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Old 02-11-2009, 11:08 PM   #985 (permalink)
bennelson
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Location: Oconomowoc, WI, USA
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Electric Cycle - '81 Kawasaki KZ440
90 day: 334.6 mpg (US)

S10 - '95 Chevy S10
90 day: 30.48 mpg (US)

Electro-Metro - '96 Ben Nelson's "Electro-Metro"
90 day: 129.81 mpg (US)

The Wife's Car - Plug-in Prius - '04 Toyota Prius
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Well Darin, I DO love the look of your black Firefly!

Those rear wheel skirts have always been very classy.

I have also been intrigued by pizza-pan wheel covers since the first time I saw them.

It would be hard for me to video tape the turbo in action. Right now, I have to hold a momentary-on switch in my right hand, and hold the switch in the up position to engage the turbo. I then have to turn the key off to disengage the the main contactor, wait a few seconds, and then let off the turbo switch.

I guess I could videotape the speedometer, but that's not really that interesting.

I need to talk to somebody about "flyback diodes" to figure out what I need to do to NOT fry my controller while messing around with all this.

The turbo sure is frighteningly fun though!

If only I had some way to "soft-engage" it!
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