My Civic VX commuter car build

[OG VX]

Ah, I see. My bad, I missed that earlier. Considering all that, amazing numbers!

What app are you using to log your fill ups? Looks like you also used MapMyFitness for an elevation mapping, correct? Great idea!

Any pics of the front air dam?

[jlk16188]

Originally Posted by OG VX

Ah, I see. My bad, I missed that earlier. Considering all that, amazing numbers!

What app are you using to log your fill ups? Looks like you also used MapMyFitness for an elevation mapping, correct? Great idea!

Any pics of the front air dam?

I use Fuelly.com exclusively to track my mileage and you are correct about MapMyFitness being used to show the elevation change for the route. I actually used this tool for route planning because I have three different routes I could have chosen to make my daily 55ish mile commute. This one shown is the preferred based on traffic flow, minimizing stops and elevation changes. One of the other routes actually had an elevation change of over 1400 feet.

My air dam is pretty simple but not nearly as low as yours. I went under the assumption that I only need to be ~1" lower than the lowest hanging component on the undercarriage, besides the control arms, this was my exhaust. This lip is very sturdy and hangs 1" lower than the lowest exhaust component.




I also installed a kill switch into my 2000 civic center console over the weekend

[Xist]

Has anyone actually had someone ask "Hey! What does the red button do?!" [click]

[jlk16188]

Originally Posted by Xist

Has anyone actually had someone ask "Hey! What does the red button do?!" [click]

I put it on the passenger side on purpose to rest directly under my right middle finger while driving with my arm on the arm rest since 99% of the time I do not have a passenger in the car.


So of course my wife asked "what is this for?" and pressed it while I was driving down the road the 1% of the time she actually rode in the car....I played it up like the engine just blew up and its time to buy a new car. Needless to say she wont ride in the jelly bean anymore.

[pletby]

Ha ha!

[OG VX]

Nice! haha. Tell them if they hit it a second time it becomes an ejection button.

[Xist]

Originally Posted by OG VX

Nice! haha. Tell them if they hit it a second time it becomes an ejection button.

You could label it as such!

[jlk16188]

Well i was digging around in the rear quarter panels behind the interior panels and discovered the passenger side it toast. Full of rust to the point that the paint is the only thing holding it together.

So today I ordered patch panels and it looks like the car will get a complete paint job over the course of its winter storage.

Its about due for one. There is about 4 different shades of green on the car, they all look close but all have been repairs blended to each other. Ill post pictures along the way

[MetroMPG]

Funny kill switch story.

Mine's mounted on the shifter so I activate it with my thumb. But I've hit it a couple of times with my knee on the highway and scared the whee out of myself. (The engine only stuttered briefly, but still.)

Originally Posted by jlk16188

My air dam is pretty simple but not nearly as low as yours. I went under the assumption that I only need to be ~1" lower than the lowest hanging component on the undercarriage, besides the control arms, this was my exhaust.

I think that guideline has been busted. There are more than a few production cars out there with efficiency-minded air dams that hang much lower than the lowest underbody components. See the Chevrolet Volt for example.

Another EG: I put a fairly deep airdam on a 2014 Mitsu Mirage and saw a ~4% improvement at just @ 90 km/h / 56 mph. http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ini-29182.html

[jlk16188]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

Funny kill switch story.

Mine's mounted on the shifter so I activate it with my thumb. But I've hit it a couple of times with my knee on the highway and scared the whee out of myself. (The engine only stuttered briefly, but still.)



I think that guideline has been busted. There are more than a few production cars out there with efficiency-minded air dams that hang much lower than the lowest underbody components. See the Chevrolet Volt for example.

Another EG: I put a fairly deep airdam on a 2014 Mitsu Mirage and saw a ~4% improvement at just @ 90 km/h / 56 mph. http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ini-29182.html

Great post! Thanks, I do have plans to extend the air dam significantly but I cant decide how I want it done yet