03-31-2016, 12:43 PM
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Cyborg ECU
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Saw a Tesla Model X in white without plates yesterday for the first time. No pix. All happened too fast. The front grill looks like a grill-blocked Metro nose. ☺
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04-02-2016, 12:33 AM
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It's all about Diesel
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I saw some interesting vehicles recently, such as a street-legal Volkswagen-powered sandrail buggy. Well, at least it might seem eco compared to an average SUV...
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04-04-2016, 10:38 PM
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It's all about Diesel
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04-05-2016, 04:04 AM
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That's a nice rail.
D-Maxes are the bomb. With the right motor-tranny combo, 25 km/l is actually possible.
Even the 4JJ can touch 20 km/l or more with proper hypermiling.
And EcuShop in Thailand has one doing 8's on the drag strip, on a highly modified 4JJ motor. It's the world's fastest diesel pick-up.
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04-05-2016, 01:49 PM
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Master EcoModder
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04-05-2016, 06:26 PM
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It's all about Diesel
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Mad Maxican is a good one 
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That's a nice rail.
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I always liked that rail since the first time I saw it, about 10 or 11 years ago.
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D-Maxes are the bomb. With the right motor-tranny combo, 25 km/l is actually possible.
Even the 4JJ can touch 20 km/l or more with proper hypermiling.
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Since the 4JJ1 is not so stressed at all when fitted to a D-Max, it seems eventually possible in a highway stretch. But 25km/l, might be only achievable with the 2WD low-ride ones which probably wouldn't be so suitable to Brazilian road conditions  |
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04-06-2016, 04:59 PM
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It's all about Diesel
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Spotted this Gurgel X-12 yesterday in my mother's neighborhood.
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04-13-2016, 10:00 PM
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It's all about Diesel
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Not sure if that would qualify as "eco", but it's a Brazilian-assembled XTerra with a locally-sourced MWM 2.8L 4-cyl turbodiesel.
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04-14-2016, 08:13 AM
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Unicorn Farts can't make an Xterra eco.
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Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @∞MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%
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04-20-2016, 05:41 PM
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Sorry, no pictures...
But I saw my first Model X driving around today. Pulled in and parked at the Nordstrom next to where I work.
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