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Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 10-27-2013, 08:01 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 13,178
Posted By Christopher Jordan
Strange! No one has mentioned an Elio going...

Strange! No one has mentioned an Elio going around the outer perimeter of the U.S. Came through CA headed for that balloon festival in AZ. Pointing out all the ngatives sure makes me wonder how...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 08-21-2013, 03:45 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 13,178
Posted By stiletto2
Man, that IS discouraging. Some can be hopeful...

Man, that IS discouraging. Some can be hopeful though. Even if I never got one, it would be nice to see it succeed.

Made up of 95% US parts and many of those parts available off the shelf is...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 08-17-2013, 03:27 PM
Replies: 2,106
Views: 479,877
Posted By doclees
I'm no MBA so I can only go on feel of the crowd...

I'm no MBA so I can only go on feel of the crowd and the crowd there were very interested or already all in. I do feel that the author of that article was comparing apples to oranges. Sure I get...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 08-15-2013, 07:23 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 13,178
Posted By Frank Lee
You need a hobby.

You need a hobby.
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 08-15-2013, 07:18 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 13,178
Posted By Xist
I really like the idea of it, but I keep...

I really like the idea of it, but I keep visualizing going on a date with a beautiful young lady sitting behind me.
Forum: Success Stories 07-27-2013, 06:27 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 26,939
Posted By California98Civic
Suggests confirmation of what MetroMPG showed in...

Suggests confirmation of what MetroMPG showed in his test: big gains from maintaining max sidewall. He also saw further gains from going as much as 6 psi above sidewall. I go all the way up to 16...
Forum: Success Stories 07-27-2013, 12:11 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 26,939
Posted By cbaber
15 more PSI = 7% better MPG

I filled up last night and this tank was the first tank with the tires pumped up to 45 PSI. I originally had them at 30 PSI. This is my 4th fillup this month, and the others have been around 41-42...
Forum: Introductions 07-25-2013, 11:11 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,724
Posted By libertyfrancis1
For the 4bt swaps i would be shocked to see...

For the 4bt swaps i would be shocked to see anything over 30mpg in a truck / suv chassis in normal driving conditions. If small cars with 1.6L diesels only do 50mpg EPA specs. Just something to...
Forum: Success Stories 07-25-2013, 08:04 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,882
Posted By nubbzcummins
Spark plug test success! (A-B-A-B = 2% gain with lower heat range plugs)

Been having some spark knock since day one using 87 octane under high load at varying rpm ranges. Watched it with scan tool timing advance would get low pulling a hill and would suddenly shoot up...
Forum: Introductions 07-25-2013, 05:45 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,724
Posted By libertyfrancis1
RCPlayland i dont have exact experience with a...

RCPlayland i dont have exact experience with a diesel conversion but i have done plenty of research...

The cummins engines while great for power and torque seem to rarely yeild good fuel economy...
Forum: Introductions 07-25-2013, 02:15 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,724
Posted By Flakbadger
The frustration the OP is expressing is valid,...

The frustration the OP is expressing is valid, and I am similarly mystified. How is is that smog-belching semi-trucks are perfectly legal, and men with small genitals can blow clouds of soot out of...
Forum: Introductions 07-22-2013, 11:40 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,724
Posted By user removed
I bought a 1997 Ranger and using hypermiling...

I bought a 1997 Ranger and using hypermiling techniques I have averaged very close to 32 MPG. Its a 2.3 manual without power steering with a 3.45 rear axle and a 5 speed. I do not use engine off...
Forum: Introductions 07-22-2013, 08:26 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,724
Posted By Sporty Modder
I think this is what he meant... Cummins -...

I think this is what he meant...
Cummins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cummins)
There have been 4b conversions done to Rangers &S10's. 4BT Swap into Chevy S10...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 07-19-2013, 08:56 PM
Replies: 2,106
Views: 479,877
Posted By brucepick
I put down my $250 deposit on an Elio this past...

I put down my $250 deposit on an Elio this past week.
:D
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-06-2013, 09:49 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 40,215
Posted By suspectnumber961
Good idea. Bicycle spokes are made of spring...

Good idea. Bicycle spokes are made of spring steel or what they call piano wire...a heat treated higher carbon steel. I have a couple variations of this wire...it is tougher than sh*t and is hard...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-03-2013, 04:28 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 40,215
Posted By redneck
. Raybestos did a "caliper drag torque test"...

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Raybestos did a "caliper drag torque test" which showed a 49% reduction in brake drag.
...
Forum: Success Stories 06-27-2013, 01:04 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 51,353
Posted By Diesel_Dave
Double kilotank: 2,009.6 mi on one 35 gal tank ('07 Dodge Ram 2500 quad cab)

I filled up this morning and this tank was far far my best ever. A double kilotank--over 2,000 miles on one tank of fuel (2,009.6 to be exact):...
Forum: EcoModding Central 06-01-2013, 02:43 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 40,215
Posted By arcosine
I stopped at NAPA, but they didn't have them. So...

I stopped at NAPA, but they didn't have them. So I just bent up a a set from two old bicycle spokes. My first impression is there is no brake drag! The car use to come to a full stop and there was...
Forum: EcoModding Central 05-29-2013, 10:33 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 40,215
Posted By Diesel_Dave
An interesting experiment might also be to jack...

An interesting experiment might also be to jack up the wheel and feel how much resistance there is with and without the clips.
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 04-08-2013, 04:19 PM
Replies: 2,106
Views: 479,877
Posted By freebeard
slamson911 -- Your first post! Whoo Hoo. ...

slamson911 -- Your first post! Whoo Hoo.

Oliver Kuttner is the guy that gets that part. Listen to him (at 1:28), Edison2 is a/the big competitor to Elio Motors:...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 03-19-2013, 11:15 PM
Replies: 2,106
Views: 479,877
Posted By Ryland
Friends of mine are already talking about...

Friends of mine are already talking about plopping down $1,000 for one.
I can't wait till a year from now when they should be doing road tests and preparing to release the first few.
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 01-13-2013, 03:00 PM
Replies: 2,106
Views: 479,877
Posted By NeilBlanchard
8.9 seconds to 60MPH is plenty quick for any...

8.9 seconds to 60MPH is plenty quick for any situation. It gets 84 MPG - it's got to have tall gearing, so it is not going to be as quick as if it had performance gearing.
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 01-11-2013, 12:15 PM
Replies: 2,106
Views: 479,877
Posted By doclees
Off topic but have no problem defining a vehicle...

Off topic but have no problem defining a vehicle by its weight class. A 700 lb 4 wheeler shouldn't have the same tax rate as 4k + lb 3 wheeler. The wear on roads from the extra weight.
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 01-06-2013, 06:51 PM
Replies: 2,106
Views: 479,877
Posted By doclees
I feel a bit more hopeful now. So what would you...

I feel a bit more hopeful now. So what would you folks do to improve it? I would add magnets. OK just one big one on a pole. So small and lite you could run right up behind those trailers, lock...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 01-06-2013, 02:47 PM
Replies: 2,106
Views: 479,877
Posted By freebeard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUC3IGvmGwM ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUC3IGvmGwM

They have at least one running prototype, an idle assembly plant and a town full of unemployed autoworkers. Mr. Elio emphasizes no new technology. And...
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