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Forum: Aerodynamics 03-26-2024, 08:59 AM
Replies: 12
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Posted By Piotrsko
Input resistance of the arduino may or may not...

Input resistance of the arduino may or may not affect the original circuit. You won't know until you try it. I'm not fluent in arduino. Adding a very high impedance switch would have a negligable...
Forum: Aerodynamics 03-19-2024, 05:58 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 712
Posted By NoahDurfey
Here's some updates! I used a scrap piece of...

Here's some updates! I used a scrap piece of sheet metal to cover the mirror hole.

I got the torque app for my phone, and have tried it out the last 2 days.

I bought a sheet of coroplast and...
Forum: Aerodynamics 03-12-2024, 08:51 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 712
Posted By NoahDurfey
2002 Corolla - Quest for the MPG's.

I've been digging into ecomodder for about a year now, a d I decided it's finally time to put some of it into practice. Been driving this corolla for seven years now and it's always been reliable....
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-14-2023, 09:36 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,596
Posted By Cd
This is looking great ! Love the grille block...

This is looking great !
Love the grille block too.
I'm really liking what you have done so far.
Forum: Aerodynamics 08-13-2023, 12:46 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,596
Posted By jimchitas
nice job dont worry 50lbs isnt really a lot...

nice job dont worry 50lbs isnt really a lot weight and yea its helping with weight distrubution but mostly you will decrease drag coefficient so its pretty fair penalty
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-31-2023, 10:50 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,596
Posted By aerohead
'taper'

Nature hates 'angles.' HONDA probably has already incorporated some plan-view body camber at the CR-Z's rear. Once you've got enough clearance for the rear skirts down low, at that point you can...
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-23-2023, 11:33 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,596
Posted By freebeard
I like the idea of skirts that flow all the way...

I like the idea of skirts that flow all the way to a separation edge. If they're light, then why not big?
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-20-2023, 11:26 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,596
Posted By aerohead
'napkin sketch'

I'm all in with the side elevation of skirts and tail, however, personally, I'd lose the rear flip-up spoiler. It would only add drag....
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-19-2023, 08:40 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,511
Posted By Daox
Finally replaced our 2004 Prius with a 2013 Volt

https://ecomodder.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=33986&stc=1&d=1689770289

Our 2004 Prius has finally started giving us somes issues here and there (dang thing has been nearly bullet proof...
Forum: Aerodynamics 05-11-2021, 05:46 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,596
Posted By JulianEdgar
Tuft testing will tell you airflow direction, but...

Tuft testing will tell you airflow direction, but pressure testing will tell you airflow amount. Pressure testing will also tell you the results of small changes, eg I'd guess that adding a vertical...
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-18-2020, 10:51 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,596
Posted By aerohead
CR-Z dimensional analysis

Computer crashed while in the midst of posting.
The short story of the CR-Z is that it has the 1922 Jaray 'pumpkin seed' contour.
Starting with Hoerner's streamline body / ellipsoid drag table, @...
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-13-2020, 01:34 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,596
Posted By aerohead
CR-Z roofline

I just printed a blueprint of the CR-Z from online and photo-enlarged it for examination at home.
First impression is that there's no way you could possibly have any separation, anywhere over the...
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-11-2020, 11:28 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,596
Posted By aerohead
tuft video

* definitely looks like wipers are sheltered from the oncoming flow. On-hood flow couldn't look better! :)
* backlight flow looks unperturbed as well. :)
I don't have a technical image for the...
Forum: Aerodynamics 10-10-2020, 11:01 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,596
Posted By M_a_t_t
Rules of thumb are guidelines at best. ...

Rules of thumb are guidelines at best.
https://media1.tenor.com/images/25603a4cfffb98adb510f2b4c677324e/tenor.gif?itemid=10164767
Sorry, just reminded me of this scene. :D

The only way to know...
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-16-2015, 02:25 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,596
Posted By Xist
Awesome! You figured out how to control the...

Awesome! You figured out how to control the vent! :)

I bought the largest one that I could, cut a hole for it in my grill block and air dam, and still had difficulty keeping my car from...
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-14-2015, 08:13 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,596
Posted By vibrating_cake
Subscribed :). As a fellow CRZ owner, this will...

Subscribed :).
As a fellow CRZ owner, this will be interesting!
Especially the grill block MPG gain/loss and how it's mounted, as i've always had success with grill blocks, but the crz grill being...
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-12-2015, 10:38 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,596
Posted By bobdbilder
If you used the stepper motor you would probably...

If you used the stepper motor you would probably want to calculate the wind force against the vent at its closed position. You would then need to calculate the torque required to hold that vent in...
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-12-2015, 06:44 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,596
Posted By Cd
CigaR007, you have a great looking car. I love...

CigaR007, you have a great looking car. I love the look of the CR-Z.

I even went to a dealership to sit in one. ( Can't afford one of course )
I noticed almost zero visibility from the rear side...
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-12-2015, 02:53 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,596
Posted By aerohead
kamm

Looks like the wheels protrude beyond the sides of the body.Maybe okay at the front,but shreds the air near the sides nearest the tail.Not so good.
Cleaning up the rocker panel area and rear skirts...
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-08-2015, 08:56 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,596
Posted By Daox
This should be good. Looking forward to updates....

This should be good. Looking forward to updates. :)
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-07-2015, 11:32 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,596
Posted By BabyDiesel
Subscribed! I love the CRZ and their potential. ...

Subscribed! I love the CRZ and their potential.

I'm now impatiently waiting to see the goodness that is to come :D

I think you should perform coast-down testing...
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-07-2015, 11:19 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,596
Posted By California98Civic
Subscribed!

Subscribed!
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-07-2015, 07:59 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,596
Posted By freebeard
I like the CR-Z for all the progressive...

I like the CR-Z for all the progressive tumblehome.

What do you propose to do with the taillights?
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-07-2015, 06:23 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 31,596
Posted By MetroMPG
Excellent news! Subscribed. I'm so glad...

Excellent news! Subscribed.

I'm so glad you're planning mods for this car too. You did some inspirational work on the Echo.

For the rear of the car, I would say you should ideally get a...
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 04-10-2015, 11:19 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 45,423
Posted By xpedro01
It is April 10, 2015 and I feel I am approaching...

It is April 10, 2015 and I feel I am approaching the half way point on the conversion of putting all the Nissan stuff into the Insight. The 48 cell pack installed differently than I expected. It had...
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