How much $$$ has your ecomodding cost you?

[orange4boy]

Rough estimate of my ecomodding costs:

$65 smooth hubcaps
$0 leftover lexan and stainless
$50 switches, wires, anderson connectors
$1 stainless EOC tank from garage sale
$45 block heater
$20 coroplast
$25 aluminium flat bar
$30 tachometer
$30 MPGuino
$50 misc bits and pieces.

Investment: $316

Saved so far: $741
Bonus dollars: $425

I now spend the equivalent of $26 less per fill.

[Weather Spotter]

$25 for grill blocks
$25 for wheel covers
$25 for wheel skirts
$25 for kammback

I spent about $100 + a free ScanGauge (Christmas present)

I made up the cost of the SG since Christmas (or what was paid for it).

[ShadeTreeMech]

On my van:
pressure to 50 psi=free
engine replacement=$500 (but it was that or buy another vehicle for more money; the old engine died)
partial grill block=$1 (had the vinyl siding lying around, paid a bit of money for the zip ties)
easing up on the gas pedal=priceless.

really, not much money in the van, the car is a bit different. And I don't put a lot of miles on the van either. But I've saved nearly $170 in gas over epa estimates anyways.

The Max

$50 for a used glass pack installed (mainly for acoustic benefit; it sound AWESOME now! But it also helps to hear the engine. When the rumbling reaches a cerain volume, it's about to downshift. And you can tell the gear by listening to the rpms vs the speed, so it's an eco mod )

$130 scanguage. (THANK YOU EBAY!) it was practically new, and has taught so much about how to drive economically. Were it not for this site I wouldn't have ever bought it though.

50 psi in the tires=free
partial grill block=free
lower viscosity oil=basically free, had 10k miles on the old oil

learning how to drive a 200hp 4 door sports car economically=priceless

according to the fuel log I've saved $160 in gas in this rig, but she sometimes is driven with the spurs in her (ok, we love the acceleration and soundtrack the exhaust gives us a bit too much) so I think we're doing better. This tank we hope to get 30 mpg with a bunch of short trips, so that would be an accomplishment.

[Lazarus]

Should we consider the cost of replacement parts in the cost ?

If you need new tires and you replace with LRR tires should that be included or if the engine or tranny blows and you replace with a more eco friendly version should you include that?

[robchalmers]

update......

$3 for duck tape!

[euromodder]

Originally Posted by Lazarus

Should we consider the cost of replacement parts in the cost ?

Not in my book.

While replacing parts with more efficient parts is a modification of the original car design and equipment, replacing worn parts and repairs when needed are normal expenses that come with owning a car.

[AeroModder]

$50 in coroplast
At least $50 in Gorilla tape
Around $200 in shop fees during the manual steering conversion

Everything else was upgraded replacement parts.

[Weather Spotter]

Originally Posted by Lazarus

Should we consider the cost of replacement parts in the cost ?

Only if it costs more to upgrade to better FE parts, say buying LLR tires costs $300 and comparable tires run $250. Then the cost for better FE is $50.

[Phantom]

Let me see
$3.75 for two sheets thin plexyglas for a picture frame to create a upper grill block still have one sheet and hope I can use the rest of the first one (I cracked it) to do the other half of my upper grill block.
$10 for foam weather stripping to seal the front of the car and lights still have one full roll since I could not use it to seal the sides since it would take 4-5 layers to get close.
$25 CAI actually open to under hood temps
$50 Ultra-Gauge

Other mods were more for performance
$50 Aluminum Upper intake with rounded intake track and self ported Lower Intake manifold
$30 Larger Throttle body self ported to match intake
(The above improved two VE of the engine verified by another car before I performed the mod.)
$650 HPtuner with data logging allows me to scan and reprogram cars PCM I hope to be able to make some money doing that eventually, and it s fun.

[gone-ot]

...so, a new acronym for EM, instead of "Return-on-Investment" (ROI), it's "Return-on-Modding" (ROM)?!!?