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EcoModding Central
09-29-2014, 08:18 PM
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15 mods = 15% MPG improvement: A-B test, 2007 Honda Civic 1.8L, 5-speed
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MetroMPG
pics of some of the mods
http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=15956&stc=1&d=1412037852
Above: Air dam, stock (left), ecomodded (right). It's my first classic lawn edging air dam! It scrapes now and...
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EcoModding Central
09-29-2014, 08:17 PM
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15 mods = 15% MPG improvement: A-B test, 2007 Honda Civic 1.8L, 5-speed
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Posted By
MetroMPG
15 mods = 15% MPG improvement: A-B test, 2007 Honda Civic 1.8L, 5-speed
Some of you may have seen the thread where I was hunting for a winter car (http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/project-save-flea-winter-beater-search-winner-2007-a-29429.html) to give the...
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Aerodynamics
08-08-2011, 04:47 PM
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Effects Of Air Dam (Ford F350 pickup)
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kach22i
I sent a PM to him, maybe we will get some...
I sent a PM to him, maybe we will get some photos.
See the link in my signature on building your own chin spoiler. It is good for an extra 3-mpg on the highway.
I have plans on lowering it...
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Aerodynamics
10-06-2010, 06:19 PM
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Effects Of Air Dam (Ford F350 pickup)
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Posted By
Big Dave
Aerohead is probably right. Anair dam plus a...
Aerohead is probably right. Anair dam plus a belly pan would give the best MPG.
I modified my air dam this summer. It was 3 inches above grade and it grounded at the least provocation (like...
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Aerodynamics
08-14-2010, 02:25 PM
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Effects Of Air Dam (Ford F350 pickup)
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Posted By
aerohead
dam/pan
The lowest drag concept cars run belly-panned airdams ahead of the bellypan as well as lower the nose and raise the tail with active suspension.
My resources also report that there are diminishing...
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Aerodynamics
12-31-2009, 12:05 PM
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Phil Knox's aero-modded 1970 VW van
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aerohead
another guy
That guy is in Lubbock,Texas.
The Aerodynamics Laboratory at Texas Tech University did some model wind tunnel research for him.
He does use ram-air to inflate the envelope,it's clever...
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Aerodynamics
12-31-2009, 12:59 AM
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Phil Knox's aero-modded 1970 VW van
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Posted By
mikeemans
Thanks Aerohead. Great recommendations, and a lot...
Thanks Aerohead. Great recommendations, and a lot of news/info for me to consider. I heard of another guy, some years back, that created a boat tail with canvass material which got "inflated" as...
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Aerodynamics
12-30-2009, 04:37 PM
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Effects Of Air Dam (Ford F350 pickup)
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Posted By
aerohead
Case-by-case ?
Maybe every vehicle should be considered on a case by case basis.
The car shown is a rally car.Past Ford rally cars suffered higher drag as a compromise to cornering downforce from induced-lift.
...
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Aerodynamics
12-30-2009, 03:51 PM
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Phil Knox's aero-modded 1970 VW van
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Posted By
aerohead
classic
Mike,the Chevy should react like any other bread box on wheels.If you can find the FLOW-IMAGES thread,you'll eventually see the Cd 0.16 "van" that Klemperer came up with in 1922 which remains a...
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Aerodynamics
06-09-2009, 12:04 PM
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Phil Knox's aero-modded 1970 VW van
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Posted By
aerohead
boattail/bellypan
My hand is still gimped up from the Mesquite puncture wound so will try and be productive on internet today.----- I brought my paper on the VW project.This is what I can share:*the standard baseline...
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Aerodynamics
06-08-2009, 03:44 PM
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Phil Knox's aero-modded 1970 VW van
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Posted By
aerohead
percentage decrease
When I did the mods to the CRX,I was starting at Cd0.35 and got to Cd 0.23 for a 28% mpg improvement.From the speed runs at Bonneville,the boattail was the single largest contributor to top...
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Aerodynamics
06-08-2009, 03:07 PM
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Phil Knox's aero-modded 1970 VW van
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Posted By
aerohead
belly
My van was just the standard transporter and lacked all the Westfalia equipment,which I mimicked.The original underside was a deep,ladder-type frame with deep recesses.According to R.G.S.White's...
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Aerodynamics
06-06-2009, 04:18 PM
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Phil Knox's aero-modded 1970 VW van
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aerohead
Phil Knox's aero-modded 1970 VW van
Hello all.There has been some interest in streamlining vans,and especially some interest in van boat tails.Al Glidewell has scanned the photos of my college project with the VW van and we're going to...
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Aerodynamics
06-18-2008, 08:04 PM
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Effects Of Air Dam (Ford F350 pickup)
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109,192
Posted By
Big Dave
Effects Of Air Dam (Ford F350 pickup)
Well, I finally got my air dam testing done. Six fill-ups over 2200 miles. thrre with air dam vs three without air dam.
Without air dam: 26.34 MPG
With air dam: 27.00 MPG
That...
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