09-05-2013, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
YKYAEI...
... you're slightly disappointed because the replacement vehicle for the one you just sold can only get ~70 mpg (US) / 3.4 L/100 km @ 50 mph / 80 km/h. (And only with its boat tail. Which I now need to re-construct.)
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Time for a Diesel swap? 
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09-05-2013, 05:33 PM
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Lots of Questions
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X2 Put it in my notepad titled 'Gas' so when I get home I can input to EM, Fuelly and my personal Excel chart log for that specific vehicle.
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09-05-2013, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by benphyr
You know your an ecomodder if:
-You are riding home on your bicycle with 13 ears of corn attached to your bike when you see a Corvette Stingray oncoming and you stare at the size of the grill openings on either side of the licence plate and think "If they only needed that much airflow on that big V8 back then, how much do we need on our smaller, more efficient, lighter, 4cylinder...  man, why didn't I look at the beautiful car or even notice whether the driver was under 65!"
Corvette Stingray! and I'm looking at the bottom of the grill! 
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You know you might be an Ecomodder if...you are riding home on your bicycle with 13 ears of corn. Period.  |
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09-05-2013, 10:49 PM
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I still cant get over that 500 amp fuse, what is it, a half inch bolt ! Mcfly !!!! oops!! gotta run.
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09-05-2013, 10:53 PM
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If you build an extension to your 20' flatbed so that you can haul two more soy bags (about 4' cubed) on the back instead of simply starting another row on top... because it's more aero that way.
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09-09-2013, 12:02 AM
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The brake pedal is evil
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Your car looks like it is due for being scrapped but at 19 years and 250000 miles it is in better condition mechanically than most cars on the road to the point that Main/What a Piece of Junk - Television Tropes & Idioms this trope fits. |
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09-17-2013, 04:52 PM
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YKYAEM when...
... You see the following picture
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and start saying "Go. Away. I can't see the hood/windshield transition."
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09-17-2013, 04:54 PM
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I was thinking just that
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09-17-2013, 05:17 PM
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YKYAEM ...
... when nobody realises your car is about the most economic and ecologic car available on the market.
All they see is a tiny car.
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Strayed to the Dark Diesel Side
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09-17-2013, 06:59 PM
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Hydrogen > EV
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You Know You're An EcoModder when ...
you slowly prowl around home repair stores examining random items that could make useful ecomods.
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