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Forum: EcoModding Central 12-08-2022, 01:20 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,474
Posted By redpoint5
One day I will live to see the day when side...

One day I will live to see the day when side mirrors are not legally required.
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 09-09-2022, 01:43 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 17,520
Posted By redpoint5
I've got the opposite problem where I offer to...

I've got the opposite problem where I offer to pick family up from the airport and give them a spare car to drive, and they rent their own vehicle. My sister in law recently got in a wreck in her...
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-03-2022, 05:46 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,100
Posted By EcoVan
New Lower air dam for 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Now that the 2017 Chevy full size van is done, I installed a deeper air dam on our 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The Air dam off the 2015 Ford 4wd pick ups has the exact same front curve as the Jeep,...
Forum: EcoModding Central 06-15-2022, 11:04 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,092
Posted By pgfpro
Fuel drop size pic 45mpg visualization

I was wondering what the amount of fuel would look like on my 2.0L engine while getting 45 mpg. This is for one cylinder, one cycle.

Pretty darn crazy how small it is. ;)

This weekend I'm...
Forum: Introductions 06-07-2022, 07:16 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 10,646
Posted By pgfpro
Warlock Camaro

Thought I would introduce my 71 Camaro.

Not your ordinary 2gen Camaro this one will be powered by a 2.0L 4G63 four cylinder. It will be running one of my stratified lean-burn prechambers. The...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 05-18-2022, 06:22 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,795
Posted By oil pan 4
Yeah any modern hybrid will have a high voltage...

Yeah any modern hybrid will have a high voltage alternator driven by the engine that charges the traction battery as you drive.
Forum: Hybrids 04-28-2022, 05:55 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 20,120
Posted By cowmeat
Finally got my Maverick Hybrid yesterday, first...

Finally got my Maverick Hybrid yesterday, first drive proved the 40+ mpg potential :thumbup:

The Maverick should make a good replacement for both the Volt that I traded in and my full size truck...
Forum: The Lounge 04-04-2022, 02:29 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,777
Posted By freebeard
Denalii?

Denalii?
Forum: The Lounge 04-04-2022, 01:21 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,777
Posted By redpoint5
Denali, now that's a larger vehicle I hadn't...

Denali, now that's a larger vehicle I hadn't considered for my growing family.

How about this frame;

While climate catastrophists waste their one and only life in unproductive misery, the rest...
Forum: The Lounge 01-12-2022, 06:25 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,309
Posted By redpoint5
Rant- No product specs

Nothing annoys me more than product packaging that is plastered with meaningless phrases like "sustainable" or lists an array of products that the batteries could be used in, but doesn't have any...
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 01-07-2022, 12:25 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 6,228
Posted By freebeard
[?] ...

[?]
https://www.easternsurplus.net/Documents/Pictures/cropped-9.00%20x%2020.jpg
www.easternsurplus.net/Documents/Pictures/cropped-9.00%20x%2020.jpg...
Forum: The Lounge 01-01-2022, 10:31 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 3,673
Posted By JSH
So the plan is to buy yet another car instead of...

So the plan is to buy yet another car instead of fixing the Civic, Accord, or Camry?
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-10-2021, 12:50 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,234
Posted By samwichse
K&N filters are great... if you hate your engine....

K&N filters are great... if you hate your engine.

Intake restrictions limit peak power in modern MAF/MAP sensored engines, similar to having the throttle butterfly in a partial restriction. But...
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-01-2021, 11:05 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 6,497
Posted By 67-ls1
I just filled up yesterday for $4.99/gal. It’s...

I just filled up yesterday for $4.99/gal. It’s gotten so bad that I’ve had to commit to only driving my 66 Chevelle because it’s our most economical car.
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-01-2021, 02:22 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,956
Posted By Vman455
Because of the metric "mpg" you have to flip it...

Because of the metric "mpg" you have to flip it around to get reduction in fuel used:

15 mpg = 6.67 gal/100 mi
20 mpg = 5 gal/100 mi
((5.00 - 6.67) / 6.67) * 100 = 25% reduction in fuel consumed...
Forum: EcoModding Central 10-11-2021, 10:59 AM
Replies: 152
Views: 88,444
Posted By funkhoss
So…I’m thinking the unthinkable: this wagon is...

So…I’m thinking the unthinkable: this wagon is for sale.

Will anybody buy it? That’s the real question. We’ve had several threads here of late started by folks looking for an efficient tow...
Forum: EcoModding Central 09-19-2021, 10:36 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,605
Posted By Hersbird
My daughter is in some kind of car seat safety...

My daughter is in some kind of car seat safety team. So grandkids is what we deal with and the smaller the kid, I swear the bigger the seat. Now latch those seats into a 3rd row and try and climb...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 09-19-2021, 01:48 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,083
Posted By freebeard
Lost me at 'fuel rail'. ...

Lost me at 'fuel rail'.

https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_66sTMVcQ758/S6ozQ9RThlI/AAAAAAAADpw/_HssEMcqST0/s400/0305vwt_06z%2B1958_Volkswagen_Beetle%2BRed_Rear_Engine_Compartment_View.jpg...
Forum: The Lounge 09-13-2021, 04:46 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,014
Posted By MetroMPG
I'm baaaack...

... From a five week absense owing to a health emergency. (My dad's, not mine.)

He's on the road to recovery now, but it was a really bumpy road. It was all hands on deck in the family looking...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 09-01-2021, 11:22 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,874
Posted By Isaac Zachary
That does illustrate the main point I was making...

That does illustrate the main point I was making in the beginning: that the common claim that smaller engines are underpowered and therefore less efficient is not true, or "NEARLY irrelevant".
...
Forum: Saving@Home 08-25-2021, 08:24 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,102
Posted By rmay635703
Nice work I just bungee the flap up during...

Nice work

I just bungee the flap up during “wet/long” grass and it blows grass everywhere and doesn’t clog as easily

My fathers antique 18hp Wheelhorse rider was actually bogging and clogging...
Forum: The Lounge 06-27-2021, 01:09 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 11,201
Posted By oil pan 4
Aerodynamics is fun. It's like Babylon bee vs...

Aerodynamics is fun.
It's like Babylon bee vs epoch times.
Forum: EcoModding Central 06-26-2021, 12:44 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 6,597
Posted By EcoCivic
I have taken a few simple and cheap steps to...

I have taken a few simple and cheap steps to reduce heat such as sealing the firewall around wiring, throttle cable, clutch cylinder, etc and getting good window tint, both of which made a large...
Forum: Aerodynamics 06-25-2021, 03:21 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,247
Posted By Vman455
Well, I feel like I should have the final say...

Well, I feel like I should have the final say here.

1) "Tyrant-at-Large" is a joke--it was a descriptor I invented for myself in a college society, based on the comic strip "Cavin and...
Forum: Aerodynamics 05-31-2021, 09:13 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 10,016
Posted By Ecky
It's worth noting that in some of the tests,...

It's worth noting that in some of the tests, vehicles are run into a rigid barrier or hit from the side with a fixed weight vehicle, and in others, they're collided with a vehicle of equal weight....
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