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03-13-2011, 10:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
MetroMPG Batman Junior Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,533 Blackfly - '98 Metro Team Metro 90 day: 67.07 mpg (US) ForkenSwift - '92 Metro EV 90 day: 125.37 mpg (US) U.F.O. - '00 Insight Team Honda 90 day: 85.75 mpg (US) Thanks: 302 Thanked 1,019 Times in 568 Posts	The Unicorn Corral: warning - reader skepticism is advised! This subforum contains discussions of modifications which are based on questionable (or non-existent) science, or for which credible proof is sorely lacking. Reader skepticism is strongly advised. Topics here should bring to mind Carl Sagan's words: "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." Proponents/defenders of mods & theories in The Unicorn Corral are urged to also see these threads: How to properly test modifications (AKA: don't believe every MPG claim you read) So you want to talk up your new fuel-saving product on EcoModder... (Support Ecomodder.com & get rid of these annoying ads!) __________________ Latest project: removable Geo Metro boat tail Latest test: Massive cardboard air dam on a Geo Metro www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners www.ForkenSwift.com - electric car conversion on a beer budget

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03-13-2011, 11:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
nemo EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: US Posts: 179 Chief - '06 Grand Prix Base 90 day: 24.38 mpg (US) Not Mine - '012 Fiesta S Thanks: 14 Thanked 20 Times in 15 Posts	The Unicorn Corral nice title. __________________ There are no answers. Only more questions.

03-13-2011, 11:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
JasonG Master EcoModder Join Date: May 2009 Location: Charlotte NC / SC Posts: 658 1 Ton - '94 C3500 90 day: 19.7 mpg (US) Big White Brick - '03 Express Van 90 day: 15.19 mpg (US) Thanks: 70 Thanked 42 Times in 39 Posts	Glad to see the new subforum ! __________________ Support Bennelson ! I can't understand why my MPG's are so low..........

03-13-2011, 12:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
Angmaar MPG>HP Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Wisconsin, United States Posts: 479 Little Blue - '09 Focus SE Team Ford 90 day: 34.41 mpg (US) Thanks: 6 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts	This will be a nice forum so that these "questionable" mods aren't in the same place as the real MPG increasing mods.

03-13-2011, 12:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
MetroMPG Batman Junior Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,533 Blackfly - '98 Metro Team Metro 90 day: 67.07 mpg (US) ForkenSwift - '92 Metro EV 90 day: 125.37 mpg (US) U.F.O. - '00 Insight Team Honda 90 day: 85.75 mpg (US) Thanks: 302 Thanked 1,019 Times in 568 Posts	I think I stole the name from Frank... __________________ Latest project: removable Geo Metro boat tail Latest test: Massive cardboard air dam on a Geo Metro www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners www.ForkenSwift.com - electric car conversion on a beer budget

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I think I stole the name from Frank...

You might as well have called it "the loony bin".

It's just a bit less harsh, eh?

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03-13-2011, 10:59 PM

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Topics here should bring to mind Carl Sagan's words: "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."

Or phrased alternatively, ridiculous claims deserve ridicule.

Stick Out Tongue

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03-24-2011, 01:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
Joenavy85 Empty Pocketed Ecomodder Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 626 Gen - '05 Liberty Sport 90 day: 22.09 mpg (US) Blurry - '03 Focus SE 90 day: 35.31 mpg (US) Thanks: 33 Thanked 53 Times in 42 Posts	"Snake pit"?? __________________

04-12-2011, 11:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
fud2468 EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Northern California Posts: 69 Thanks: 18 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I hope no one ridicules my Whirlgas Turbinator.. Ray Mac

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05-23-2011, 08:54 PM

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I hope no one ridicules my Whirlgas Turbinator..
Ray Mac

Reminds me of the Vortex Turbulator.

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