View Single Post
Old 08-20-2009, 03:15 PM   #33 (permalink)
MetroMPG
Batman Junior
 
MetroMPG's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 22,534

Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
Team Metro
Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 57.73 mpg (US)
Thanks: 4,082
Thanked 6,979 Times in 3,614 Posts
Martin - I may trim up the middle section a little bit, but not very much because it would only be a guess without more testing. Shot in the dark! And I don't have time to do more runs/number crunching before the weekend.

Quick calculation: at 50 km/h (30 mph), 1.8 additional seconds of coasting time equals 25 more meters (82 feet). Of course that won't be the actual additional coasting distance from the air dam, since (a) the average speed of the 100-50 coast will obviously be higher than 50 km/h, and (b) the air dam's effectiveness decreases with speed. But I don't feel like trying to figure out the math. Math is hard.
__________________
Project MPGiata! Mods for getting 50+ MPG from a 1990 Miata
Honda mods: Ecomodding my $800 Honda Fit 5-speed beater
Mitsu mods: 70 MPG in my ecomodded, dirt cheap, 3-cylinder Mirage.
Ecodriving test: Manual vs. automatic transmission MPG showdown



EcoModder
has launched a forum for the efficient new Mitsubishi Mirage
www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners
www.ForkenSwift.com - electric car conversion on a beer budget

Last edited by MetroMPG; 08-20-2009 at 03:26 PM.. Reason: fixed math boo boo
  Reply With Quote