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Forum: Aerodynamics 01-25-2023, 02:15 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 8,890
Posted By shovel
This is a 15 year old thread but I bumped into it...

This is a 15 year old thread but I bumped into it and figured it could use some corrected info.

* on 94-95 Mustangs (any trim) the side scoops are "functional" - debatable what function and how...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 03-04-2017, 07:10 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,301
Posted By shovel
Phase 1 of Science has been completed; I have...

Phase 1 of Science has been completed; I have received and installed the 27lb injectors.

Install was trouble free. No CEL . I want to go drive around with logging enabled to see what it's...
Forum: The Lounge 10-25-2013, 12:28 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 12,147
Posted By shovel
I'm kinda torn here;, some of y'all are...

I'm kinda torn here;, some of y'all are reminding me of Old Economy Steven (http://www.quickmeme.com/Old-Economy-Steven/) more than a little bit, but on the other hand if younger (or older, or any...
Forum: The Lounge 10-08-2013, 04:27 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,458
Posted By shovel
Every time someone quotes this, they treat it as...

Every time someone quotes this, they treat it as if farmers are growing corn for ethanol, extracting the ethanol and then dumping the rest of the mash/grain into a giant hole in the ground...
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Forum: Aerodynamics 09-20-2013, 01:33 AM
Replies: 4,211
Views: 1,320,200
Posted By shovel
http://i.imgur.com/yiXU0uU.jpg Unsure if...

http://i.imgur.com/yiXU0uU.jpg

Unsure if powered or pedaled...
Forum: The Unicorn Corral 09-10-2013, 12:44 PM
Replies: 250
Views: 26,542
Posted By shovel
This is the funniest bunch of chatter I've read...

This is the funniest bunch of chatter I've read so far today :)

Let's talk more about how automakers could totally make 200mpg, sellable cars but choose not to.
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 07-17-2013, 02:31 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 4,960
Posted By shovel
I may have an unpopular opinion here but I think...

I may have an unpopular opinion here but I think infrastructure should be paid by everyone - even if you don't have a car, the society from which you benefit still travels on roads. The food at...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 03-12-2013, 12:53 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 35,290
Posted By shovel
Being an off-highway/off-pavement driver I often...

Being an off-highway/off-pavement driver I often lament the absence of tall narrow tires for rough terrain. There are a couple 33x9.50x15" models out there that perform fantastically (that's a...
Forum: Aerodynamics 01-28-2013, 11:55 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,628
Posted By shovel
Helmholtz resonator vs. bluff body wake region

I was doing some acoustics work (horn design) a few days ago and, being aware that acoustics and aerodynamics are effectively the same as each other, it occurred to me that there could be some...
Forum: Aerodynamics 01-18-2013, 12:25 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,999
Posted By shovel
Ford's "Atlas" pickup concept, featuring active aero wheels

Nothing's ever been so simple that someone couldn't complicate it... Ford Atlas Concept Photo Gallery - Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-atlas-concept/#photo-5572981)

Note that in...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 12-15-2012, 08:47 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 13,492
Posted By shovel
Oh no not the dreaded WINTER COMMUTE!? ...

Oh no not the dreaded WINTER COMMUTE!? http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/131473_10151256367154549_1876412247_o.jpg
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-07-2012, 05:09 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 11,378
Posted By shovel
The problem I have with these articles is that...

The problem I have with these articles is that their claims cannot possibly line up with reality.

When they say a phrase like "AAA automotive engineering experts .... believe that sustained...
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-07-2012, 10:34 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 11,378
Posted By shovel
I really wish we could all get over the...

I really wish we could all get over the incidental edibility of corn. If the exact same piece of land was used to grow an inedible crop to make ethanol nobody would ever have argued food vs. fuel. ...
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-06-2012, 10:32 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 11,378
Posted By shovel
I don't understand why so many people get caught...

I don't understand why so many people get caught up on the incidental edibility of the crop most commonly associated with ethanol production. If you put the exact same effort and land into growing...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 11-08-2012, 05:52 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,025
Posted By shovel
Living in Arizona, any time I venture off...

Living in Arizona, any time I venture off pavement I have to contend with hundreds of these side-by-side ATV's being driven by random novices, carelessly and - if the litter along most trails is an...
Forum: The Lounge 10-12-2012, 01:05 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,714
Posted By shovel
If we're to express distaste for those who game...

If we're to express distaste for those who game the system on the "have nots" end of the scale, we must equally express it for those who game the system on the "haves" end. We've all read about...
Forum: The Lounge 10-10-2012, 11:45 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 9,743
Posted By shovel
As a motoring enthusiast, and owner of a V8...

As a motoring enthusiast, and owner of a V8 powered Jeep.. I frickin' hate a lot of these motorsports.

Like the high speed rock buggies, there's intense $kill involved in building them but...
Forum: The Lounge 09-10-2012, 03:03 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,651
Posted By shovel
http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/3348/fotolia893...

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/3348/fotolia8939355xs.jpg
Call me a socialist ;)

Where would I be if I hit the inside of a condom? Not stuck in a world where random chance can lead to...
Forum: The Lounge 08-31-2012, 02:53 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 14,091
Posted By shovel
I don't see why it has to matter if oil is finite...

I don't see why it has to matter if oil is finite or man is having an impact on the global climate, in order to choose to streamline our behavior.

Don't believe in peak oil? Fine, but urban...
Forum: EcoModding Central 08-26-2012, 12:42 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 10,988
Posted By shovel
You could gut a transfer case, so that the...

You could gut a transfer case, so that the chain and front output shaft aren't there... if you're ambitious you could cut the whole bottom of the case off and fabricate a cover, then make up the...
Forum: Saving@Home 08-14-2012, 01:36 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,355
Posted By shovel
I don't think they are necessarily death traps, ...

I don't think they are necessarily death traps, only that the limitations imposed by standardized building code - while they chill innovation - also protect us from those who would build a four...
Forum: Aerodynamics 08-10-2012, 02:46 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 12,276
Posted By shovel
It's not that they don't make "boat-like" tails, ...

It's not that they don't make "boat-like" tails, it's that manufacturers can't always get people to buy them. Many of the 70s and 80s hatchbacks have awful reputations these days, because...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-31-2012, 05:15 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,637
Posted By shovel
Sure, enough is as good as a feast and so forth....

Sure, enough is as good as a feast and so forth. It's a general concept of understanding that extremes are rarely optimal (though it's fine, too, when they are)

As it applies to our behavior...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-31-2012, 04:29 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,637
Posted By shovel
I think one of the challenges we face in English...

I think one of the challenges we face in English speaking nations is we lack the word, and concept of lagom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagom). People tend to gravitate to extremes here, and...
Forum: The Lounge 07-31-2012, 02:16 PM
Replies: 205
Views: 26,788
Posted By shovel
Thank you for this data. It directly...

Thank you for this data. It directly conflicts with data from my Nebraska-native girlfriend but I admit that corn variety nomenclature is a topic beyond my education so either of you could be...
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