How much $$$ has your ecomodding cost you?

[ShadeTreeMech]

Originally Posted by slowmover

Zero

A man with few words...

"It is better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt...."

[Lazarus]

This might be thread that a poll would be good for. It looks like the big expense is fuel instrumentation (SG etc). Which pretty much pays for itself. Although not a direct correlation It would be interesting to see how much over EPA those with instrumentation and those without.

[Piwoslaw]

Roof rail removal - free
Tires @ max sidewall - free
Scan Gauge II - $130
Kammback + rear skirts + paint - $70
LED DRLs - $60
Grille block (plastic was free, only for 2 power lock motors + random screws, wires) - $12
Box o' goodies (electrical stuff in cockpit - wiring, switches, LEDs, etc) - priceless (probably $25)
Block (coolant) heater - $125
EGR/coolant heat exchanger - $80
Installing the above two (estimate, done with other engine work) - $100
Folded passenger side mirror - free
internal passenger side mirror - $8
Removing rear seats when not needed - lower back pain (free)
Fuel burned to test mods - $10

Looks like $620, doesn't want to be less
EM's fuel log says I've saved $255

Why so little? Well, people are always asking me "With such a cool modded car, why do always ride your bike and public transport?" I don't have a regular daily commute, so the car often doesn't get fired up for 2-3 weeks at a time. But once it does, it's a pleasure to know that how much less fuel I am using than anyone else on the road.

[endurance]

SGII= $160
Misc. parts for lower radiator block=$5
mudflaps delete= $0
lower radiator hose heater=$50 (still not installed)

Fuel savings Since October 1 = $150

The best ROI is definitely the SGII. I'm saving about $50-75/month mostly through modified driving technique. That little sucker challenges my every thought while in the car. It keeps me in check and teaches me something every day. The one week it wasn't working right was my worst tank since I started hypermiling.

[Arragonis]

One roll of Gaffer tape - used for other things too so I already had that, so £0.

Foamboard (not paper type) was £5 from one of those end-of-line stockist places.

Ecomodder stickers (now arrived, yay ) ~£10

Money currently saved is running at £20 per tank. Each tank costs me about £62 and I used to get about 430 miles. Now I get about 600 before the panic beeper kicks in. I've also gone from roughly 2 tanks a month to about 2.5 every 2 months.

[Varn]

Arragonis, going off topic for a second.

...almost 8 dollars for a US gallon of diesel, Ouch... I grumble when I see diesel at $3.20 on my commuting route. Is the difference tax? Where does the money go?

Originally Posted by Arragonis

One roll of Gaffer tape - used for other things too so I already had that, so £0.

Foamboard (not paper type) was £5 from one of those end-of-line stockist places.

Ecomodder stickers (now arrived, yay ) ~£10

Money currently saved is running at £20 per tank. Each tank costs me about £62 and I used to get about 430 miles. Now I get about 600 before the panic beeper kicks in. I've also gone from roughly 2 tanks a month to about 2.5 every 2 months.

[Arragonis]

Originally Posted by Varn

Arragonis, going off topic for a second.

...almost 8 dollars for a US gallon of diesel, Ouch... I grumble when I see diesel at $3.20 on my commuting route. Is the difference tax? Where does the money go?

This is based 120.9 pence per litre cost for Diesel which is the lowest cost near to me at the moment -from here.

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This is the one for petrol at the same price.

[SentraSE-R]

Scion xB

Ultragauge - $40
WAI - $23.50
Coroplast grill blocks - free
Fuel savings over 16,650 miles - $641
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Net cost - +$577.50 in savings

Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V

Scangauge - $160
Coroplast grill blocks - free
Fuel savings over 20,090 miles - $1074
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Net cost - +$914 in savings

[Sulfuric]

Probably around $50 for gorilla tape, and the various screws, nuts, and washers I've used. My coroplast, aluminum, and plexiglass were all free/taken from the mountains of random building supplies in my garage.

I think I'll get a mpgguino for xmas, so that's about $40 last time I checked.
I've saved at least $300 in gas though, and that's probably a very low estimate.

[SuzukiSteve]

Passenger side mirror deletion. ~$3 for cover screws and spacers
Antenna always retracted. free
K&N style air intake filter. free- came with car
Synthetic transmission oil. ~$5 (time to replace, $5 is over the cost of regular)
155/80R15 tires. (taller for gearing, still skinny) $150 (time to replace, $150 is cost over cheapy walmart tires.)
Tire pressure set to 45psi (55 max) free with purchase of high dollar tires
A/C compressor removed in cooler weather. free
Windshield wipers in trunk when not raining. free
DLR Lights Disabled. free
Shifter mounted FI kill switch. ~$15
375w coolant heater. ~$15

Total of $188. Not bad since I've had most mods for a year or so and I've saved $80 in 2months.