What are your modding goals / resolutions / wish list for 2010?

[talldudenumber5]

air dam, side skirts, fix parachute rear bumper, make my stock sideview mirrors aerodynamic

here is a picture of my ideas on my( same model not my car)

[MetroMPG]

So, 2010's nearly finished! Did you meet your 2010 goals?

I'm somewhat embarassed to say I met NONE of mine (see post #1)

However, I have a good excuse - I spent almost all my free tinkering/modding time working on the shack I got so that I would have a heated, insulated workspace to use for year-round modding ( My kingdom for a heated workspace! (Or: why I've been scarce around here lately) )

I'm this close to switching back from shack repair/maintenance mode to car modding mode.

So, here's to 2011!

[99metro]

Met my goal of over 60 mpg consistently, except the first couple 3 months before I installed the 8*. Overall about 63-65 mpg average for the year.

[dremd]

Originally Posted by dremd

50 MPG @ 70 MPH Cruise
Currently get 45mpg fills with Cruise set at 70 MPH

Yup, looks more like 50MPG @75MPH

Originally Posted by dremd

So Easy to beat that around town, but speed kills.

Now, I'm well under that in town (my (the nuts) foot has gotten heavier)

Originally Posted by dremd

First order looks like it will be transmission upgrade.

6 speed swap in to my TDI Golf 4

Originally Posted by dremd

Then hopefully something super cool.

Failed on what I was thinking about, but did do a few super cool things to the car (mostly NVH related)

Originally Posted by dremd

Then (when it gets hot again) get the Ice Chest out of the chilled seat system.

Failed on that, but I did run the hoses under the carpet, and mount the heat exchanger in my new to me climatronic unit (not yet installed).

Originally Posted by dremd

But to be honest the Golf is in need of a good bit of Maintenance (Timing belt, Clutch, front brake rotors, squeaks are getting bad again), so it is very probable that not much will happen.

Full timing belt + tensioners + water pump + injection pump seals + glow plugs + torque everything I could find + everything else I cold think of job done.

Full 6 speed swap with PD150 clutch + DMF + new Engine mounts + new boots + seals + ASR job done.

Man, I did great this year.

[MetroMPG]

FYI, here's the thread for 2011 goals, wish list, etc. (Trying to keep things somewhat organized...):

2011 Resolutions and Goals (ecomodding and other)

[RobertSmalls]

Originally Posted by RobertSmalls

I suppose my goal for 2009 was to get a more economical car. Mission accomplished. For 2010, I want to meet my project goal of 70mpg overall while exceeding the speed limit. That's 32% over EPA Combined, which was easy in the Subaru, but difficult in the Insight in the winter.

70mpg under these conditions is much harder than I anticipated, but I'm very happy with my fuel economy for 2010: 65.1mpg.

Originally Posted by RobertSmalls

It's too cold out to work on aeromods right now, but a rear view camera or two is in the cards for 2010, along with front-to-back underbody coverage. I also plan some temporary roof extensions for fuel economy competitions and road trips.

The rear view camera fell short of expectations, my underbody coverage is good but not complete, and the roof extension... well, I decided to go home instead of go big.

Originally Posted by RobertSmalls

Aeromods will provide the big gains on the highway, but electrical mods will help more on my commute. I intend to install MIMA_L, and, if possible, go PHEV with the tiny stock battery pack. If I plug in the Insight every night, I'll also run a 12V battery charger so I can deep-cycle my 12V battery, and maybe run a block heater. In any case, I'm going to electrify the garage once the ground thaws.

Check, check, check, decided against the block heater, and check. The electromods are great; the Insight is broken without them.

Originally Posted by RobertSmalls

I'm going to buy another Insight, gut it, install a nuclear thermoelectric generator (like NASA uses for deep space missions) in the cargo hold, and a steam engine driving the front wheels through the Insight transmission.

Turns out any gains were offset by the extra mass (thermal and kinetic) of this setup.

[brucey]

Originally Posted by brucey

Does an aerodynamic camper (really more like a warm bed and some storage) count as a car mod?

Hey, I actually finished my goal mid august.

[Piwoslaw]

Originally Posted by Piwoslaw

For 2010: - Full bellypan,
- smooth hubcaps,
- engine kill switch,
- fe at least 20% over EPA, maybe even 25%.

I got the kill switch done a few months ago, and got way over 20% (for a while) thanks to a 1666km tank in May
I didn't find enough time to do the bellypan, but I have an excuse: I finally finished writing my PhD thesis, now I'm studying for the final exams.
As for the hubcaps - no excuse.

But I did get a coolant heater installed, which I didn't even dream about a year ago Plus an EGR cooler.

[PaleMelanesian]

Lifetime is now 61.9, beating my goal of 60.
Best tank was 82.4 mpg / 1133 miles, beating my 1000 mile goal.
Only 8 fills for the whole year.

[NeilBlanchard]

That is amazing fuel economy...