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Forum: EcoModding Central 08-04-2017, 07:51 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 18,082
Posted By t vago
Typical water injection systems spray a mist of...

Typical water injection systems spray a mist of water droplets into the intake. This mist, consisting mostly of fine droplets of liquid water, doesn't do a whole lot by itself, because typically...
Forum: OpenGauge / MPGuino FE computer 01-05-2017, 06:25 PM
Replies: 201
Views: 59,173
Posted By t vago
t vago's MPGuino workspace thread, continued

This code is now being maintained on GitHub at tvago1972/MPGuino (https://github.com/tvago1972/MPGuino). It is too large to be attached to this post any more, even with maximum compression.

In the...
Forum: Hybrids 08-12-2015, 08:02 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 11,852
Posted By figit090
/\ THIS. as well as the post about the TDI...

/\ THIS. as well as the post about the TDI wagon.

Why not go the TDI route? With the money and time spent into engineering an unsafe stratched insight, you could probably spend that much on a...
Forum: The Lounge 08-05-2015, 09:41 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 7,554
Posted By Daox
Gonna have to echo and enforce what Baby Diesel...

Gonna have to echo and enforce what Baby Diesel said. When properly done, EOC doesn't disable ANY safety features. Your ignition should be on, which means everything is functioning as it is...
Forum: The Lounge 08-05-2015, 09:37 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 7,554
Posted By dirtydave
when people say drive faster this is dangerous...

when people say drive faster this is dangerous ect speed up ect ill give it some throttle and hit a turn too fast just enough for the rear to slide a bit they normally panic and stfu
Forum: EcoModding Central 08-03-2015, 07:07 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 28,967
Posted By The donkey CRX
You don't need to be 20 feet from the rear of a...

You don't need to be 20 feet from the rear of a semi trailer to gain the benefit of the truck parting the air for your vehicle. Even following many car lengths behind the trailer will still give you...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-31-2015, 05:45 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,718
Posted By aerohead
who says

http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj622/aerohead2/Untitled13_10.jpg (http://s1271.photobucket.com/user/aerohead2/media/Untitled13_10.jpg.html)
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-31-2015, 03:10 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,718
Posted By PaleMelanesian
2 bales of hay, plus 3x 50lb sacks of feed. ...

2 bales of hay, plus 3x 50lb sacks of feed. Bonus air filters.
Could have fit 4 bales with careful tetris work....
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-30-2015, 03:02 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,718
Posted By redpoint5
Wish I had a photo of me (6'2" tall) and friend...

Wish I had a photo of me (6'2" tall) and friend (6'3" tall) driving to the lake in my Subaru with a stand-up jetski inside. We both put the seats fully forward with back rests fully upright. The nose...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-30-2015, 12:58 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,718
Posted By California98Civic
Love it! Here is fire wood loaded into my Civic...

Love it! Here is fire wood loaded into my Civic from (removed) front and rear passenger seat area all the way to the back of the trunk compartment. All linings removed. "Super mini enclosed pick-up."...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-30-2015, 10:29 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,718
Posted By fusion210
I miss my perceived cargo capacity of my neon. ...

I miss my perceived cargo capacity of my neon.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/fusion210/oh%20hi%20new%20neon/log.jpg
...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-12-2015, 05:48 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 28,967
Posted By The donkey CRX
Pre-heat of water and oil

Here are the three items we are using to pre-heat the water, engine oil and transmission fluid. In winter these mods add about 2 to 3 MPG to the trip total MPG and probably not that much in summer,...
Forum: The Lounge 07-12-2015, 04:58 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 9,626
Posted By Arragonis
Some issues... Bloomberg global warming...

Some issues...

Bloomberg global warming chart proves nothing | Daily Maverick (http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2015-07-06-bloomberg-global-warming-chart-proves-nothing/#.VaLVCOhwa2c)
Forum: Introductions 07-08-2015, 05:59 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 8,497
Posted By GotToyota
Few pics: ...

Few pics:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/GotToyota/93%20Civic%20Hatch.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/GotToyota/IMG_20150620_110807907_HDR.jpg

Second picture was before the...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-02-2015, 08:19 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 28,967
Posted By The donkey CRX
Warm air intake

The warm air intake on the white VX is our 3 attempt and became somewhat involved. We were trying to get the engine to warm up faster in the winter when temps are below 32 degrees. The VX ECM will...
Forum: Hybrids 07-01-2015, 03:36 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 11,852
Posted By Frank Lee
Dave Cloud to the rescue. ...

Dave Cloud to the rescue.

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r262/theclencher/metrostretch3_zps2sljdf0f.jpg...
Forum: EcoModding Central 06-28-2015, 03:19 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 39,081
Posted By Vekke
This project is still very alive. Some money and...

This project is still very alive. Some money and technical difficulties but now cars almost ready for inspection. Oilpan leaked a lot and it took about 100 hours total to get that sorted out.

So...
Forum: EcoModding Central 06-26-2015, 06:49 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 28,967
Posted By The donkey CRX
reply to Balto

Here is how I determine what speeds to use for EOC.

On the 30 miles of country roads of my commute are many low rolling hills. I use a different "pulse" or starting speed depending on how far I...
Forum: EcoModding Central 06-26-2015, 05:53 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 28,967
Posted By The donkey CRX
reply to OGVX

OG, most of what I am going to say is also what I "BELIEVE" or "THINK" is happening with this subject. So take it all with a grain of salt.

In the past year I have been constantly trying new...
Forum: EcoModding Central 06-23-2015, 05:58 PM
Replies: 357
Views: 141,562
Posted By The donkey CRX
Redneck A/C

It's now in the mid 90's with a heat index of 105 here in west TN. Since I don't have A/C and would not turn it on if I did because of the 10 MPG hit I would take, I came up with a Redneck A/C system...
Forum: EcoModding Central 06-23-2015, 04:26 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 28,967
Posted By The donkey CRX
reply to 92civicVX

Thanks, I'm not sure which one it is, my brother got it on E-bay for about $30. It added about one inch to the bottom of the front bumper and was the exact size we needed to bring the belly pan up to...
Forum: EcoModding Central 06-22-2015, 08:25 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 28,967
Posted By The donkey CRX
Adding the alternator delete to the white VX

I know from the red VX that installing an alternator delete would give us somewhere around 5 or 6 extra MPG by taking the electrical load and drag from the engine.

The downside was where to...
Forum: EcoModding Central 06-22-2015, 08:49 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 28,967
Posted By The donkey CRX
Thanks ecoTex, we are having fun trying to build...

Thanks ecoTex, we are having fun trying to build a nice looking car that almost anyone would be willing to be seen driving, but with all the ecomodding goodies for great MPGs
Forum: EcoModding Central 06-21-2015, 08:09 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 28,967
Posted By The donkey CRX
94 VX 1000 mile tank @ 80 MPG

We just got the White 94 VX back on the road this month and I wanted to let you see it's new look. Most of the aero and hyper mile work is done, but we still need to finish up the new black interior....
Forum: Aerodynamics 06-20-2015, 04:58 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 22,482
Posted By aerohead
early experimentation

This was my first foray into an inflatable boat tail.
*A wooden box hung from L-brackets slung over the tailgate.
*The 'long' part of a bean-bag chair created the envelope,simply stapled to the...
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