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Forum: EcoModding Central 05-02-2015, 10:07 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 28,690
Posted By BabyDiesel
Umm sir, the green star means I am a moderator. ...

Umm sir, the green star means I am a moderator.

And your picture was not showing up, so I tweaked it so everyone would be able to see it.
Forum: Aerodynamics 03-31-2015, 06:54 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 15,959
Posted By aerohead
Ground Clearance vs Aerodynamic Drag

Here's a visual on a Porsche 914 that was tested:
The 914 was tested at:
*180mm
*165mm
*140mm
*zero
http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj622/aerohead2/Untitled8_4.jpg...
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-27-2014, 07:33 PM
Replies: 521
Views: 249,014
Posted By NeilBlanchard
It was a good day today! Got the wheel...

It was a good day today!

Got the wheel skirts fiberglassed on the outside and glued the edges:...
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 06-04-2014, 03:01 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 185,925
Posted By basjoos
I finally got out and did a series of steady...

I finally got out and did a series of steady state speed vs. mpg runs in the Aerocivic. Finding a sufficiently level road was a search (this region is called the Piedmont for good reason), but I...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 05-28-2014, 05:14 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,964
Posted By some_other_dave
Looks too much like a tapir to me... ...

Looks too much like a tapir to me...


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Malayan_Tapir_standing.JPG


-soD
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-08-2014, 11:43 AM
Replies: 185
Views: 55,638
Posted By MetroMPG
Yup, this is an off-topic argument that comes up...

Yup, this is an off-topic argument that comes up repeatedly and nobody ever wins.

People have different risk perceptions, risk tolerances, driving abilities & driving environments.

Accept...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-21-2013, 03:45 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,620
Posted By aerohead
Dodge Charger Daytona backlight drag

Here is a pictorial drag table based upon data presented in the SAE Paper identified on the image header.
I deleted the Daytona's rear wing/vertical stabilizer and adjusted the Cds accordingly....
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-09-2013, 03:35 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 13,910
Posted By 1carnut
I didn't realize they even made that stuff in a...

I didn't realize they even made that stuff in a spray. I always used the dip. Can you post which exact kind you used? Any tricks to spraying/removing?
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-09-2013, 03:28 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 13,910
Posted By Gealii
That front view looks sick =D

That front view looks sick =D
Forum: Events & Meet-ups 11-27-2013, 09:28 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,883
Posted By Superfuelgero
Lightbulb Setting up an Eco-run /MPG event?

Looking for ideas on how to organize a Eco-run/ MPG Rally

Questions(detailed with notes, comments, and research below):
What time of the year is best?

Location?

Aim for a month with an...
Forum: Aerodynamics 06-10-2013, 08:31 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 8,752
Posted By UltArc
How ignorant and closed minded are you? Are...

How ignorant and closed minded are you?
Are you stupid? Seriously.

Last I checked, they don't make a Prius in rear wheel drive. Or with a standard. Or with 300+ horsepower.

Do you know of...
Forum: Aerodynamics 04-26-2013, 05:03 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 19,007
Posted By aerohead
Cd 0.13 looks very plausible

Truck's still dead so I continue crunching numbers.
*The 2,949 miles at maximum 75-mph netted an average 31.894 mpg,a 36.844% fuel economy improvement over baseline.
*Using 6.33% delta-mpg/10%...
Forum: EcoModding Central 03-30-2013, 09:47 AM
Replies: 389
Views: 214,569
Posted By Vekke
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/536202_634133123267243_1662643955_n.jpg

Summer is coming and I am hopeful that next week I will be able to make first tuft tests to my roof...
Forum: EcoModding Central 03-24-2013, 10:49 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,584
Posted By MetroMPG
Here it is: ...

Here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8wbYJ6suPU
Forum: Aerodynamics 03-12-2013, 05:59 PM
Replies: 226
Views: 93,773
Posted By MetroMPG
MetroMPG's Honda Insight boat tail extension (cardboard) tuft video; ABA test +9.7%

http://ecomodder.com/imgs/collage-summary.jpg
(Aww, how cute - my second cardboard boat tail (http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/project-geo-metro-boat-tail-prototype-15-mpg-10691.html).)
...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 03-05-2013, 07:26 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,850
Posted By slowmover
For fuel alone: 15-cpm, solo 25-cpm,...

For fuel alone:

15-cpm, solo

25-cpm, towing 35' travel trailer

predicated on $4/gl diesel

As always, keeping miles driven to a minimum and then driving those miles quite carefully is key...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 03-04-2013, 04:54 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,850
Posted By Fat Charlie
In direct costs attributable to the car I'm under...

In direct costs attributable to the car I'm under $0.14 cents per mile.

My fuel log here shows $0.13 per mile in fuel. Every few thousand miles I blow $14 ($9.56 if I hypermile the filter) for...
Forum: The Lounge 02-28-2013, 09:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,296
Posted By gone-ot
"...additional medical experience includes: aaaa,...

"...additional medical experience includes: aaaa, bbbb, cccc....x,y,z."
Forum: The Lounge 02-28-2013, 09:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,296
Posted By user removed
Highlight what is relevant to that particular job...

Highlight what is relevant to that particular job application but include all of your education. Since your experience level is lower the time you have devoted to education should offset it to a...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 02-28-2013, 08:14 PM
Replies: 230
Views: 50,409
Posted By XprizeRoadTrip
Good news gang! Things are getting...

Good news gang!

Things are getting coordinated at Edison2, and a regular schedule of images and updates is headed our way. Everyone will be in the loop on a whole new level. There's a milestone...
Forum: EcoModding Central 02-28-2013, 07:59 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,584
Posted By basjoos
I contacted them and their 2013 Prius will be...

I contacted them and their 2013 Prius will be doing a shoot out with the Aerocivic on Friday.
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 02-26-2013, 12:32 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 13,022
Posted By MetroMPG
Greater speed differentials leading to collisions...

Greater speed differentials leading to collisions is understood to be a fact.

But the risk obviously depends on context.

There are times, places & densities where it's clearly safer to go...
Forum: EcoModding Central 02-25-2013, 09:29 PM
Replies: 392
Views: 103,956
Posted By Sven7
Finally got an internet hookup. We missed...

Finally got an internet hookup.

We missed the snow for the most part- slept through most of it. Ren got 42-43 mpg while drafting the trailer so I'm happy with that (better than the Anal Probe w/...
Forum: The Lounge 02-22-2013, 05:44 PM
Replies: 2,495
Views: 526,411
Posted By Weather Spotter
I had this happen to me today, a sure sign I...

I had this happen to me today, a sure sign I drive a modded car... I pulled into a set of corner strip stores parking lot and go to park at one end. Just as I am getting out of the car someone from...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 02-22-2013, 01:48 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 41,603
Posted By Blue Angel
Sorry to dig up an old thread, but I'm new here...

Sorry to dig up an old thread, but I'm new here and just read through this whole thing noticing a common specification error that was never corrected.

The 2008 Z06 in this test has a 0.50 6th...
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