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Fossil Fuel Free
04-16-2024, 09:40 AM
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Renewable Energy Is The Future
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25,186
Posted By
oil pan 4
https://ecomodder.com/forum/attachment.php?attachm...
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Every dam day it's who's at war with who, what pieces of infrastructure got destroyed, what pipeline is damaged,...
Forum:
EcoModding Central
04-16-2024, 05:44 AM
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99
Ecomodding 2015 MX-5 Miata
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11,335
Posted By
Ecky
Update: I put new shoes on the car...
Update:
I put new shoes on the car yesterday - Continental Ultra Contact 7 in 195/50R16 (down from 205/50r16). These are a Grand Touring tire which have lower rolling resistance, longer lifespan...
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EcoModding Central
04-16-2024, 12:13 AM
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Ecky considering another Insight
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353
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Ecky
Ecky considering another Insight
Recently I've taken interest in getting another Insight. Fuel prices are on the rise, and 58mpg highway from the convertible just doesn't cut it for the occasional weekend trip. Plus, there have been...
Forum:
Aerodynamics
04-13-2024, 11:35 AM
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1,307
Random Aerodynamic Oddity of the Day Thread
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163,690
Posted By
Piwoslaw
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https://ecomodder.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=34668&d=1713022489 (https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/aLnR1VV_460swp.webp)
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Off-Topic Tech
04-06-2024, 03:13 PM
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1,528
Finally a VW Topic!
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222,548
Posted By
ChopStix
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Oops forgot to say it’s a 1915...
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Aerodynamics
03-21-2024, 11:11 AM
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2002 Corolla - Quest for the MPG's.
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732
Posted By
aerohead
' 50-mile roundtrip '
Not to be overly critical, but, in mechanical engineering, the car would be driven 50-miles, at 50-MPH just to achieve thermal equilibrium for all the dynamic parts, at whatever the ambient outdoor...
Forum:
Aerodynamics
02-26-2024, 01:03 AM
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Front air blocker, anybody ever get pulled over?
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7,586
Posted By
Piwoslaw
"Zimowa zasłona" would sound better. In...
"Zimowa zasłona" would sound better.
In the diesel world you might even have an OEM grille block for winter:
Forum:
Fossil Fuel Free
02-07-2024, 11:52 AM
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7
Have we been doing Solar wrong all along?
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630
Posted By
oil pan 4
It takes a lot of dirt to lose even 5% of output....
It takes a lot of dirt to lose even 5% of output.
Dropping them vertical is going to lose up to half of output.
You can always count on matt ferrel to boost any dumb idea that comes his way.
Forum:
EcoModding Central
02-04-2024, 03:54 PM
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51
Smaller wheels highway question?
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2,220
Posted By
Ecky
Difficult to isolate the various factors. What we...
Difficult to isolate the various factors. What we do know is, larger diameter wheels (with the same circumference tire) have the following against them:
1. Heavier
2. Larger spoke/barrel exposed...
Forum:
Aerodynamics
01-31-2024, 02:58 PM
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4,211
Interesting Aerodynamic Cars (Mike Vetter's ETV, also Avion)
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1,321,317
Posted By
freebeard
Photobucketed into oblivion....
Photobucketed into oblivion. ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/airflow-bullettruck-project-aerodynamic-modified-class-8-transport-20704.html...
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The Lounge
01-12-2024, 09:33 PM
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70
Pet Peeve number N+1
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2,292
Posted By
JSH
Yes, it was germane to the case. Fox...
Yes, it was germane to the case.
Fox News Hosts including Tucker Carlson accused Dominion of changing votes from Trump to Biden. That was a lie - there is zero evidence that happened.
...
Forum:
Aerodynamics
01-08-2024, 11:33 AM
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9
Chery .16 CD drag car
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393
Posted By
aerohead
' Cd 0.14 '
*I attempted an energy balance for the Turbina, and nothing I could do would reconcile the discrepancy between the reported values and physics.
*The car was tested only as a 1/5th-scale model in the...
Forum:
Aerodynamics
01-05-2024, 12:56 AM
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8
Best Coroplast thickness for a small car undertray?
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300
Posted By
freebeard
Useful for mockups and testing, not the long...
Useful for mockups and testing, not the long haul. If you do use it here's a[n untested] suggestion for shaping and edging it with wire reinforcement.
...
Forum:
Aerodynamics
01-03-2024, 12:18 PM
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24
The speed that aerodynamics are important
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1,497
Posted By
aerohead
' some numbers for comparison'
https://ecomodder.com/forum/member-aerohead-albums-book+illustrations-picture296-egg-sugar-cube.jpghttps://ecomodder.com/forum/member-aerohead-albums-book+illustrations-picture138-note-data-bias-ply-t...
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EcoModding Central
12-29-2023, 04:55 PM
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16
ANY C5/C6 Efficient Corvette Builds?
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1,268
Posted By
Ecky
I've found in my ND (similar engine), staying out...
I've found in my ND (similar engine), staying out of the second half of the pedal travel is generally worth 5+ mpg - fuel economy drops sharply at high loads. It may have more to do with the tune,...
Forum:
Off-Topic Tech
12-29-2023, 11:51 AM
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103
Would a modern car with drum brakes all-around still have a chance?
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7,693
Posted By
j-c-c
Your first comment here is cherry picked. It's...
Your first comment here is cherry picked. It's extremely rare condition a drum or any brake will fade in its first application. Nobody is arguing a disc brake can have better heat dissipation, but a...
Forum:
Hybrids
12-29-2023, 03:02 AM
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362
2023 Toyota Prius - WOW!
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24,229
Posted By
redpoint5
Fixed it for you.
Fixed it for you.
Forum:
The Lounge
12-28-2023, 11:51 PM
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57
Ancient precision
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6,995
Posted By
redpoint5
Ancient precision is fine, but it's nothing...
Ancient precision is fine, but it's nothing compared to a 5nm process producing billions of transistors allowing a wristwatch way more feature rich than even Dick Tracy could predict.
Forum:
Aerodynamics
12-28-2023, 03:32 PM
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24
The speed that aerodynamics are important
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1,497
Posted By
freebeard
Thus the hot rodder's aphorism, "Speed cost...
Thus the hot rodder's aphorism, "Speed cost money, how fast do you want to go?"
Forum:
General Efficiency Discussion
12-24-2023, 07:14 PM
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966
Small / economy car deathwatch: we've passed "peak econobox" again
Views:
72,807
Posted By
freebeard
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Forum:
The Lounge
12-24-2023, 01:31 AM
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123
Environmentalists are the worst people on earth.
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8,223
Posted By
cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
Sometimes non-verbal language might be really a...
Sometimes non-verbal language might be really a PITA to understand :turtle:
Forum:
General Efficiency Discussion
12-18-2023, 08:23 PM
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966
Small / economy car deathwatch: we've passed "peak econobox" again
Views:
72,807
Posted By
JSH
If I remember correctly peak happiness happens...
If I remember correctly peak happiness happens about double median income. You have more than the people around you (people judge relative wealth not actual wealth) and have the basics taken care...
Forum:
General Efficiency Discussion
12-17-2023, 07:30 PM
Replies:
7
4th Gen Honda Jazz (Fit) Mini-Review
Views:
498
Posted By
Ecky
4th Gen Honda Jazz (Fit) Mini-Review
Currently the local dealerships are running a giveaway - come in and test drive the latest generation Honda Jazz/Fit, and be entered to win one given away in the country. I've been curious about...
Forum:
The Lounge
12-15-2023, 01:27 AM
Replies:
68
Thoughts about my move to New Zealand
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3,824
Posted By
freebeard
Those 'Muricans that enunciate 'niner' to...
Those 'Muricans that enunciate 'niner' to disambigute? It's also computer programmers. Their machines can translate, but the undelying code is constructed from an English precusor.
Forum:
The Lounge
12-13-2023, 05:52 PM
Replies:
18
Is it worth driving an extra 35 minutes each way for a job that pays $7,000 more?
Views:
972
Posted By
freebeard
Have the A.I. converse with an Ouija board....
Have the A.I. converse with an Ouija board. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouija)
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