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Forum: EcoModding Central 12-07-2016, 09:15 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 22,817
Posted By Daox
I had a Marinco plug on my Matrix. It was great...

I had a Marinco plug on my Matrix. It was great and held up just fine in the couple of winters I had it.
Forum: Off-Topic Tech 11-09-2016, 07:13 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,243
Posted By MetroMPG
2004 Toyota Echo rust repair - rocker panels - pics!

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=20883&stc=1&d=1478735462

This summer, I picked up this $1k Echo...
Forum: Hybrids 10-03-2016, 05:26 PM
Replies: 375
Views: 61,680
Posted By cowmeat
Cowmeat learns to drive the Volt

Well, here it is!

I replaced my awesome little Insight Ron Burgundy this weekend with a 2012 Chevy Volt. I felt a little bad leaving the Insight at the dealership, knowing it was headed straight...
Forum: EcoModding Central 09-26-2016, 10:25 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,561
Posted By ConnClark
Autospeed web site comes to an end

A valuable resource of useful information is coming to an end. Julian Edgar posts his last article.

AutoSpeed - Goodbye (http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_113328/article.html)
Forum: EcoModding Central 09-26-2016, 06:28 AM
Replies: 702
Views: 260,211
Posted By changzuki
Swanton Vermont Car Show - 7-30-2016

Swanton Vermont Car Show - 7-30-2016
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https://diesel-bike.com/Centurion/GGP_2016/swanton_2016carshow.jpg
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This summer Centurion makes a splash in Swanton, VT at the Chamber of Commerce...
Forum: EcoModding Central 09-24-2016, 02:23 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 22,817
Posted By California98Civic
Because... want? I hate that. It ain't worth much.

Because... want? I hate that. It ain't worth much.
Forum: EcoModding Central 09-23-2016, 01:29 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,762
Posted By LittleBlackDuck
Pletby, I dont disagree with your premise that...

Pletby, I dont disagree with your premise that most of us will be more attentive than Joe Public, but SOME of the modifications put forward are downright irresponsible in my opinion.

Having said...
Forum: EcoModding Central 09-22-2016, 01:11 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,762
Posted By freebeard
Do stop by from time to time to see how the pot...

Do stop by from time to time to see how the pot you stirred is simmering.
Forum: EcoModding Central 09-22-2016, 09:01 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,762
Posted By Fat Charlie
So when a jaywalker doesn't look... Blame the...

So when a jaywalker doesn't look... Blame the economy guy! If only he'd had that wiper blade my poor, innocent so-and-so who should have waited for the light would still be alive. I was on an...
Forum: EcoModding Central 09-22-2016, 08:15 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,762
Posted By aardvarcus
So let’s replay your scenario using a...

So let’s replay your scenario using a non-ecomodder drivers:

Scenerio: Pedestrian walks out in front of a car because that person is irresponsible.

Result 1: Non-ecomodder driver is texting and...
Forum: EcoModding Central 09-06-2016, 01:19 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,416
Posted By MetroMPG
Ford reduces front brake drag: efficiency gain = 0.1 MPG (in EPA combined testing)

Just came across this nugget about the redesigned Ford Fusion hybrid, and how efficiency was increased through the application of magic buckshot:

Source: 2017 Ford Fusion Hybrid and Energi: how...
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 09-02-2016, 03:11 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 29,195
Posted By rmay635703
Thank you, I don't know of any guides but in...

Thank you,

I don't know of any guides but in general any new car if it has been in a collision and repaired is on its way to the junkyard.

That said the Gen I Volt is GM's most reliable car and...
Forum: EcoModding Central 09-01-2016, 08:17 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 22,817
Posted By Stubby79
If it's a slow-blow fuse, it should be fine at...

If it's a slow-blow fuse, it should be fine at 250 amps. Those ANL and such tend to be slow-blow, assuming that's what the OP went for.
2 gauge wire should be fine, assuming your battery isn't...
Forum: EcoModding Central 08-31-2016, 10:27 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 22,817
Posted By California98Civic
250 amps sorta has to be enough for this car,...

250 amps sorta has to be enough for this car, even in the cold. That's three times the calculated draw of the starter. Here, check this Metro post... our cars can't be THAT radically different:...
Forum: EcoModding Central 08-31-2016, 09:53 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 22,817
Posted By California98Civic
The 1996-1998 Honda FSM rates thestarter motor at...

The 1996-1998 Honda FSM rates thestarter motor at 1.0kw or 1.2kw (depending on which you have, I guess. Assuming 12.8 voltage, an ohm's law calculation suggests 78-94 amps, a couple amps higher draw...
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 06-24-2016, 02:23 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 32,880
Posted By California98Civic
Yes, people get annoyed sometimes. I try to drive...

Yes, people get annoyed sometimes. I try to drive a little faster for them, if they cannot get around me. I also limit my pulse and glides. Lastly, I'll switch lanes to let other cars by me. It is a...
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 06-24-2016, 12:29 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 32,880
Posted By Xist
My favorite is when they fly past me at a red...

My favorite is when they fly past me at a red light and I pass them when it turns green.
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 06-24-2016, 12:24 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 32,880
Posted By Fat Charlie
Don't ask us that, ask them if good drivers ever...

Don't ask us that, ask them if good drivers ever get pissed at their erratic, shortsighted driving.
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 06-24-2016, 12:02 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 32,880
Posted By jamesqf
Better yet is when someone speeds past you and...

Better yet is when someone speeds past you and slams on their brakes at the red, only to have it turn green just as they come to a full stop - so you zip past them in the other lane accelerating from...
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-10-2016, 01:39 PM
Replies: 174
Views: 32,407
Posted By MetroMPG
It's solid enough. I made the skirt for the...

It's solid enough.

I made the skirt for the other side today, and found some plastic (moulding) to use to for the mounting brackets instead of wood scraps.

I dremeled the plastic pieces to...
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-10-2016, 01:39 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 22,817
Posted By Joggernot
Either way, he's one tough SOB!

Either way, he's one tough SOB!
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-09-2016, 02:40 PM
Replies: 174
Views: 32,407
Posted By MetroMPG
fender skirts

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=19412&stc=1&d=1452368038

I raided my stock of cardboard to make a template.
...
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-06-2016, 09:50 AM
Replies: 329
Views: 66,089
Posted By Baltothewolf
Power isn't an issue for me, the garage has a...

Power isn't an issue for me, the garage has a outlet for a dryer, and my little bro (electrician) wired up something that gives me 3 20A 110v outlets off that plug so yea.
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-31-2015, 10:57 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,519
Posted By oil pan 4
The PWM is short of Pulse Width Modulator. It...

The PWM is short of Pulse Width Modulator.
It controls power like resistor but with almost none of the resistor heating losses.
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-31-2015, 07:05 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 66,089
Posted By Daox
Yay, a Metro update. So, as things have been...

Yay, a Metro update.

So, as things have been getting colder, I've been noticing that my heat hasn't been blowing quite as hot as it did last year. So, I've been thinking about flushing the heater...
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