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California98Civic · 01-19-2015, 08:36 PM

WHEEL SKIRTS: I got enough done to be able to mount one of the two wheel skirts I started months ago. This is also some smooth, thin, strong, and shinny black industrial type plastic (comes in a roll).

WAI UPGRADE: I used this info from "some other dave" as guide to update my WAI. The previous one was 3" left-over dryer hose. According to some_other_dave that would make the air slow and rough, not good for WAI. Also the hose retained no heat. This ABS plastic tubing is deliberately smaller than 98 DX spec air tube. Faster air, smoother flow, and ABS plastic gathers and retains engine heat The tube is more than 2' long overall.

If you look closely, you can see "ecomodder.com" under a layer of black paint on the WAI tube.

CONSOLE IMPROVEMENT: it's minor and does nothing for FE, obviously, but I painted the borders around the inject kill switch and the USB port the same deep forest green I have been using on various details on the car. Extending a green "theme" that has gradually developed.

01-19-2015, 08:36 PM	#224 (permalink)
California98Civic Cyborg ECU Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Coastal Southern California Posts: 6,299 Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe Team Honda 90 day: 66.42 mpg (US) Black and Red - '00 Nashbar Custom built eBike 90 day: 3671.43 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 2,172 Times in 1,469 Posts	Update: wheel skirts, WAI, and console WHEEL SKIRTS: I got enough done to be able to mount one of the two wheel skirts I started months ago. This is also some smooth, thin, strong, and shinny black industrial type plastic (comes in a roll). WAI UPGRADE: I used this info from "some other dave" as guide to update my WAI. The previous one was 3" left-over dryer hose. According to some_other_dave that would make the air slow and rough, not good for WAI. Also the hose retained no heat. This ABS plastic tubing is deliberately smaller than 98 DX spec air tube. Faster air, smoother flow, and ABS plastic gathers and retains engine heat The tube is more than 2' long overall. If you look closely, you can see "ecomodder.com" under a layer of black paint on the WAI tube. CONSOLE IMPROVEMENT: it's minor and does nothing for FE, obviously, but I painted the borders around the inject kill switch and the USB port the same deep forest green I have been using on various details on the car. Extending a green "theme" that has gradually developed. Attached Thumbnails __________________ See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.