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Originally Posted by holypaulie
Do you have any pics how you did that ?
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Hi,
I'm working on learning how to post pics. Truth is I'm almost never on the computer, and I've used my digital camera only once. How to coordinate the two is known only to Mrs. Arminius. Yes, I
am a caveman, and I like it that way.
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Did you cover wide open area to the bottom of your rear bumper including the lowest point of bumper (right by the wheel)?
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The mods I did were in that area, but I did not cover the entire area, as some have done. My wife doesn't want the car to appear modded, so all the mods I do have to be unnoticeable. This car will be hers when I buy an electric car sometime in the next 3-4 years, so I want to keep it the way she likes it.
In the Civic, like so many other cars, the back bumper is actually just a metal bar covered by a huge piece of plastic. That piece of plastic is what the average person is calling a "bumper," but to ecomodders and hypermilers it's known as "the parachute." What I did was attach the sheeting to the bottom of the bumper, and then up to the bottom of the car, so that it just covered that huge "parachute." In addition, I sloped it forward so that the air hits a 45 degree angle, rather than a vertical wall. I intended to test the mod, but the summer gas formulation came out at the same time, so any tests I would do would also show improved gas mileage because of that, so I can't actually test what I did. Right now I appear to be getting about 80 more miles on this tank, but I'm only 3/4 of the way through it. A couple of unexpected trips in the city could mess it up, so I don't want to jinx it.