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Forum: Aerodynamics 02-10-2016, 06:39 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,048
Posted By PaulB2
I had a cam on the back of a travel trailer. It...

I had a cam on the back of a travel trailer. It worked well on a dry sunny day but was challenged by rain on the camera, and night.

I expect the law will delay this development, just as it screws...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 01-10-2016, 10:38 PM
Replies: 1,316
Views: 336,094
Posted By PaulB2
I was looking at that. The plate has a hole in...

I was looking at that. The plate has a hole in the center, and the leaf springs have a nut and bolt (nut end) that goes into that hole to locate it. I don't know what the bolt head looks like, or if...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 01-09-2016, 11:41 AM
Replies: 1,316
Views: 336,094
Posted By PaulB2
I just bought one of these: 40-1/2" x 48" Small...

I just bought one of these:
40-1/2" x 48" Small Utility Trailer - 1090 Lb. Cargo Capacity...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-23-2015, 08:01 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 41,821
Posted By PaulB2
It turns out there is an aftermarket shield for...

It turns out there is an aftermarket shield for this car:

2012+ Passat NMS Winter Front - NMSPASSAT - IDParts.com (http://www.idparts.com/2012-passat-nms-winter-front-p-3931.html)

It's aimed at...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-21-2015, 11:22 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 41,821
Posted By PaulB2
I finally did a block of my 2013 Passat, but it's...

I finally did a block of my 2013 Passat, but it's nothing I can show you because I put it behind the grille. It's just two pieces of flashing sitting in the frame member behind the bumper. I got the...
Forum: The Lounge 12-17-2015, 03:08 PM
Replies: 233
Views: 36,264
Posted By PaulB2
I majored in Physics in college. Virtually all...

I majored in Physics in college. Virtually all problems in Physics are done in metric. We only learned how to solve them that way (either MKS - Meter,Kilogram,Seconds or CGS -...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-14-2015, 06:27 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 41,821
Posted By PaulB2
Yet another reason not to block the induction -...

Yet another reason not to block the induction - the ECU may be looking for air at a given pressure from the stock intake tract. Anyway I am not going to block it.

When I had my Sprinter van,...
Forum: Success Stories 06-13-2015, 10:52 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,305
Posted By PaulB2
I had an oil pan heater on my previous car. I...

I had an oil pan heater on my previous car. I connected it to an X10 circuit so whenever I got up in the morning, the first thing I would do was to push the button turning on the heater. By the time...
Forum: Success Stories 03-17-2015, 11:05 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 10,915
Posted By PaulB2
A very nice looking car. I like that aero contour...

A very nice looking car. I like that aero contour of the roof.

Sounds like you could gear it up a bit by getting larger diameter tires when the original ones wear out. That worked well for me with...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 03-09-2015, 12:53 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 11,015
Posted By PaulB2
I fooled around with a non-rigid trunk for a...

I fooled around with a non-rigid trunk for a while:
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/some-aero-ideas-blast-18717.html

Here's a bag with taper in it already. It's got a lot of buckles on...
Forum: Aerodynamics 02-26-2015, 10:32 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 9,401
Posted By PaulB2
I have fooled with interior mirrors and haven't...

I have fooled with interior mirrors and haven't had much luck with them. They are usually too small and too curved. The best interior setup I have used has been the old, superwide Wink mirrors. Ugly...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 01-22-2015, 11:26 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 10,321
Posted By PaulB2
I'm a bit surprised at schadenfreude about...

I'm a bit surprised at schadenfreude about Russians struggling with low revenues. Remember what happened when FDR cut off the oil to Japan, threatening their economy? We shouldn't wish misfortune on...
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-01-2014, 11:21 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 11,287
Posted By PaulB2
FWIW I had the long, tall Sprinter van (2004)...

FWIW I had the long, tall Sprinter van (2004) that was a cargo van with a minimal conversion. The lifetime mileage was just under 25mpg, usually holding it between 60 and 65 on the freeway; and...
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-22-2014, 05:04 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,421
Posted By PaulB2
Cheap & easy Rambox half-tonneau

I made a half tonneau for my truck. The first photo shows it in the forward position where it wouldn't normally be of course. Maybe others can profit from my mistakes...
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Forum: Aerodynamics 11-05-2014, 11:26 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,833
Posted By PaulB2
You mean taper as viewed from above? I think you...

You mean taper as viewed from above? I think you are right, because the top pic has no taper anywhere, and the next one (and following) investigates the change of a single factor, the top angle. I...
Forum: Aerodynamics 10-06-2014, 09:00 PM
Replies: 211
Views: 50,838
Posted By PaulB2
Who says it is not present? Even assuming the...

Who says it is not present? Even assuming the drag goes up (how much?) with a bulkhead, that might be the effect of other things, such as the shape the vortex is forced into assuming. With another...
Forum: Aerodynamics 10-06-2014, 06:20 PM
Replies: 211
Views: 50,838
Posted By PaulB2
I'm guessing this effect is pretty miniscule, and...

I'm guessing this effect is pretty miniscule, and anyway if there is a pressure differential across the tailgate, the same pressure differential exists when an intermediary form such as a box is...
Forum: Aerodynamics 10-06-2014, 03:53 PM
Replies: 211
Views: 50,838
Posted By PaulB2
I suspect it makes for a stronger tailgate too. ...

I suspect it makes for a stronger tailgate too.

I have a 2013 Ram 1500 with a "rambox". This is a good news bad news thing. The bad news is that it seriously limits what you can do in the way of a...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 03-12-2014, 12:36 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,996
Posted By PaulB2
I finally figured out how to do it. Instead of...

I finally figured out how to do it. Instead of throwing my leg over like you normally do, bend your knee as much as possible and throw your knee over the seat in front of the tail bag, then when it's...
Forum: Aerodynamics 03-10-2014, 11:08 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,528
Posted By PaulB2
There are two ways of looking at this: 1)...

There are two ways of looking at this:

1) Use the technique to build a cover and use it only as a cover.

2) Build a boat that can substitute for a sort of cover - but it is primarily a boat,...
Forum: Aerodynamics 03-10-2014, 05:29 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,528
Posted By PaulB2
A Platt Monfort tonneau cover?

I was looking at some of the tonneau cover threads here and noticed nobody here has used Platt Monfort's ideas for construction of such covers, or any other aero shape. Take a look at his website:
...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 03-09-2012, 07:59 PM
Replies: 350
Views: 73,741
Posted By PaulB2
About a chain oiler, take a look at the loobman...

About a chain oiler, take a look at the loobman too. Lots of folks like them, simple and cheap. As to non-oring chains, I started riding when that was the only kind there was. They didn't fall apart...
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