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Forum: Instrumentation 06-12-2019, 03:21 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,441
Posted By redpoint5
I discovered I don't have the mental bandwidth to...

I discovered I don't have the mental bandwidth to hold a conversation and ride a motorcycle at the same time. A quick confirmation of plans is fine, but anything requiring a thoughtful response...
Forum: OpenGauge / MPGuino FE computer 03-10-2019, 07:29 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 17,526
Posted By abbalooga
https://i.imgur.com/ttgcilc.jpg ...

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Forum: The Lounge 04-10-2012, 03:41 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,945
Posted By Frank Lee
Wink I had a thinking problem :/

* Do You Think Too Much? *

It started out innocently enough. I began to think at parties now and then to loosen up. Inevitably though, one thought led to another, and soon I was more than just a...
Forum: For Sale 04-01-2012, 05:12 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,327
Posted By MetroMPG
Well, that was quick! (Touch wood.) You...

Well, that was quick! (Touch wood.)

You must have the patience of a saint to have driven it with all those glitches...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 02-26-2012, 08:37 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 6,400
Posted By sendler
How to ride a motorcycle in the rain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KycZk1M7g24
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 01-31-2012, 01:34 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 34,018
Posted By rmay635703
I applaud him for critical thinking but these...

I applaud him for critical thinking but these type of threads that focus on a single point ignore the big picture.

He may reduce or increase his personal pollution but what about all the pollution...
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 01-31-2012, 09:55 AM
Replies: 193
Views: 34,018
Posted By MetroMPG
Sounds reasonable to me. Thanks. It's...

Sounds reasonable to me. Thanks.



It's not personal - and as I said, I wasn't objecting to the thesis of the post at all.

Here's my concern: this thread title will be picked up in Google...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 01-30-2012, 10:57 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 17,618
Posted By sendler
New fuel injection retrofit kit for the Ninja

There is a new company offering a really trick fuel injection conversion for carbureted Ninjas. Originally sold for retrofits of the millions of 50-150cc scooters in India and Asia, the company...
Forum: Instrumentation 01-26-2012, 08:47 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 12,721
Posted By TheTestPilot
speed sensor for carb engines

a better photo of the speed sensor
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 01-22-2012, 04:31 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 19,836
Posted By Frank Lee
^Yeah. I think it has to do with how much...

^Yeah.

I think it has to do with how much combustion heat energy pushes on the piston vs dissipating into the cooling system.

Too slow rpm = more time for heat to go into coolant
Too fast rpm...
Forum: Hybrids 01-20-2012, 04:31 PM
Replies: 177
Views: 47,897
Posted By Ken Fry
Quote: Not sure if the quoting will make...

Quote:


Not sure if the quoting will make sense, but these q's were asked in another thread. They are great questions... in fact, spot on. I find it irksome when I talk to a motor manufacturer...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 01-05-2012, 04:10 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 13,065
Posted By ConnClark
Looks like they are still using diodes. They...

Looks like they are still using diodes. They could bump efficiency a lot more with FETs.

If I ever have some spare time, I'll finish my external alternator synchronous rectifier board that you...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 12-28-2011, 06:14 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 20,207
Posted By jakobnev
And they were like the most brilliant 3-wheelers...

And they were like the most brilliant 3-wheelers ever, because the third wheel was always on the outside corner, where it provided the most stability!
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 12-24-2011, 08:49 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 20,207
Posted By IamIan
just my 2 bits. I think Aptera's mistake /...

just my 2 bits.

I think Aptera's mistake / cause of failure ... was the drastic change in production strategy.

Long ago , they had a small factory setup , tooled , etc ... the original concept...
Forum: The Unicorn Corral 11-07-2011, 01:20 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,158
Posted By 123
Why not do wood gas...

Why not do wood gas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF_zFimqTXw

I have seen more compact and better designed systems. No need for water or high pressures like steam. Uses wood as fuel source.
...
Forum: Hybrids 11-05-2011, 12:19 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,632
Posted By Ryland
I've thought about building one with my spare...

I've thought about building one with my spare pack from my EV but range anxiety is something you get before you buy the car, not after you've owned it, unless you can't do math and bought a vehicle...
Forum: OpenGauge / MPGuino FE computer 11-01-2011, 10:32 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,153
Posted By james.buckey
Arrow Wiring Diagrams

I am a new user to the MPGuino and Ecomodder. My technical background allowed me to install my MPGuino with only a little help with injector timing and VSS pulse stats from previous postings. Now as...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 10-28-2011, 03:51 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,137
Posted By mort
Yes and no. The electrics in all the gas-electric...

Yes and no. The electrics in all the gas-electric hybrids are much smaller than the gas engines. Less than half the power. In the Prius the combined output is 36 hp more than the gas engine (98 hp)...
Forum: OpenGauge / MPGuino FE computer 10-19-2011, 10:51 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,487
Posted By CrazyLee
Smile No you do not. I found that if you drove the...

No you do not. I found that if you drove the vehicle a short distance (5 feet) the 'Guino would show a reading. If the V resistor was mis adjusted the signal out is a flat line and the 'Guino shows...
Forum: OpenGauge / MPGuino FE computer 10-19-2011, 04:40 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,487
Posted By CrazyLee
I got the JayCar pulse & hold module

I looked at the JayCar module and it looked good the price is au $19.95 . The price was right and the shipping from Australia was only $10.00

I built the module from the parts provided. The kit...
Forum: EcoModding Central 10-13-2011, 02:40 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 51,821
Posted By MetroMPG
More inflation vs. rolling resistance data for...

More inflation vs. rolling resistance data for the pile.

It matches the previous tests (meaning, rolling resistance decreases significantly up to a certain pressure, then plateaus).

Tire...
Forum: Aerodynamics 10-08-2011, 03:44 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,584
Posted By aerohead
Bsfc

I believe it was Gino Sovran that published that unless gear-matching was accomplished along with drag reduction,up to 60% of the streamlining benefit could be lost,as the engine BSFC is moved into a...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 10-05-2011, 01:01 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 7,873
Posted By orange4boy
I pity the fool who does not ecomod. You...

I pity the fool who does not ecomod.

You have to keep going your own way confidently. Make fun of them right back. I'll bet some of them will quietly start trying your tricks. Nothing convinces...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 10-03-2011, 10:49 PM
Replies: 435
Views: 203,134
Posted By cvetter
Considering all the different kinds of fuel......

Considering all the different kinds of fuel... Gasoline, Diesel, direct sun, wood, coal, natural gas, nukes, etc etc... isn't cost a good way to measure?

It only becomes difficult if the...
Forum: The Unicorn Corral 09-28-2011, 02:35 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,214
Posted By Phantom
No the 28% does not add for each one its a curve...

No the 28% does not add for each one its a curve when adding them.

If you get 20mpg and add one you would get 25.6mpg and from there:
2x 32.77mpg
3x 41.94mpg
4x 53.67mpg
5x 68.71mpg

I think...
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