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Originally Posted by Joggernot

Be careful when blocking both. My Accord worked very well for several months, but then started overheating.(

I have an Ultragauge on both of the vehicles we're currently driving and keep an eye on the coolant temps. It's easy to tell when fans kick on because the temps will hit a max temp, and then rapidly drop until the low threshold. I haven't hit that yet in the Camry, but am quite familiar with that point on the TSX. I also have an alarm set to go off just before the the temps hit the fan threshold.

Originally Posted by yoyoyoda

Yes definatley, If you didn't notice any change then I think there might be something wrong with your engine or transmission.

I feel that I have a good feel for any car that I regularly drive. I can tell the difference between 87 octane and 89 octane in my TSX, but strangely, I don't notice a single extra passenger. Add 2 or more, and I notice. Maybe I'm just accustom to a passenger.

We are talking about only 4-5% difference in weight, so maybe my butt dyno isn't calibrated precise enough. Then again, I would think the difference in octane would be on the same order of performance difference.

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[Goldenstate]

Thanks for the idea of reducing the amount of windshield washer fluid carried in the under-hood container. Never gave that a thought until reading your post.

I seldom use the windshield washer and may try removing the entire unit for more weight loss. Years ago we got along just fine without such luxuries and thought nothing of it.

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[oldtamiyaphile]

Originally Posted by yoyoyoda

Seeing as its so hot here in Aus I'm thinking of making a pedestal ontop of my roof out of solar panels using flat brackets that I can bend myself out of sheet aluminium.

A safari roof/tropical roof is a second skin over the roof. The air between the two acts as insulation, keeping the roof cooler under hot sun.

What colour is your car? On my white van the area under the solar panel is much hotter than the surrounds, on a hot day I can touch the underside of the sheet metal that isn't covered by the panel, but the part under it is too hot (don't really have a good way of measuring unfortunately). I've got about a 12mm airgap between the panel and roof skin. The emisivitiy of white paint vs a black solar panel means even with 17% of the sunlight being converted to electricity, it's not enough to compensate for the darker colour.

If you've got a near black car it might just end up at the same temp, but on a light colour car, it will be hotter inside

My aim is for 400w of panels and an alternator delete.

[samwichse]

Somebody got told too much by their parents what a unique snowflake they were.

I didn't see any completely original ideas in this thread or the others. Moveable grill blocks? Antenna mods? Weight reduction?

RAGEQUIT!

[RedDevil]

My son has Asperger's.
Looks familar, this.
A shame, I so want to help that kid, like mine.

[Xist]

Originally Posted by RedDevil

My son has Asperger's.

I have been on dates where the girls asked if I had been diagnosed with Asperger's. I thought that they had personality disorders.

We think that our dad has Asperger's. My brother is Autistic. I do not understand why women cry and why I am supposed to care. I just hate how many people still do not know what Asperger's is, they just start laughing at me.

"What kind of burger?!" [snort]