Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum - EcoModder.com - View Single Post

Sven7 · 08-14-2011, 09:55 PM

I no longer own this car. Here is how far it came... at its peak!

New Air Dam by Tyler Linner, on Flickr

http://ecomodder.com/forum/emgarage....vehicleid=5394

========================================

Below are bookmarks to other parts of the thread to save everyone the trouble of scrolling page after page. Enjoy.

========================================
QUICK LINKS:
Front belly pan v1
Front belly pan v1.1

Grille blocks, front wheel flares v1, smooth wheel covers
Tuft testing flares and skirts
Front wheel flares v1.1

Front wheel strakes, rear wheel skirts
Rear belly pan v1.1

Paint job, driver side
Paint job, pass. side
Paint job, pass. side (more)

Boat tail computer model
Rear box cavity (pseudo-boat tail)

Boat tail construction (Pages 47-55)
========================================

I picked up a 1992 Ford Probe GL 12V 5spd yesterday for $cheap. It's going to be my winter car to keep the '81 VW Rabbit convertible (best: 35mpg) and 65 Ford F100 (best: 15mpg) out of the salt.

I'm planning to do some cheap body mods such as an air dam and rear skirts, and practice driving better. I bought the car from my friend Cullen whose mom was driving it getting 26mpg when it was supposed to get 28mpg. This is a woman who exceeded the EPA rated mileage in her 90s Durango. Cullen thinks it's getting bad mileage because of a broken O2 sensor wire.

EPA ratings for this car are 21/28mpg. I'm shooting for 40mpg with the aero mods and some conservative driving.

Anyway here are some pictures when I brought it home.

First mods:

Removed side mirrors and covered the holes with duct and electrical tape

The rear tires were higher profile so i switched them to the front and the short tires to the rear.

Debadged it and wrote "MUSTANG!" on the rear hatch.

Took off the front plate and put it in the windshield

Spliced the O2 wire back together

Also cleaned the thing out. I got a box full of trash out of it and found $2.07 in change.

lol

Getting the thing put on insurance tomorrow so I'll be able to drive it around a little more.

I have a few questions for the wise, though.

What kind of plastic sheet should I use for the air dam and wheel skirts? My school store sells urethane (?) sheets, and they're pretty good for vacuum forming and other model making. Will these work okay, and what thickness do people usually use?

How much improvement do people usually see from mooneye wheel covers?

Anyway, I'm looking forward to bringing the aero era back!

Cheers

08-14-2011, 09:55 PM	This thread is in the EcoModder Project Library \| #1 (permalink)
Sven7 Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Warren, MI Posts: 2,456 Boo Radley - '65 Ford F100 90 day: 13.28 mpg (US) Thanks: 782 Thanked 668 Times in 410 Posts	Project: The Anal Probe I no longer own this car. Here is how far it came... at its peak! New Air Dam by Tyler Linner, on Flickr http://ecomodder.com/forum/emgarage....vehicleid=5394 ======================================== Below are bookmarks to other parts of the thread to save everyone the trouble of scrolling page after page. Enjoy. ======================================== QUICK LINKS: Front belly pan v1 Front belly pan v1.1 Grille blocks, front wheel flares v1, smooth wheel covers Tuft testing flares and skirts Front wheel flares v1.1 Front wheel strakes, rear wheel skirts Rear belly pan v1.1 Paint job, driver side Paint job, pass. side Paint job, pass. side (more) Boat tail computer model Rear box cavity (pseudo-boat tail) Boat tail construction (Pages 47-55) ======================================== I picked up a 1992 Ford Probe GL 12V 5spd yesterday for $cheap. It's going to be my winter car to keep the '81 VW Rabbit convertible (best: 35mpg) and 65 Ford F100 (best: 15mpg) out of the salt. I'm planning to do some cheap body mods such as an air dam and rear skirts, and practice driving better. I bought the car from my friend Cullen whose mom was driving it getting 26mpg when it was supposed to get 28mpg. This is a woman who exceeded the EPA rated mileage in her 90s Durango. Cullen thinks it's getting bad mileage because of a broken O2 sensor wire. EPA ratings for this car are 21/28mpg. I'm shooting for 40mpg with the aero mods and some conservative driving. Anyway here are some pictures when I brought it home. First mods: Removed side mirrors and covered the holes with duct and electrical tape The rear tires were higher profile so i switched them to the front and the short tires to the rear. Debadged it and wrote "MUSTANG!" on the rear hatch. Took off the front plate and put it in the windshield Spliced the O2 wire back together Also cleaned the thing out. I got a box full of trash out of it and found $2.07 in change. lol Getting the thing put on insurance tomorrow so I'll be able to drive it around a little more. I have a few questions for the wise, though. What kind of plastic sheet should I use for the air dam and wheel skirts? My school store sells urethane (?) sheets, and they're pretty good for vacuum forming and other model making. Will these work okay, and what thickness do people usually use? How much improvement do people usually see from mooneye wheel covers? Anyway, I'm looking forward to bringing the aero era back! Cheers Last edited by Sven7; 02-03-2013 at 08:37 PM..