Go Back   EcoModder Forum > EcoModding > Aerodynamics
Register Now
 Register Now
 

Reply  Post New Thread
 
Submit Tools LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 08-26-2014, 07:59 PM   #61 (permalink)
Cyborg ECU
 
California98Civic's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Coastal Southern California
Posts: 6,299

Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
Team Honda
90 day: 66.42 mpg (US)

Black and Red - '00 Nashbar Custom built eBike
90 day: 3671.43 mpg (US)
Thanks: 2,373
Thanked 2,172 Times in 1,469 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
...When I get to Darko,I'm not sure what to tell Doug Tinney about what all you philanthropists have been up to,and how he'll receive the funds...
I would bet that MetroMPG will make sure the money is there. Or that it can be received immediately. I hope the facility is amused that there is a community of modders interesting in supporting your work and craft. Good luck.

__________________
See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



  Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to California98Civic For This Useful Post:
aerohead (08-27-2014)
Alt Today
Popular topics

Other popular topics in this forum...

   
Old 08-26-2014, 09:19 PM   #62 (permalink)
Changfa diesel + Suzuki
 
changzuki's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Northern, NY
Posts: 527

Centurion - '74 FIAT X1/9 Centurion Full Race DNA
Last 3: 143.5 mpg (US)
Thanks: 160
Thanked 463 Times in 235 Posts
Good luck Aerohead!

~CrazyJerry
  Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to changzuki For This Useful Post:
aerohead (08-27-2014)
Old 08-26-2014, 09:45 PM   #63 (permalink)
Batman Junior
 
MetroMPG's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 22,513

Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
Team Metro
Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 52.71 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 60.16 mpg (US)
Thanks: 4,058
Thanked 6,957 Times in 3,602 Posts
Phil... a couple more donations came in over the past few days... I'll update the total tomorrow.

Can you ask the wind tunnel people if they can receive a PayPal payment? If not, we'll have to work out a Plan B.

Darin
__________________
Project MPGiata! Mods for getting 50+ MPG from a 1990 Miata
Honda mods: Ecomodding my $800 Honda Fit 5-speed beater
Mitsu mods: 70 MPG in my ecomodded, dirt cheap, 3-cylinder Mirage.
Ecodriving test: Manual vs. automatic transmission MPG showdown



EcoModder
has launched a forum for the efficient new Mitsubishi Mirage
www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners
www.ForkenSwift.com - electric car conversion on a beer budget
  Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to MetroMPG For This Useful Post:
aerohead (08-27-2014)
Old 08-27-2014, 11:56 AM   #64 (permalink)
Batman Junior
 
MetroMPG's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 22,513

Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
Team Metro
Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 52.71 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 60.16 mpg (US)
Thanks: 4,058
Thanked 6,957 Times in 3,602 Posts
Update: $1185 from 30 donors received to date.

Update 2: I also emailed Darko to find out if they have a PayPal account.
__________________
Project MPGiata! Mods for getting 50+ MPG from a 1990 Miata
Honda mods: Ecomodding my $800 Honda Fit 5-speed beater
Mitsu mods: 70 MPG in my ecomodded, dirt cheap, 3-cylinder Mirage.
Ecodriving test: Manual vs. automatic transmission MPG showdown



EcoModder
has launched a forum for the efficient new Mitsubishi Mirage
www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners
www.ForkenSwift.com - electric car conversion on a beer budget
  Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to MetroMPG For This Useful Post:
aerohead (08-27-2014), bondo (08-28-2014)
Old 08-27-2014, 05:30 PM   #65 (permalink)
Master EcoModder
 
aerohead's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Sanger,Texas,U.S.A.
Posts: 15,861
Thanks: 23,922
Thanked 7,207 Times in 4,640 Posts
email to Darko

Thanks Darin.
I'll wait to here what Darko's response is.I appreciate the leg work.
And I appreciate all the support from you guys (gals?).
It takes a village to reach some knowledge.Tunnel vision!
__________________
Photobucket album: http://s1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj622/aerohead2/
  Reply With Quote
Old 08-27-2014, 06:13 PM   #66 (permalink)
...beats walking...
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: .
Posts: 6,190
Thanks: 179
Thanked 1,525 Times in 1,126 Posts
...but THIS tunnel vision is not the same as other people's tunnel vision(s)!
  Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to gone-ot For This Useful Post:
aerohead (08-27-2014)
Old 08-29-2014, 03:59 PM   #67 (permalink)
Master EcoWalker
 
RedDevil's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
Posts: 3,998

Red Devil - '11 Honda Insight Elegance
Team Honda
90 day: 47.72 mpg (US)
Thanks: 1,711
Thanked 2,245 Times in 1,454 Posts
I got me a PayPal account just to do this (& get me that ecomodder decal )
They made me wait 2 days before I could actually send money hope I'm not late?
Good luck Aerohead!
__________________
2011 Honda Insight + HID, LEDs, tiny PV panel, extra brake pad return springs, neutral wheel alignment, 44/42 PSI (air), PHEV light (inop), tightened wheel nut.
lifetime FE over 0.2 Gmeter or 0.13 Mmile.


For confirmation go to people just like you.
For education go to people unlike yourself.
  Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to RedDevil For This Useful Post:
aerohead (08-29-2014)
Old 08-29-2014, 05:43 PM   #68 (permalink)
Master EcoModder
 
aerohead's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Sanger,Texas,U.S.A.
Posts: 15,861
Thanks: 23,922
Thanked 7,207 Times in 4,640 Posts
"Long" distance operator

I drove with the stinger for the first time today.
With the nose extension,boat tail,and stinger she comes in at 263-inches,21.9-ft (6680mm/6.68 meters).It's looooooooooooooooong! Fachsenfeld's 1934 inflatable tail is gonna be the way to go as far as 'practical' length issues go.
I drove up to 60-mph on the way from the house.It's a little windy today and she felt okay.
I'll pick up supplies while in town and keep chipping away at it.I was up at 3:00 AM,couldn't sleep,so turned 'shop' lights on and worked quietly for a few hours.
Al finished printing the graphics package yesterday.I borrowed Charles Lindbergh's Ryan Flyer artwork and did my best with the EcoModder.com logo.
I'll have the NO DRAG sticker and I also made a aeroT100 decal from a Ford Aerostar van badge and T100 badge.
She's still 'rough' looking and very amateur.I'll take some supplies on the road and work on her at campsites as I work myself west.
I want to thank each and every member who's chipped in on this endeavor.I've passed on work for 3-months to have the time to get the truck ready and the 'adventure' capital is a big help.
Let this be the beginning of a resource for future tunnel-goers.I'd be tickled to help send as many members to a tunnel as are willing to go.
__________________
Photobucket album: http://s1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj622/aerohead2/
  Reply With Quote
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to aerohead For This Useful Post:
bondo (08-29-2014), MetroMPG (08-29-2014), RedDevil (08-29-2014)
Old 08-29-2014, 09:05 PM   #69 (permalink)
Master EcoModder
 
freebeard's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: northwest of normal
Posts: 27,561
Thanks: 7,736
Thanked 8,554 Times in 7,041 Posts
I want to make a donation ...while we're sitting at an outdoor table at this Mexican restaurant on the strip in Wendover. Where I will buy you dinner.

I'm going to put some minutes on a cell phone for the trip, but I don't know the number yet. Will you be able to view a PM mid-week?
  Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to freebeard For This Useful Post:
aerohead (08-30-2014)
Old 08-29-2014, 09:30 PM   #70 (permalink)
Master Novice
 
elhigh's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: SE USA - East Tennessee
Posts: 2,314

Josie - '87 Toyota Pickup
90 day: 40.02 mpg (US)

Felicia - '09 Toyota Prius Base
90 day: 49.01 mpg (US)
Thanks: 427
Thanked 616 Times in 450 Posts
It's late, but hopefully not too late. I don't know how I missed this til now. In for $20.

For what Phil has shared with us to date, it's a bargain.

__________________




Lead or follow. Either is fine.
  Reply With Quote
Reply  Post New Thread


Thread Tools




Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.5.2
All content copyright EcoModder.com