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Forum: Aerodynamics 12-04-2009, 12:24 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 15,869
Posted By MetroMPG
What they really ought to do is produce a "Volt...

What they really ought to do is produce a "Volt XFE."

With tweaked software and few more aero concessions (like, say, narrower tires?) they could court the tiny but vocal community of hard-core...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-04-2009, 08:09 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,124
Posted By Daox
You guys can mod your trucks up and down, but...

You guys can mod your trucks up and down, but you'll likely never break 25mpg. Going with a smaller car is really the best way to go. You can pretty easily find a corolla, civic, escort or...
Forum: Hybrids 12-03-2009, 06:13 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 10,135
Posted By ai_vin
I've got three seats in my car that I NEVER use....

I've got three seats in my car that I NEVER use. Which is a bit better than my last vehicle; it had six seats I never used.
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-29-2009, 12:56 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 10,943
Posted By Christ
They're holes in the upper hand rails of truck...

They're holes in the upper hand rails of truck beds that allow you to mount stakes and build up the box sides for a deeper truck bed, or add ladder racks, etc.

Someone, at some point, developed a...
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-25-2009, 10:31 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,774
Posted By MetroMPG
Tuft testing 1992 Chevy Cavalier Z24, plus roof mounted vortex generators

FYI, found this thread on another forum:

V6Z24.com :: View topic - Vanna White yarn and masking tape (pg 3, vortex pics)...
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-23-2009, 08:34 PM
Replies: 396
Views: 798,330
Posted By discovery
Ok what is next hydrogen modification or solar...

Ok what is next hydrogen modification or solar charge? A lot of work done, we need more like you to change the whole system, why just we don't make simple more lean burn engines and light cars.
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-21-2009, 05:02 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 296,475
Posted By MetroMPG
prelim results & butt-o-meter

The boat tail is complete, and I just took it for a 40 km drive:

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4787&stc=1&d=1258839388
...
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-18-2009, 06:41 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 14,075
Posted By aerohead
page 62

Sorrow,on page 62 at top,Fig. 10 shows a better detail of the flow separation over the backlight and trunk.
This is where I'd spend my time.
Subaru has done a really comprehensive job with the...
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-16-2009, 09:48 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 14,075
Posted By Christ
you any good with fiberglass? You could make a...

you any good with fiberglass? You could make a fiberglass bucket that fits in that area, then mount the lexan to it, that wouldmake it so there's not a hole there with a headlight in it.
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-16-2009, 12:29 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 14,075
Posted By random_variable
You should weigh them while they are out, I bet...

You should weigh them while they are out, I bet it is heavy.
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-15-2009, 10:31 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 14,075
Posted By Christ
That's a damn good chop! The second one,...

That's a damn good chop!

The second one, make sure you still have front corner lights, though. It's a legal issue if you don't have lights in the front to indicate turns.
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-15-2009, 02:06 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,204
Posted By Bicycle Bob
It would help to hide them.

It would help to hide them.
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-14-2009, 08:49 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 296,475
Posted By MetroMPG
Didn't do a whole lot today other than set up the...

Didn't do a whole lot today other than set up the strings & rear "transom" you see below. Obviously if I follow the strings, I'm not aiming for curvature (going fore/aft) on the cardboard prototype....
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-14-2009, 12:40 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 14,075
Posted By RobertSmalls
Vehicle Table...

Vehicle Table (http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/compx2008f.jsp?year=1986&make=Subaru&model=XT&hiddenField=Findacar)
Vehicle Table...
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-14-2009, 08:53 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 14,075
Posted By eco_generator
Maybe close up the holes in the bumper? I don't...

Maybe close up the holes in the bumper? I don't how much that will help, but there might be some turbulence created there.
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-13-2009, 07:58 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 24,788
Posted By MetroMPG
Well here's hoping they do a followup. ...

Well here's hoping they do a followup.

(Imagine getting paid to do this stuff? The things we could test!!)

My biggest problem with this particular show is you can be certain that there are...
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-11-2009, 10:08 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,250
Posted By drew1d
Tatra makes military jeeps, aircraft and few...

Tatra makes military jeeps, aircraft and few other items. Although they announced plans to make a new air-cooled engine that meets euro-enivro standards. If you believe Wiki, that is....
Forum: Aerodynamics 11-10-2009, 10:39 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,878
Posted By wyatt
Alabama is one of those states... but I find that...

Alabama is one of those states... but I find that I use the driver's side mirror too much to get rid of it, and I like having the option of just folding the other mirror open (I have used it a couple...
Forum: Aerodynamics 10-23-2009, 11:26 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 24,788
Posted By alohaspirit
personally id watch it again. although honestly...

personally id watch it again. although honestly it wasnt that entralling. kinda ho-hum. curious if ill catch anything not touched upon here on the 2nd time around





shhhh. ive got a...
Forum: Aerodynamics 01-07-2009, 04:20 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,250
Posted By Eighty-Nine Si
1930's Tatra/ Cd.025

This is a nice "deep" site:
International Streamlined Tatra Site (http://www.tatra.demon.nl/cars_history_aerodynamic.htm)

Jay Leno has one:
Jay Leno's Garage...
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