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Old 08-24-2009, 04:20 PM   #1 (permalink)
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EcoModder Takes Home Four Awards at the AMEC Fuel Economy Run

This weekend marked the third annual Adirondack Motor Enthusiast Club’s fuel economy competition, which takes place on the beautiful back roads just to the west of Albany, NY.This was the first year that EcoModder came out to the event, and it was definitely a great time. Event organizer Mike Kamm included, 7 EcoModders came to [...]Related posts:
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Old 08-24-2009, 04:31 PM   #2 (permalink)
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"The 1st prize went to Chang Ho Kim in his aeromodded 89 CRX, which shocked everyone with 118 mpg in his first fuel economy competition."

I'd sure like to see the pictures of that car!
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There's a picture over in the last page of the AMEC thread, though the aeromods aren't that extreme (no boat tail).
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Here's a couple I took from the event...in the one you can see he taped off the seams in his car...the other is a good pic of the front mod...


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