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orange4boy · 09-13-2013, 07:43 PM

Yeah, I forgot to mention the tires... They are properly ecomodded. Say no more. I'm not going to get new ones till these wear out though.

I did take out the jack and spare. Not much saving there as it is all so darn light but it is a light car to start with.

I'm not going to remove the rear wiper because even on the insight the boundary layer is thick enough that it must be negligible. Plus, Vancouver. Still, a low profile one is coming.

I guess a tuft test would confirm that it's in line with the flow... Any excuse for a tuft test!

It's already WAI with the grille block. Which gets me thinking... Has anyone cut a hole in the cat shield for a WAI?

09-13-2013, 07:43 PM	#24 (permalink)
orange4boy Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Wet Coast, Kanuckistan. Posts: 1,275 The Golden Egg - '93 Toyota Previa DX 90 day: 31.91 mpg (US) Chewie - '03 Toyota Prius 90 day: 57 mpg (US) The Spaceship - '00 Honda Insight Thanks: 100 Thanked 306 Times in 178 Posts	Yeah, I forgot to mention the tires... They are properly ecomodded. Say no more. I'm not going to get new ones till these wear out though. I did take out the jack and spare. Not much saving there as it is all so darn light but it is a light car to start with. I'm not going to remove the rear wiper because even on the insight the boundary layer is thick enough that it must be negligible. Plus, Vancouver. Still, a low profile one is coming. I guess a tuft test would confirm that it's in line with the flow... Any excuse for a tuft test! It's already WAI with the grille block. Which gets me thinking... Has anyone cut a hole in the cat shield for a WAI? __________________ Vortex generators are old tech. My new and improved vortex alternators are unstoppable. "It’s easy to explain how rockets work but explaining the aerodynamics of a wing takes a rocket scientist.