2025 cars over $20,000. City/combined/highway):

Nissan Versa sedan manual $16,390 27/30/35 : auto $18,060...
Forum: EcoModding Central 03-24-2024, 06:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 314
Posted By JSH
The problem I find with just running the fan...

The problem I find with just running the fan through the car's vents is that the air coming out of the vents is warmer than the outside air as it is heated up by the engine compartment heat. Even...
Forum: Aerodynamics 03-19-2024, 05:58 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 447
Posted By NoahDurfey
Here's some updates! I used a scrap piece of...

Here's some updates! I used a scrap piece of sheet metal to cover the mirror hole.

I got the torque app for my phone, and have tried it out the last 2 days.

I bought a sheet of coroplast and...
Forum: Aerodynamics 03-19-2024, 02:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 484
Posted By CigaR007
Arduino UNO-based Active Grille Block

I have been working on integrating an active grille into the fibreglass partial grille block.

I went the COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf) route as to speed up the construction. The grille vane...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 03-19-2024, 10:04 AM
Replies: 929
Views: 70,804
Posted By Isaac Zachary
I found this interesting. Basically he sums it up...

I found this interesting. Basically he sums it up saying that the lack of cheap new cars will likely keep used car prices higher.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpZnkmrLU7o
Forum: Success Stories 03-15-2024, 11:27 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 276
Posted By BlueCoast
New PB! Finally Above 70mpg(US)

I just pumped 27.36L into my 2014 Toyota Aqua (JDM Prius C) after 858.5km on the odometer's trip meter. This equates to 3.19L/100km (73.78mpg(US)). I achieved this by adjusting my driving habits,...
Forum: Aerodynamics 03-13-2024, 10:38 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 447
Posted By NoahDurfey
There is room around the back. I like the ears...

There is room around the back. I like the ears idea. It'll take some cardboard and a few iterations to work around all the trailing arms and stuff.

I like the smaller muffler idea, probably go...
Forum: Aerodynamics 03-13-2024, 07:40 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 387
Posted By Logic
A study of wheel/rim aerodynamics...And an idea.

Just a study of wheel/rim aerodynamics I found and thought may be of interest here.
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/211225703.pdf
Nothing new really.

I'm interested in sucking some of the air...
Forum: Aerodynamics 03-12-2024, 08:51 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 447
Posted By NoahDurfey
2002 Corolla - Quest for the MPG's.

I've been digging into ecomodder for about a year now, a d I decided it's finally time to put some of it into practice. Been driving this corolla for seven years now and it's always been reliable....
Forum: EcoModding Central 03-11-2024, 10:42 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 114
Posted By redpoint5
98% of an AC delete can be accomplished by...

98% of an AC delete can be accomplished by turning it off. You'd need to re-engineer the belt/pully system to remove the AC. The next person to purchase the car isn't going to be thrilled by the mod...
Forum: Aerodynamics 03-08-2024, 03:23 AM
Replies: 1,300
Views: 161,076
Posted By kach22i
https://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussi...

https://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/391522-random-transportation-pictures-2728.html...
Forum: EcoModding Central 02-29-2024, 06:27 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 248
Posted By freebeard
Serial hybrid pickemup

Diesel-Electric Retrofit Kit for Pickups - Everything You Want To Know (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKyYZZTqcRA)

Part of the pitch is a diesel heater for the battery; and having a diesel...
Forum: Aerodynamics 02-29-2024, 10:35 AM
Replies: 4,208
Views: 1,313,772
Posted By aerohead
' youtube '

Wow!
They had every opportunity to give us a frontal area and coefficients, and let us do what we wanted with the raw data.
Alex Tremulis, I believe, reported that the 'backwards' DeSoto was...
Forum: The Lounge 02-28-2024, 06:29 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 19,189
Posted By Xist
Jimbo installed a supercharger in the Insight

I will check out that video after class.
I am in the front row and there is a chain clanking against something and it is driving me nuts.
I hope that all is well with you....
Forum: Aerodynamics 02-27-2024, 05:52 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 275
Posted By Vekke
2021- Ford f-150 active air dam

Hi,

Does anyone have idea how much lower the air dam comes down from underside lowest flat points of the vehicle?

If you have pictures from back towards front would also help to estimate the...
Forum: Aerodynamics 02-21-2024, 04:09 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,071
Posted By LostinTransit
https://ecomodder.com/forum/689366-post24.html ...

https://ecomodder.com/forum/689366-post24.html

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2827019
...
Forum: The Lounge 02-18-2024, 09:47 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 19,189
Posted By Xist
Jimbo bought a stock Insight, got it running, and said it was full of obsolete crap--twice!

Have you seen the rest of his fleet?! :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyMoBZWeWV4
Forum: Aerodynamics 02-16-2024, 02:52 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 174
Posted By freebeard
The More You Know...

From the desktop to the Photosphere of the Sun

What convection ACTUALLY looks like (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuLX76g7Fec)
Forum: Aerodynamics 02-12-2024, 11:28 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 386
Posted By aerohead
2024 Cd 0.199, Geely Galaxy E8

Chasing Lucid Air:
https://www.licarco.com/news/geely-launched-galaxy-e8-after-zeekr-007
Forum: Aerodynamics 02-08-2024, 01:08 PM
Replies: 4,208
Views: 1,313,772
Posted By freebeard
Top-chopped ice cream truck ...

Top-chopped ice cream truck
...
Forum: Aerodynamics 02-07-2024, 01:23 PM
Replies: 4,208
Views: 1,313,772
Posted By freebeard
Don Garlits' Wynns-liner was originally the...

Don Garlits' Wynns-liner was originally the Moonliner.
"Craft of Speed" Mooneyes Documentary Trailer #1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jotoZU6jqns)
Want more? The Making of Craft of Speed...
Forum: Aerodynamics 02-07-2024, 03:51 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,071
Posted By LostinTransit
Final tally, 48 tabs have been 3D printed for the...

Final tally, 48 tabs have been 3D printed for the van. Now waiting for warmer weather and getting the roof wrapped. Then we'll have the van professionally clean and start applying the tabs. I'm also...
Forum: Aerodynamics 02-06-2024, 12:53 PM
Replies: 4,208
Views: 1,313,772
Posted By freebeard
Jocko Johnson's streamliners came between porting...

Jocko Johnson's streamliners came between porting heads and his wooden sculptures.
...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 02-05-2024, 07:09 PM
Replies: 537
Views: 65,154
Posted By cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
It may seem like a joke to you, but those...

It may seem like a joke to you, but those small-displacement motorcycles are taken much seriously around the world, so they may be able to accomodate some occasional highway riding too, as they're...
Forum: Aerodynamics 02-03-2024, 10:52 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 561
Posted By aerohead
' bridge'

The Interstate Highway System is designed for 100-mph travel. And the thermal expansion-joints in bridge sections are 'sliders,' and are 'flush', to the road surface, with no facility to translate...
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