12-19-2012, 10:31 PM
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Learning Aeromodding
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YKYAEMI: you tell yourself, after buying a car specifically for better mileage, that you HAVE to wait to do any ecomods so you can get a baseline first. But only a couple of days after getting the car, you can't keep yourself from doing a few. 
Hey, their just little things!!  Lol. 
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12-20-2012, 01:32 AM
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Ah cool you got your crx. With those miles you should carry an extra coil and ignition control module unless they were replaced lately (shop around the prices are all over the place, and the stock one is fine)
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12-20-2012, 07:57 AM
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when you're cars so aerodynamiclly right that you need a drag chute to slow down on hills, gee good idea!
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Like this :
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12-20-2012, 08:53 AM
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YKYAEM when you open your windows to slow down on a hill, because recovering a drag chute on the fly just isn't going to happen.
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Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @∞MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
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12-21-2012, 07:14 AM
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YKYAEM when you open your windows to slow down on a hill, because recovering a drag chute on the fly just isn't going to happen.
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Great idea, now I can spend some time making a retractable door frame mounted spoiler! may be the first ecomodder to blow my own doors off. |
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12-26-2012, 03:00 AM
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when its about -11c and you are 100% grill block and you count on your heater to cool your engine
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When it's -16°C, you have a blocked grille and engine insulation, and you are freezing your b*tt off because you are driving too efficiently to produce enough waste heat for the cabin.
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12-27-2012, 07:53 AM
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Ykyaem if when brushing the snow off your car, you can't help but make a snow kammback. The shape looks perfect but I don't think it will do too well with high speed testing.
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12-27-2012, 11:22 PM
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You know you're a true Ecomodder if you track your fuel consumption to know how much cash you save on gas.
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2000 Honda Insight MT Silverstone Metallic #95 (CAN) 131K mi. 81.7 Lmpg
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Best commute : 130.8 MPG (US) | 157.1 MPG (Imp) | 1.8 L/100Km | 54.84 Km/L
Best Trip : 111.8 MPG (US) | 134.3 MPG (Imp) | 2.1 L/100Km | 47.53 Km/L
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12-28-2012, 10:21 AM
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Learning Aeromodding
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You know you're a true Ecomodder if you track your fuel consumption to know how much cash you save on gas.
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And when your vehicle pays for itself via the savings on fuel! |
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12-29-2012, 11:05 AM
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When you listen to other people's radio's at stoplights instead of your own
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