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Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 02-06-2017, 01:59 PM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 558,362
Posted By solarguy
I suspect the "battle wagon" is using a wood...

I suspect the "battle wagon" is using a wood gasifier.

Also, if you follow the links, you end up with a nasty attack virus.......
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-15-2017, 07:57 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,311
Posted By solarguy
My 04 tdi wagon (240K miles) gets the best fuel...

My 04 tdi wagon (240K miles) gets the best fuel economy if I avoid using the turbo. So I accelerate gently and shift at around 2,000 rpm.

Moving to a bigger turbo will do nothing to improve your...
Forum: EcoModding Central 11-23-2016, 07:53 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,091
Posted By solarguy
have you seen human drivers lately???

The self driving cars only have to beat the humans.

How many times have you seen distracted drivers lately?

Yacking on the cell phone...

Texting... (4 times more likely to have an accident...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 06-27-2016, 12:40 PM
Replies: 2,106
Views: 518,913
Posted By solarguy
If you build it...they will come. If you...

If you build it...they will come.

If you don't build it, they will be very mad.

And the next company that tries a radical vehicle will have to overcome even more bad karma before making it to...
Forum: Instrumentation 05-13-2016, 11:11 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,038
Posted By solarguy
Another option is to find the right spot (as...

Another option is to find the right spot (as noted, very close to where the hot coolant exits the block) and epoxy the probe right to the metal, and then cover it with an inch of pink or blue high...
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 03-05-2016, 12:44 PM
Replies: 402
Views: 54,226
Posted By solarguy
Really, we're saying that extreme cold is bad for...

Really, we're saying that extreme cold is bad for cars. All cars.

As much as you can keep the Leaf plugged in, and it does have battery heat and -some- insulation, I would go electric if in your...
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 03-04-2016, 12:27 PM
Replies: 402
Views: 54,226
Posted By solarguy
With a brand spanking new Nissan Leaf, your total...

With a brand spanking new Nissan Leaf, your total range on a charge will be from ~80-107 miles.

As the battery ages, that range goes down slowly.

As the weather gets cold, the range goes down....
Forum: The Lounge 02-12-2016, 12:52 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,922
Posted By solarguy
I think the more sophisticated macroeconomic...

I think the more sophisticated macroeconomic analysis of peak oil suggests that around the peak, or just after the peak in production, prices will get very volatile.

Volatile doesn't just mean...
Forum: EcoModding Central 04-29-2015, 08:12 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,183
Posted By solarguy
If you had a turbo, I'd be more worried about a...

If you had a turbo, I'd be more worried about a lot of hot starts. No turbo, no worries. It's the cold starts that do the dirty work.
Forum: Saving@Home 12-29-2014, 12:28 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,628
Posted By solarguy
Just to flesh out the conversation, there are...

Just to flesh out the conversation, there are different types of heat pumps, ground source (water and earth) and air to air.

Air to air, typical of mini splits, are much less expensive to install...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 12-04-2014, 11:52 AM
Replies: 2,106
Views: 518,913
Posted By solarguy
Build a car that I can buy. Go ahead. I dare...

Build a car that I can buy. Go ahead. I dare you Elio.

If Elio is somehow held back by our internet criticisms of this or that, they lack the vision and backbone to get it done anyway.
Forum: Introductions 12-01-2014, 12:13 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,435
Posted By solarguy
Pulse and glide means you accelerate at an...

Pulse and glide means you accelerate at an efficient pace, and once you hit a certain speed, you disengage and coast. That could be engine on (idling) or engine off coasting. Once you hit your...
Forum: The Lounge 10-04-2014, 11:14 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,953
Posted By solarguy
Some video of that anachronism would be...

Some video of that anachronism would be outstanding, if it exists of course.

Don't run out and make of video of your excellent contraption just to satisfy me...
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 08-25-2014, 09:31 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,414
Posted By solarguy
If you fib a little, or a lot, or at all, you...

If you fib a little, or a lot, or at all, you effectively nullify your insurance in the event that you ever really need it.

It sucks, but that's how it is.

Your insurance company is not your...
Forum: The Lounge 08-11-2014, 11:26 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,590
Posted By solarguy
Was it made in China?

Was it made in China?
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 07-21-2014, 12:25 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,434
Posted By solarguy
students build record breaking solar elec. car...

Looking pretty interesting

Students Build Record-Breaking Solar Electric Car > ENGINEERING.com...
Forum: DIY / How-to 07-19-2012, 05:50 PM
Replies: 772
Views: 277,442
Posted By solarguy
You realize, you can never wreck this thing... ...

You realize, you can never wreck this thing...

I can't imagine investing that many hours and then having somebody back into it in a parking lot or something equally stupid.


Very exciting.
...
Forum: Hybrids 07-31-2011, 05:54 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,311
Posted By solarguy
Hard to compress, terrible energy density, net...

Hard to compress, terrible energy density, net energy looser, highly flammable, explosive, hard to store.

There is more hydrogen in a gallon of gasoline, than there is in a gallon of hydrogen, as...
Forum: DIY / How-to 01-08-2011, 12:29 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 12,478
Posted By solarguy
If you account for your energy inputs, it is...

If you account for your energy inputs, it is unlikely that any homebrew cellulose to ethanol conversion protocol will give you an EROEI of better than 1:1, and most likely worse than 1:1.

Yes,...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 11-08-2010, 05:06 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 18,097
Posted By solarguy
renewable nuclear... Most published analyses...

renewable nuclear...

Most published analyses of the energy costs of the nuclear fuel cycle end up using a lot of hand waving. The biggest problem is the storage of the high level wastes.

Best...
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 10-30-2010, 04:48 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,891
Posted By solarguy
Let's throw in one useful fact.

OK, here's the fact,

If you run any common electric resistance heater at half voltage (eg rated 240V, operated on 120V) you will get 1/4 of the rated wattage out, as heat. So, a heater rated at...
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-10-2010, 01:42 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 18,070
Posted By solarguy
watching with interest

Excellent experiment.

Your class of vehicle has a lot more to gain, in terms of total fuel saved, than the small hondas, toyotas, etc.

I work at a Wal-Mart Vision center. Wal-Mart changes...
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-08-2010, 01:20 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 25,201
Posted By solarguy
"good mileage"

Most of the tire talk that refers to "good mileage" will refer to how long the tire will last.

If they DON'T mean that, they will talk a lot about fuel economy, but that's rare.

I suppose a few...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 01-02-2010, 11:44 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 17,187
Posted By solarguy
Well Shovel, glad to hear you are actually doing...

Well Shovel, glad to hear you are actually doing something.

You imply that now, I'm bragging, and what does that have to do with anything? I'm glad you asked. I posted a modest sampling of what...
Forum: The Lounge 09-24-2009, 02:35 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,668
Posted By solarguy
In 1983 I worked in the Texas oil field on a...

In 1983 I worked in the Texas oil field on a workover rig. That's like a mini oil drilling rig whose sole purpose is to rehabilitate old wells that are pooping out. There are a lot of tricks to...
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