Jim Pruett, Wikispeedia.org
 

Hi,

I run wikispeedia.org
We have a DIY cruise control designed to let you relax.
Its shown on wikispeedia org under Advanced Cruise Control.

What do you think?

Email me at gpscruise@gmail com

Tell us more about it. Show it working in a car. How can this help us save fuel? can I program it to go 45MPH to 55MPH over and over again? Why dont you sell a complete kit?

How is it different from speederaser?

It appears to be the same sort of gadget as the speederaser, an "adaptive" cruise control that moves the car's set limit in accordance with local posted limits.

Like the other cruise controls on the market, I don't think this can help save fuel unless:

- you often drive in an area with aggressive tailgaters whose proximity tends to intimidate you into driving faster than you'd rather

- you often drive in an area where the social speed limit is considerably higher than the posted one

- social speed is fairly constant (not subject to pervasive clustering)

It is my experience that the car's fitted cruise control is of no use if fuel economy is one's highest priority. Someone here filed a thread describing their homebrew control that gave priority to maintaining the highest possible engine vacuum vs. speed and THAT was very effective at providing good fuel economy while keeping steady speed in a range around the setpoint. But this device, while good for helping avoid getting snagged in a speed zone, probably won't be of much more than intellectual interest in this forum.

I notice, too, that the somewhat sketchy looking webpage talks only about 2004-2006 PT Cruiser wiring, whereby I wonder whether self-loathing interferes too much with one's hypermiling skills in any case. There aren't many PT Cruisers in the Garage, the most recent entry referring to one of any kind is over a year old, the next youngest entry over two years.

We are looking for a thread/home for this device....
It has both eco and mod properties....
What do you think, can you spare a thread?

spare a thread? sure... not sure why not answer questions though

i'll try to help
Why dont you sell a complete kit?

the kit isnt a one size fits all because every vehicle is different. there is a walkthrough for a 2004 pt cruiser, but youre going to need to find a wiring schematic for the cruise control for your specific vehicle. resistance used by each control function of the controls. find and purchase resistors or combinations of resistors to get you to the resistances required by your vehicle. after that its just a custom installation

perfect answers. Thanks 2000mc!
-jim

:rolleyes: ....that was supposed to be the part where you try to answer dirtydave's questions

I am looking for a home thread. It works, I use one, I am working on media, you get speed limits from wikispeedia. It has vision in it so you don't have to change lanes as much. Open Source. It works on any vehicle with cruise.

wow, your customer service must be fantastic! i can already imagine how quickly my problems would be solved if i contacted you with a technical issue installing this product.