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Forum: Aerodynamics 03-20-2023, 10:45 PM
Replies: 1,306
Views: 162,927
Posted By freebeard
That was just the first result I found in a...

That was just the first result I found in a generic search. Turns out it was the Mercedes-Benz T-80.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_T80 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_T80)

...
Forum: Instrumentation 03-16-2023, 01:59 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,187
Posted By Isaac Zachary
Define "analog". If it's a 2012, the gauges...

Define "analog".

If it's a 2012, the gauges are digitally driven even if they have physical needles. The only difference is that the digital output is used to drive a stepper motor or something...
Forum: EcoModding Central 08-25-2022, 02:38 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,196
Posted By aerohead
source

Bob Lutz ( former CEO of General Motors Corp.) wrote about it in one of his 'Go Lutz Yourself' columns in ROAD & TRACK, or MOTOR TREND.
Forum: EcoModding Central 08-22-2022, 08:17 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,196
Posted By Isaac Zachary
From what I understand, the cost to build a car...

From what I understand, the cost to build a car is mostly dependant on how many they can make. It costs money to design, test and make all the production line tools for a car or car part. If they can...
Forum: The Unicorn Corral 08-18-2022, 02:38 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 968
Posted By Ecky
Agree with Izaac Zachary. Project Farm is...

Agree with Izaac Zachary.

Project Farm is one of my favorite channels. They do a lot of objective tests.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwePft315Ds


^ His test is with 30 weight...
Forum: Off-Topic Tech 07-09-2022, 10:53 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,964
Posted By Xist
I absolutely need to work on the shed, but I just...

I absolutely need to work on the shed, but I just watched this review of the Wheego Life, which sold for $36,000--using a terrible Chinese body, which was a superficial knock-off of a smrtcr:...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-08-2022, 04:09 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,196
Posted By freebeard
Automatics can't scan the road ahead and assess...

Automatics can't scan the road ahead and assess whether RPMs will be going up or down.
Forum: DIY / How-to 05-14-2022, 06:32 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 11,421
Posted By Ecky
I'm glad you're taking my criticisms with good...

I'm glad you're taking my criticisms with good humor! I don't mean to be harsh or for it to be personal in any way, they're simply my impressions.

Looking at the first link (from the perspective...
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 04-09-2022, 06:53 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,230
Posted By Drifter
Engine off hypermiling & tailpipe emissions

While lurking, I came across a couple of ~10 year old threads expressing concern that certain engine-off hypermiling techniques might actually increase emissions:
...
Forum: EcoModding Central 03-31-2022, 05:17 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,424
Posted By rmay635703
Doesn’t matter what his intent is Wrong vin,...

Doesn’t matter what his intent is

Wrong vin, wrong region, no legal import

Just stating facts, government on the other hand doesn’t care about facts or sense.
Good reason for gray market laws...
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-29-2021, 07:31 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 8,027
Posted By Isaac Zachary
Let me make a list of all the scientific research...

Let me make a list of all the scientific research that proves that aerodynamics don't have an effect until 60mph:

List
End of list

Wait, if we modify the statement a little there is some...
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 10-22-2021, 09:54 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 10,373
Posted By Gasoline Fumes
Keeping the clutch pushed in (with the engine...

Keeping the clutch pushed in (with the engine running) causes more wear to the clutch release bearing and the crankshaft thrust bearing. I don't want to be the one to find out if it's a significant...
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 10-22-2021, 12:58 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,315
Posted By 2016 Versa
I've got a CVT in my Nissan Versa. I've never...

I've got a CVT in my Nissan Versa. I've never tried neutral coasting in it and have no plans to try it. CVT's usually aren't as durable as standard automatics therefore I don't think it's worth...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 08-31-2021, 02:34 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,136
Posted By Isaac Zachary
I never said that engine size is nearly...

I never said that engine size is nearly irrelevant because it isn't. Take your 7L sports car you mentioned. How on earth do you gear it so it runs at close to the most efficient load as you cruise...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 08-19-2021, 04:26 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 17,646
Posted By redpoint5
That's one of the few applications I can see...

That's one of the few applications I can see inductive charging making sense, especially if they can get losses pretty low...

Still don't know why that's much better than a cable though. Pretty...
Forum: Aerodynamics 08-18-2021, 01:48 PM
Replies: 4,211
Views: 1,318,974
Posted By freebeard
Wooden it be nice, to paraphrase the Beach Boys: ...

Wooden it be nice, to paraphrase the Beach Boys:

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N0wMNppfBlE/YRiuvbyc4AI/AAAAAAAGbGo/T8xZVOwMWpYvhxl4vMhb8FWRTfhduwNmgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h378/hvhhhhh.JPG

"Aerodynamics...
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-03-2021, 08:24 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 11,323
Posted By jakobnev
To an observer riding on the conveyor belt it is....

To an observer riding on the conveyor belt it is.

How would you respond to someone claiming that wind tunnel tests are meaningless because the air is moving instead of the car?
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-01-2021, 11:21 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 11,323
Posted By RedDevil
In hindsight I really like the treadmill...

In hindsight I really like the treadmill experiment.
Because it is so simple, and because it so obviously seems to violate 'logic'.

Here is a thought.
If you put the car model on the treadmill...
Forum: Success Stories 06-23-2021, 03:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,918
Posted By 19bonestock88
First 500+mi tank in my IGL!

So I’ve been quietly working on my car lately, not really being able to do much due to being broke. My fiancé’s friend fell injured and needed help with her house in an urgent way (post surgery with...
Forum: Aerodynamics 06-12-2021, 02:41 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 11,323
Posted By jakobnev
aerohead - Watch from 9:15 to 9:45, inside...

aerohead -

Watch from 9:15 to 9:45, inside the craft energy always travels from the wheels to the propeller, there is no wind turbine!
Forum: Aerodynamics 06-04-2021, 01:32 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 13,185
Posted By AeroMcAeroFace
I don't ecomod, purely because it isn't worth it...

I don't ecomod, purely because it isn't worth it financially, any "aero" mods mean that I turn into an insurance liability, and given the amount of driving I do it would never be worth it...
Forum: Aerodynamics 05-25-2021, 12:17 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 13,185
Posted By aerohead
outweigh

I was looking at the 2015 Yukon Denali, tested by CAR and DRIVER.
This is a little larger SUV than the Tahoe, and a curb weight of 6,060-pounds.
EPA test weight would be 6,360-pounds.
For it's...
Forum: Aerodynamics 05-25-2021, 11:36 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 13,185
Posted By M_a_t_t
I would think the induced drag would outweigh any...

I would think the induced drag would outweigh any benefits in fuel economy gained by lowering the rolling resistance.
Forum: The Unicorn Corral 02-18-2021, 11:49 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,882
Posted By RustyLugNut
Medical oxygen concentrators can remove the bulk of the nitrogen.

Once you have reduced the nitrogen concentration down to the low single digits, the formation of NOx becomes proportionally minuscule. The heat becomes a problem as all hydrocarbon fuels burn...
Forum: Off-Topic Tech 02-11-2021, 02:47 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,721
Posted By RedDevil
Ahem. ...

Ahem.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turboencabulator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac7G7xOG2Ag
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