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Forum: EcoModding Central 08-04-2017, 07:46 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 18,156
Posted By ar5boosted
Thumbs up Water is definitely heavier than air. I just know...

Water is definitely heavier than air. I just know this because there was a huge different in weight when my 20-litre water-tanks were filled with water compared to when they were empty or filled with...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-21-2017, 09:09 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 11,988
Posted By ar5boosted
The improvement is due to tooling and has...

The improvement is due to tooling and has occurred steadily between 1990 and 2015+.

What has happened is that the companies have been able to machine to ever increasing tolerances meaning that the...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-19-2017, 04:54 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 6,133
Posted By ar5boosted
No. Alternators are round and Peltiers are...

No.

Alternators are round and Peltiers are square - and sticking square things into round holes isn't really the right thing to do.

[Edit] ok - just joking. Toyota got it to work already...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-17-2017, 05:59 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 11,988
Posted By ar5boosted
Yeah, good to know this information. My old...

Yeah, good to know this information.

My old mechanic was telling me for a while there that I should upgrade engines because the injectors on the newer engines were better. I was just thinking to...
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-11-2017, 05:18 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,246
Posted By ar5boosted
Also consider using fireproof*/flame-resistant*...

Also consider using fireproof*/flame-resistant* foam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJMMI6fTU0A

Here's more: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=spray+foam+car+body

I have to...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-07-2017, 12:41 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 19,934
Posted By ar5boosted
True. But if you find a young designer that knows...

True. But if you find a young designer that knows Solidworks and ask them to design a few stick-on bits to plug the gaps and use a two-tone colour scheme I think it will come up much better.

Of...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-05-2017, 01:20 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,613
Posted By ar5boosted
btw, this is a link to a company that sells the...

btw, this is a link to a company that sells the Langevin Transducers of a reasonable quality : https://www.steminc.com/pzt/en/bolt-clamped-langevin

and 3-way fluid mixing valves : 3 Way Valve |...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-05-2017, 05:12 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,613
Posted By ar5boosted
They know. So my suggestion is to use a...

They know.

So my suggestion is to use a Langevin Transducer running at 20khz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXSNTiJZTTM

What you'll be trying to do is vibrating the fuel into a temporary...
Forum: EcoModding Central 06-26-2017, 11:36 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,964
Posted By ar5boosted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNendiDFzSM ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNendiDFzSM

That video talks about how VW get 20% more economy from their turbo exhaust.

I'd just rig it up and get it working to prove the 'experts' wrong. I...
Forum: EcoModding Central 06-18-2017, 03:19 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 9,502
Posted By ar5boosted
fwiw, you can use silver-solder to join Aluminium...

fwiw, you can use silver-solder to join Aluminium successfully. I actually just gave a course in Japan on using Durafix which is a type of Aluminium Solder for want of a better description.
...
Forum: EcoModding Central 06-13-2017, 03:37 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 11,481
Posted By ar5boosted
Yes. Constantly. Remember about five years...

Yes. Constantly.

Remember about five years ago when there was a gas price spike? here we were paying $1.60 per litre and not the $1.10-$1.30 per litre that we pay now.

I just measured per fill....
Forum: EcoModding Central 06-13-2017, 12:44 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 11,481
Posted By ar5boosted
Roughly as much, Yes. I was using an...

Roughly as much, Yes.

I was using an electric-water-pump and a misting nozzle to spray into the carburetor. There was a switch on the throttle cable to turn the pump on. It idled without the water...
Forum: Aerodynamics 06-10-2017, 04:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 962
Posted By ar5boosted
http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj622/aerohead...

http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj622/aerohead2/Untitled19_15.jpg

Coreflute curved side panels added to the doors to a standard car.

That could easily* be done and it would give the same...
Forum: Aerodynamics 06-10-2017, 04:30 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 962
Posted By ar5boosted
Would the same thing (fat doors) work for a...

Would the same thing (fat doors) work for a normal passenger car ?
Forum: EcoModding Central 06-07-2017, 09:36 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 11,481
Posted By ar5boosted
Well you are right in what you are thinking....

Well you are right in what you are thinking. That's because they were configured for more power.

Let's say you want to increase a 2L engine from 125hp to 250hp. To do that implies that you need...
Forum: The Lounge 06-06-2017, 08:28 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 5,164
Posted By ar5boosted
I was in Tokyo, Japan last week. Didn't see...

I was in Tokyo, Japan last week.

Didn't see any evidence of Prius hate. They really love them there and adorn them with bodykits, coilover-suspensions, led-lights. Amazing - now I think I want...
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