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Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 03-17-2014, 10:36 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,232
Posted By jakobnev
My car gets its energy from the most powerful...

My car gets its energy from the most powerful fusion reactor in the solar system.
Forum: Introductions 06-04-2013, 11:17 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,199
Posted By slowmover
I didn't write that too well, so, apologies....

I didn't write that too well, so, apologies. Didn't come off as inviting . . especially as much of it is cheap and easy. :o

It may be a small sub-set of us fulltiming and willing to do the work,...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 05-13-2013, 12:47 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,254
Posted By MetroMPG
As for your gearing question: do you have a fuel...

As for your gearing question: do you have a fuel economy gauge?

If you do, you could get a rough idea of how much a gearing change would affect your fuel economy by comparing MPG at a constant...
Forum: EcoModding Central 05-08-2013, 04:12 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 44,588
Posted By Frank Lee
I'm just sitting here LMAO at all this money,...

I'm just sitting here LMAO at all this money, documentation, debate, and general mental gymnastics expended over a fracking gouge in a piece of aluminum.

Incidentally, gouge is a noun AND a...
Forum: Success Stories 04-09-2013, 04:23 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 58,272
Posted By Diesel_Dave
UPDATE: I broke 60 mpg (on the overhead) for...

UPDATE:

I broke 60 mpg (on the overhead) for the first time on the way to work this morning with a 62.4 mpg average. This in spite of a 5 mph headwind.

I've made lots of little mods over the...
Forum: Introductions 01-20-2013, 12:49 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,120
Posted By plasticuser
Long time lurker with F150

Hi everyone,

Just thought I'd take a few minutes to introduce myself.

I have an F150. Granted, it's not an economical vehicle, was never designed to be, but I need it for towing, hauling,...
Forum: Aerodynamics 01-19-2013, 07:14 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 8,095
Posted By plasticuser
How I arrived at my curve: I decided that...

How I arrived at my curve:

I decided that many people have already done good research on the terminal angle for the aerolid - I think there's a consensus that the final angle in Bondo's design is...
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-18-2013, 10:16 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,699
Posted By GeekForLife
Front air dam

This weeks project a front air dam made from garden edging

First I measured the lowest piece under the truck
12281

Then I measured the front bumper clearance
12282

So it looks like I need...
Forum: Aerodynamics 01-16-2013, 10:22 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,698
Posted By ECONORAM
That crossed my mind when I saw a RAM truck...

That crossed my mind when I saw a RAM truck modified for the Salt Lake flats a couple years ago. It had a ground dragging air dam, and I thought that would add too much frontal area... I kept that...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 01-16-2013, 01:15 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,780
Posted By tjts1
Thats just a dumpy little van with box on the...

Thats just a dumpy little van with box on the back. This is what a truck looks like. ...
Forum: Aerodynamics 01-12-2013, 03:24 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,698
Posted By aerohead
chin

The SAE has recommendations for approach,breakover,and ramp clearances so none of a cars naughty bits are torn off,scraping on a driveway ramp,railroad crossing,etc..
For the front of a car,a...
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-11-2013, 01:39 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 26,980
Posted By mnielsen1
despise???

Well, despise all you want, but with a family of five, living in the mountains where it snows 6-7 months out of the year, with hockey, ballet, scouts equipment, paintball groceries and all the other...
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-02-2013, 01:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,595
Posted By HypermilerAX
"Do-it-all" excel calculator

Hello,

I decided to share this excel sheet I have progressively made for myself.
I had post this in the online tool calculator thread but since it has other features, I thought it deserves its...
Forum: Success Stories 12-25-2012, 09:04 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 10,608
Posted By slowmover
One of the diesel gurus has the rule of thumb...

One of the diesel gurus has the rule of thumb that, for block heaters: 90-minutes for 90% of the benefit. This, from a guy who lives in Idaho.

Am learning from you on bellypan. Congrats on...
Forum: DIY / How-to 12-25-2012, 02:41 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 24,675
Posted By Diesel_Dave
The grille block should not affect the final...

The grille block should not affect the final operating temp--that should be determined by the thermostat. If the grille block is increasing the final operating temp, then it's too much.

There's...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 10-31-2012, 11:34 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 10,262
Posted By Diesel_Dave
It's really hard to separate speed from load --...

It's really hard to separate speed from load -- they go hand in hand. In went into a bit of this in a previous post:
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Okay, you probably already know some of this stuff,...
Forum: Success Stories 02-09-2012, 09:57 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,600
Posted By slowmover
Town MPG in a CTD

After joining Team Cummins a while back, and carefully reading what Diesel_Dave was doing on his truck I made some changes.

Several years ago had settled into a routine that was easy (the point of...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 01-18-2012, 01:08 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 9,003
Posted By Ladogaboy
Rotational Weight

Now, I know this subject has been discussed before in other weight reduction threads, but I had a random thought and was curious as to what you all thought about this.

Rotational weight,...
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