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Forum: Aerodynamics 01-27-2012, 11:45 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,846
Posted By Sven7
Diagram: How to Ecomod Your Car

I can't remember who suggested we should have a visual but here it is.

Feel free to edit it with actual text or something. My writing looks pretty messy.

Also feel free to save it or repost...
Forum: EcoModding Central 11-07-2011, 08:56 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 20,313
Posted By brucepick
PCV Valve: It's located on back side of block,...

PCV Valve:
It's located on back side of block, down below the intake system. Not much fun to get to. Has a hose that goes up to the intake system; may as well replace that hose too if you or...
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 07-22-2011, 01:11 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,960
Posted By Frank Lee
Tell your brother that you will not tolerate as...

Tell your brother that you will not tolerate as much as one peep outta him when he biatches about gas prices.
Forum: DIY / How-to 07-20-2011, 09:12 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 8,613
Posted By cleanspeed1
New Free EBook: Scratchbuilt Hotrod

Seeing as how a lot of what we do overlaps into other forms of high performance, I thought this would help in the quest for perfection.

Take a look and tell me what you think.


Cover - The...
Forum: The Lounge 07-16-2011, 11:32 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,577
Posted By Joenavy85
Aerodynamics of road vehicles by Wolf-Heinrich...

Aerodynamics of road vehicles by Wolf-Heinrich Hucho.

Everything you need to know about car aerodynamics, and more.
Forum: EcoModding Central 05-17-2011, 08:57 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 45,189
Posted By JeepNmpg2
Finished Moving

Sorry for reviving an old thread guys, but there's really no better place for me to put this info (the proof is in the pudding as they say). I managed a cumulative MPG of 10.6 over a span of 2404...
Forum: The Lounge 04-21-2011, 09:19 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 19,875
Posted By Bill in Houston
Insurance is about pooling risk, but also...

Insurance is about pooling risk, but also understanding it. When you buy life insurance, they ask a jillion questions to try to determine how risky you are. And that is fine with me, because I am a...
Forum: The Lounge 04-20-2011, 05:21 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,228
Posted By Frank Lee
They didn't have that "Green" thing back then

In the line at the store, the cashier told the older woman that plastic bags weren't good for the environment. The woman apologized to her and explained,

"We didn't have the green thing back in...
Forum: The Lounge 04-09-2011, 10:26 AM
Replies: 2,495
Views: 526,218
Posted By aero84
I have driven both front- and rear wheel drive...

I have driven both front- and rear wheel drive cars in the winter and I will always prefer FWD.
RWD on snow is much more fun - that is, if you can afford to get out in the snow and play with the...
Forum: DIY / How-to 03-21-2011, 07:59 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 17,599
Posted By hmiwb
I was in a serious accident about 5 years ago. A...

I was in a serious accident about 5 years ago. A Ford Explorer pulled out in front of me on a 70 mph highway. I was driving a 96 Toyota Corolla and had to choose between hitting the Explorer or...
Forum: EcoModding Central 03-16-2011, 04:05 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 45,189
Posted By JeepNmpg2
Cool Top Ten Moving Truck Tips!

- Moving -

I know this isn't really something that many people like to do too often (some never do), I have the (mis)fortune of performing this graceful ballet about once every year or so. I'm...
Forum: The Lounge 03-10-2011, 06:12 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,819
Posted By Arragonis
Saudi proverb "My grandfather rode a camel,...

Saudi proverb

"My grandfather rode a camel, my father drove a car, I fly a jet plane, my son will ride a camel"
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 03-08-2011, 02:35 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 5,031
Posted By gone-ot
...go to the GILBARCO VEEDER-ROOT website; they...

...go to the GILBARCO VEEDER-ROOT website; they manufacture gas pump systems. Look under "fuel vapor recovery" for more info about how & why the tanks "suck" back excess fuel at the pump so as to not...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 03-08-2011, 12:00 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,265
Posted By jamesqf
Not true, overall (although it can when using the...

Not true, overall (although it can when using the most inefficient farming & production practices) and the people making that claim usually are pretty obvious axe-grinders.

It's also ignoring the...
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 03-07-2011, 05:28 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 5,031
Posted By gone-ot
...read for yourself: Pat Goss: Ask The...

...read for yourself:

Pat Goss: Ask The Expert (http://www.garage-pak.com/pat-goss-washington-post/1997-wp-hazards-at-the-gas-pump.html)

...here:

http://www.sbcapcd.org/edu/dtofactsheet.pdf...
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-28-2011, 02:16 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 12,672
Posted By Phantom
I suggest adding a new sub-forum some thing like...

I suggest adding a new sub-forum some thing like "dis-proven but waiting for new evidence" then we can place all of those articles there and have them available for those who do not know they are...
Forum: Saving@Home 01-21-2011, 07:02 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 11,441
Posted By JacobAziza
Saving electricity at home.

Someone in another topic requested I share some insight into my $5 per month electricity bill.

The main thing is living in an RV. It is small. There is less air to heat or cool, less rooms to...
Forum: Success Stories 01-21-2011, 08:03 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 10,751
Posted By redneck
Stay away from trucks period. I have...

Stay away from trucks period.


I have driven trucks for many years and try to operate them as safely as possible for you and me, this includes keeping a safe distance from all vehicles in the...
Forum: EcoModder Blog Discussion 12-10-2010, 08:56 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 7,407
Posted By NeilBlanchard
A year later than hoped, the trailer for "Revenge...

A year later than hoped, the trailer for "Revenge of the Electric Car" is out:

jkRIu5a6Sb0
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 11-18-2010, 08:30 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 17,323
Posted By ShadeTreeMech
I agree with the first statement in theory, but...

I agree with the first statement in theory, but in practicality, it is the governement who must pay the hospital bills in many cases when a motorcycler is foolish enough to ride without the helmet...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 11-18-2010, 09:42 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 17,323
Posted By dcb
The people who push these sorts of things through...

The people who push these sorts of things through are cagers and corporations. %50 of bikers are pro-choice on the matter. The stats say like 400 people a year would not die if everyone wore a...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 11-09-2010, 12:36 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 19,899
Posted By mwebb
suzuki suzuki suziki etc etc

GM sold the Geo Metro

suzuki manufactured the parts
Forum: EcoModding Central 11-04-2010, 01:01 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,405
Posted By basjoos
I would never go anywhere without at least a...

I would never go anywhere without at least a doughnut spare, but preferably with a full size spare because of the driving limitations of the doughnut spare. I've had four flats over the years that...
Forum: The Lounge 10-29-2010, 10:01 AM
Replies: 568
Views: 71,491
Posted By user removed
IN 1983 I lived in the Florida Keys. That winter...

IN 1983 I lived in the Florida Keys. That winter the temperatures dropped to record low levels. On one day the low temperature in Key West was higher than the high temperature in Anchorage Alaska....
Forum: The Lounge 10-29-2010, 06:26 AM
Replies: 568
Views: 71,491
Posted By NeilBlanchard
Do you believe that Global Climate Change is...

Do you believe that Global Climate Change is real, and that it is caused by humans?

If you do not believe in the Theory of Gravity, will you float away?
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