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Forum: Aerodynamics 03-07-2018, 11:25 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 21,126
Posted By JackMcCornack
Back to the original question: On race cars,...

Back to the original question: On race cars, front fenders are vented on top to reduce lift. Jim Hall started it in 1966 (Chapparal 2E--the first high winged race car, among its many other...
Forum: EcoModding Central 09-28-2017, 04:23 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,134
Posted By JackMcCornack
Mercedes hits 50% efficiency in IC engine

Pretty amazing. It's in a F1 car. Formula 1 racing is interesting in many ways, and one way is they don't do fuel stops--all the gas they get is what's in the car at the start. And according to the...
Forum: EcoModding Central 06-29-2013, 02:38 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 9,169
Posted By JackMcCornack
Man have I got good news for you! You can...

Man have I got good news for you! You can "completely reverse the inputs" by using the stock shifter mechanism (the shift lever, base, and pushrod) and turning it around so the pushrod points...
Forum: EcoModding Central 02-15-2013, 03:01 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 32,083
Posted By JackMcCornack
Ignore previous query. It looks like first...

Ignore previous query. It looks like first generation Miata rear calipers will work fine. Doh, you'd think I'd have looked before troubling y'all, it's not like I don't have enough Miata parts laying...
Forum: EcoModding Central 02-15-2013, 12:59 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 9,169
Posted By JackMcCornack
I do (I've got 100k+ on mine), and Talon's going...

I do (I've got 100k+ on mine), and Talon's going to (and commuting in Wyoming, his miles are going to add up fast), and we're doing it the hard way--kit cars where we have to create the kit first.
...
Forum: EcoModding Central 02-14-2013, 03:43 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 32,083
Posted By JackMcCornack
I think I've figured out a way (mind you, not...

I think I've figured out a way (mind you, not <the> way, just <a> way) to make rear suspension and brakes. I think using the front suspension in back (McPhereson strut, rebranded as Chapman strut in...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-13-2012, 02:38 PM
Replies: 289
Views: 53,167
Posted By JackMcCornack
What ecomodded said, drmiller, and even if it's...

What ecomodded said, drmiller, and even if it's not everyone, just keep posting for those of us (I expect it's the vast majority) who -are- pulling for you and are following your build with interest....
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-17-2012, 11:31 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 15,162
Posted By JackMcCornack
Well at least you didn’t suggest getting a free...

Well at least you didn’t suggest getting a free pirate copy. ☺

Robert Q. Riley is a designer, not a manufacturer, and he makes his living selling plans. If your objective is to make one of his...
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-30-2011, 12:15 PM
Replies: 450
Views: 198,653
Posted By JackMcCornack
Gosh, great minds and all that. My latest MAX...

Gosh, great minds and all that. My latest MAX Update for the Mother Earth News web site has my observations on headlight fuel consumption (originally titled "Liquid Light" but changed by the editors...
Forum: EcoModding Central 11-20-2011, 11:33 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,780
Posted By JackMcCornack
The higher your mileage, the greater (worse,...

The higher your mileage, the greater (worse, actually) the effects of your auxiliaries. Your fan, your headlights, they all consume fuel (via the added engine power to drive the alternator harder to...
Forum: Aerodynamics 10-29-2011, 06:28 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 113,772
Posted By JackMcCornack
I'm easing my way to a Kamm back, currently MAX...

I'm easing my way to a Kamm back, currently MAX has Bonneville spoilers top and bottom. And 115 mpg at a steady 45mph.
...
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-31-2011, 10:41 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 12,664
Posted By JackMcCornack
I'm on a sports car homebuilders forum that was...

I'm on a sports car homebuilders forum that was losing the signal-to-noise wars to these same characters (different people, but same characters) and it helped immensely when we added a "In theory it...
Forum: Aerodynamics 06-29-2010, 08:52 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 113,772
Posted By JackMcCornack
I'll admit I've been on the lookout for a used...

I'll admit I've been on the lookout for a used V1505-T (the four cylinder version of the triple I've got now)--44 hp instead of 32, only 38 pounds heavier, and adjusting the governor to 3600 rpm (up...
Forum: Aerodynamics 05-23-2010, 03:05 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 113,772
Posted By JackMcCornack
Pluggin' along on it. I cut off the bubble and...

Pluggin' along on it. I cut off the bubble and the unbubbled portion of the right side of the nose, so I could at least have a semi-symmetrical hole to fill in. These things weren't totally...
Forum: Aerodynamics 05-18-2010, 09:57 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 13,719
Posted By JackMcCornack
Plus so they could claim the lowest Cd of any...

Plus so they could claim the lowest Cd of any passenger car of the era. Let us not forget, the easiest way to improve a vehicle's Cd is to make it bigger. "the .186 figure" for a 6'11" wide car would...
Forum: Aerodynamics 05-06-2010, 04:23 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 113,772
Posted By JackMcCornack
Long time no post--here's a progress photo, got...

Long time no post--here's a progress photo, got in a bit of a time crunch 'cause I was otherwise engaged (long story) and am cutting some corners. Here's progress to date.

I widened the nose so...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-05-2009, 10:15 PM
Replies: 175
Views: 26,285
Posted By JackMcCornack
Maybe they thought it was a muzzle flash. Maybe...

Maybe they thought it was a muzzle flash. Maybe they turn tail thinking, "Whoa, I'm not going up against a professional road rager, he's got a silencer and everything!"

Anyway, back to our...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-04-2009, 01:51 AM
Replies: 175
Views: 26,285
Posted By JackMcCornack
Awww. I was hoping for supporting documentation....

Awww. I was hoping for supporting documentation. The spinning (and flying shortly after the spin) Mazda in the previous thread was an eye-grabber, but from an argument supporting standpoint, it's...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-04-2009, 12:31 AM
Replies: 175
Views: 26,285
Posted By JackMcCornack
As an equal opportunity offender, I'm not going...

As an equal opportunity offender, I'm not going to quote anybody, I'm plucking out comments sans credits.

> I didn't join here because I want to squeeze every drop of gas I can.

:-) That's...
Forum: EcoModding Central 10-25-2009, 05:47 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 32,083
Posted By JackMcCornack
There's 50 sets of rules--one for every DMV of...

There's 50 sets of rules--one for every DMV of every state. Some states are easy, some are hard. In California, 500 people a year get to register their homebuilt car under the smog laws in force at...
Forum: EcoModding Central 08-29-2009, 08:36 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 32,083
Posted By JackMcCornack
MadisonMPG wrote he'd think that... > ...a...

MadisonMPG wrote he'd think that...
> ...a Civic or something with a more powerful engine would make for a much better car.

...and I'd wager most Americans would agree with you today, and will...
Forum: EcoModding Central 08-28-2009, 04:59 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 32,083
Posted By JackMcCornack
Wrote Bicycle Bob: > What I don't understand,...

Wrote Bicycle Bob:
> What I don't understand, is why someone who has escaped from Berkeley would go back :-)

For one thing, it was a whole lot of fun. It was like time traveling back to...
Forum: EcoModding Central 08-27-2009, 09:59 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 32,083
Posted By JackMcCornack
Frank Lee wrote... > I had a slow sports car...

Frank Lee wrote...
> I had a slow sports car once

I've had several! I've got one now, a 32 horsepower Lotus 7 semi-replica painted up like the car in The Prisoner. It's set up for multifuel...
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