10-11-2017, 05:16 PM
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I know you guys really want to see an aero top on this car, but it ain't gonna happen!  This car was bought for top-down fun. |
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10-11-2017, 06:22 PM
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Knut - '07 Toyota Prius 90 day: 50.9 mpg (US) Santa - '00 Hyundai Santamo 90 day: 29.07 mpg (US)
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10-11-2017, 06:43 PM
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You can fold the windshield down in suzuki samurais. Also, that is a car where you can LEGALLY hit the top speed, and one where aeromods could usefully improve the top speed! 
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Best trip in V6: 52.0
Best tank in V6: 46.0
Best tank in Mazda: 49.9
Best tank in CBR: 61.3
Best tank in SV: 83.9
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You can lead a fashion-conscious horse to unusual-looking water...
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10-11-2017, 08:01 PM
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Precisely my vision!
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10-11-2017, 11:00 PM
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A picture from my albums I haven't found much use for. A Toyota Yaris monposto.
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10-18-2017, 02:20 PM
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Mission accomplished
Woohoo! And likely the last fill of the year:
- 696 km / 432 miles
- 50.98 mpg (US) = 4.6 L/100 km
New mods added during this tank:
- first full tank with the 15 inch tires on the rear
- all oils changed to lighter & synth (engine, trans & diff)
- rear wheel skirts in place for a chunk of this tank (did they help? who knows!)
- MAF (mass air flow sensor) adjustment
- WAI (warm air intake) last portion of the tank
- lightened by a few more lbs
Driving style/conditions:
- same as usual, meaning relaxed cruising on the scenic routes & back roads
- DWB -- "driving without brakes" -- in the twisties though!
- 80 km/h maximum posted limit (50 mph)
- driving with load when no following traffic
- engine off toward stops & some turns & on some hills
- top & side windows down ~90% of the time
- conditions: dry, mild (~20C) first 2/3 of tank; cool (~13C) the rest
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10-18-2017, 02:24 PM
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Not a bad way to end the year.  |
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10-18-2017, 04:36 PM
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Coroplast tonneau cover?
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10-18-2017, 06:30 PM
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Sorry — half-tonneau.
Coroplast only to be trendy. It could be made out of an old trampoline net.
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