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BlueFoot
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EcoModding Central
05-27-2015, 01:12 AM
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idea, 4 cylinder to 2 cylinder engine conversion
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PremierSprinter
Admittedly, I skipped through the whole thread,...
Admittedly, I skipped through the whole thread, meaning this may have already been covered… but OP, you could achieve what you are trying to do without too much work.. if you have a lot of time and a...
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General Efficiency Discussion
05-21-2015, 01:29 PM
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Robocars, just like any car on California roads
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Posted By
Hersbird
They ale a bigger deal then reality out of ost of...
They ale a bigger deal then reality out of ost of those problems. The ethical one is the biggest farce. People react irrationally all the time in accidents. Nobody is picking and choosing the best...
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General Efficiency Discussion
05-18-2015, 08:55 AM
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Robocars, just like any car on California roads
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Posted By
Hersbird
Who says it will be a requirement to use the...
Who says it will be a requirement to use the road? Who says it will be overly expensive? A/C used to add 1/3 to the cost of the car, now every car has it. People probably had the same arguments about...
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General Efficiency Discussion
05-15-2015, 12:32 AM
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Robocars, just like any car on California roads
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redpoint5
My home insurance costs about $375/year, and my...
My home insurance costs about $375/year, and my home is much more valuable than my car. The reason it's comparatively cheap is because I'm much less likely to have an accident with my home than my...
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The Lounge
05-14-2015, 11:54 PM
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3D printing meetup at Local Motors
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Posted By
Xist
[Edit] Bluefoot is right, that vehicle is called...
[Edit] Bluefoot is right, that vehicle is called the Rally Fighter.
The second guy did not like the printers on the market, so he built one that made objects up to 24"x24"x24" for $300.
The...
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General Efficiency Discussion
05-14-2015, 02:06 PM
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Robocars, just like any car on California roads
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Posted By
jamesqf
Why assume that all cars would be automated, or...
Why assume that all cars would be automated, or would have the self-driving mode enabled at all times? Seems to me it actually enlarges ones options (= more freedom), as for instance when I had to...
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General Efficiency Discussion
05-14-2015, 01:59 PM
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Robocars, just like any car on California roads
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redpoint5
I can't think of anything more liberating than...
I can't think of anything more liberating than having the freedom to take a nap, read a book, watch TV, catch up on work, have a conversation, plan an ecomod... instead of having to drive to your...
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General Efficiency Discussion
05-13-2015, 11:11 PM
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Ten counter-intuitive traffic facts
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Chrysler kid
I want to say I was in Houston and they have...
I want to say I was in Houston and they have traffic lights to merge on ramps onto the highway that are triggered by congestion. It didn't seem to work that day but interesting none the less.
...
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General Efficiency Discussion
05-13-2015, 08:47 PM
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Robocars, just like any car on California roads
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redpoint5
My quote is political satire modeled after the...
My quote is political satire modeled after the original "Give me liberty, or give me death" by Patrick Henry.
Our society is too quick to trade away liberty for the illusion of safety. Health...
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General Efficiency Discussion
05-13-2015, 05:43 PM
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Robocars, just like any car on California roads
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redpoint5
You realize your comments here are public and...
You realize your comments here are public and permanently recorded in history, right?
Automated driving is guaranteed to happen, and it will improve the following things:
Reduce number of...
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General Efficiency Discussion
05-12-2015, 04:43 PM
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Robocars, just like any car on California roads
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Posted By
timgo
In two recent incidences; gas pedals getting...
In two recent incidences; gas pedals getting stuck and faulty ignition switches.
Both represent two extremes of self driving cars, going too fast and safety equipment not functioning. These are not...
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General Efficiency Discussion
05-12-2015, 03:05 PM
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Robocars, just like any car on California roads
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Posted By
darcane
The day that report came out, Google disclosed...
The day that report came out, Google disclosed that it is actually 11 accidents and the AP story has been updated...
Jalopnik had a story on it:
Google Needs To Come Clean About Its Self-Driving...
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General Efficiency Discussion
05-12-2015, 02:25 PM
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Robocars, just like any car on California roads
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Posted By
botsapper
The challenge
Every manufacturer are creating their own proprietary systems so it is the wild wild west of the 'autonomous auto era'. The incremental creep of active-assistance driving will give way to total...
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General Efficiency Discussion
05-12-2015, 01:52 PM
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Robocars, just like any car on California roads
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botsapper
The slow boil starts with semi-autonomous
Toyota, Audi, Mercedes Benz, GM, Nissan, Volvo and Tesla will have their semi-autonomous driving features (super-cruise, cooperative-adaptive control & navigation, lane tracing, pilot-assist,...
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For Sale
05-12-2015, 01:00 PM
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Stumbled across this unicorn in Denver - 92 VX 67k!
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Posted By
Cloudbase
Hey everyone. I'm new to this forum. Please...
Hey everyone. I'm new to this forum. Please excuse any typos, I'm writing this on my phone. I'm the seller of the VX. It's pretty cool it found its way on here!
I've got a buyer flying in to pick...
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General Efficiency Discussion
05-12-2015, 01:25 AM
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190
Robocars, just like any car on California roads
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Posted By
Xist
Imagine how disappointed passengers would be if...
Imagine how disappointed passengers would be if they could not slow down to see accidents!
If they ever looked up from their phones, woke up, etc.
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General Efficiency Discussion
05-11-2015, 04:23 PM
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Robocars, just like any car on California roads
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Posted By
nimblemotors
I agree the slowdowns/traffic jams are more of a...
I agree the slowdowns/traffic jams are more of a problem than minor accidents themselves, as it effects hundreds of people, some being late to appointments can be rather costly. And idling cars...
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Success Stories
05-01-2015, 01:32 PM
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2009 Honda Fit Sport
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Posted By
MobilOne
Fat Charlie, I don't want to hijack this thread,...
Fat Charlie, I don't want to hijack this thread, but we could use a thread that describes how different manufacturer's/cars dfco's work. My experience is that they are not all the same.
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Success Stories
05-01-2015, 01:21 PM
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2009 Honda Fit Sport
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4,345
Posted By
Baltothewolf
If you decide to want a UltraGauge shoot me a PM,...
If you decide to want a UltraGauge shoot me a PM, I'm not using mine anymore.
Maybe torque isn't capable of reading when the engine is off? Idk.
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Success Stories
04-30-2015, 11:07 PM
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2009 Honda Fit Sport
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Posted By
California98Civic
Actually, if you monitor the primary O2 sensor on...
Actually, if you monitor the primary O2 sensor on the scangauge, you'll know you are in DFCO when it reads a steady 0.000 or similar. That means no fuel is getting burned
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Success Stories
04-30-2015, 08:50 AM
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2009 Honda Fit Sport
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4,345
Posted By
Fat Charlie
I actually have an UltraGauge...
I actually have an UltraGauge (http://www.ultra-gauge.com/ultragauge/), which at least at the time was the cheaper of the two. It paid for itself almost immediately and as for convenience, it's just...
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General Efficiency Discussion
04-06-2015, 03:00 PM
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56
Fighting for vehicle owners’ rights to inspect the code that runs their vehicles
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Posted By
Fat Charlie
Because they can't, either.
Because they can't, either.
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