Hi From Portland!!!

[narclepticfool]

Hello!

I have been lurking the forums for a few years now, and since I bought a 2009 Toyota Tacoma over a year ago, as well as beginning a job with a 100 mile commute a day, I decided that I needed to make some changes to optimize my fuel economy.

To start, I built an aerocap. I kind of just threw it together as a sloppy proof of concept. Once I started working my new job and commuting, my co-workers started asking me about my "funny looking cap" and one of them donated a Suzuki Savage bumper for a lower air dam. The two of those additions gave me about 4 mpg, and since I do almost entirely highway driving, I was pretty happy with that kind of gain.

Since building the cap, it is starting to fall apart from all of the salt from the winter and about 20xxx miles. I am going to be re-building it this summer, as well as changing some of the design.

Also, I realized that I need more information, so I recently bought a ScanGuage and am awaiting its arrival. I am hoping to see an improvement once I re-program the nerd behind the wheel.

I will be posting pictures of my cap and build soon.

[rednic79]

Can't wait to see the pics.....wanna buikd a cap myself

[Doverboy]

I'm also excited to see the pics! Nice to know there are other folks here from Maine, too! Welcome!

[narclepticfool]

I would like to submit my unhappiness that all images have to be so dang tiny. I might as well get my crayons out after down sizing my pictures from 10 MP to about 100x100 pixels.

Pictures are on the way!

[narclepticfool]

These are from the build and paint phase. When I glass it this summer during the rebuild, I will be sure to post more pictures, or maybe just link you to my blog.

[rednic79]

looks like a solid start, good job man