EV & Hybrid News including GM plans to lose money on Chevy Volt <http://electricandhybridcars.com/index.php/pages/electriccarnews.html> 2010 Prius: A Great...
Toyota first demonstrated a futuristic hybrid concept vehicle at the Tokyo Auto Show in 1995. The car, which consisted of an electric motor connected to a...
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I used OBDII Easy Viewer to fine tune. I was able to capture used fuel map (RPM x LOAD) and (RPM x MAP) and average O2 sensor, load and map values. Download...
I've got 48 highway in my 2003 Civic DX as well, so I'll believe it. (And BTW, my 48 was at 5500 ft. altitude, so there....) (Of course, that was some time...
I drive around the Washington, DC area. A friend suggested a simple design that cut the size, cost and simplicity of the booster. Size = 6" height x 2"...
Pics of a tiny HHO booster using 316L SS tubes. http://picasaweb.google.com/greenfuelbooster/TinyHHOBooster ... I hope I do not get thrown out of the...
This is good stuff. The photos are practically self explanitory but, is there any text description of the details anywhere? Like, are the barbed hose...
Hi Stephen Check the "Build it Yourself" link here http://www.greenfuelbooster.com ... The PDF doc is free. You can download the "OBD-II Easy Viewer"...
(shrug). 50-52MPG for me. Stock '97 LX w/5spd. Helps to drive in the mountains. I "hipermile" just a bit. Since I know the FI is completely cut off when...
Hmmm. I can't see how driving in the mountains can possibly help--you're pulling a lot more weight up the hills, and although you can coast (engine brake) back...
Nice. Good for you. I do basic hypermiling but I could not get beyond 40 with stock 2006 civic lx. I have my family when I do my weekend highway drive about...
I can get 53 on a regular basis with my 07 prius. I have, with a lot of work, gotten 63 with 30 miles of the trip going over the tehachapi mountains (elevation...
Prius is a great car. But I do not have $$ even to trade my car for that :( But I love just trying to get my civic to that level without triggering check...
Capturing drive time fuel map use (rpm x load) and (rpm x map) will help tune a balanced leaning and hho boosting. I wrote the software so it's free :)...
I guess what I am trying to say is that, technologically, we are getting to a point of diminishing returns where the extra mpg isnt saving that much more...
... Very true. This is rather hurt by an oddity in human psychology - we don't really have a good way of judging savings. Getting a Prius owner to upgrade from...
I think I should discuss in terms of CO2 emissions rather than MPG gains. Given my driving miles on a weekly basis: Highway = 300 miles City = 300 miles On...
I usually just read this group. Fun to lurk. But in terms of directions to pursue, someone talked about drilling holes to make the vehicle lighter. This...
Cool ideas. You area obviously a highly educated, well-read person. It is not just global warming by people, but possibly the sun max min patterns causing...
It is impossible to replace the body on a unibody car. The VW had a separate frame. You could take the whole body off, leaving nothing but the floor and...
The toxic chemicals and fumes are a good argument against fibreglass. I don't think anyone would be advocating fibreglass, anyway--certainly not me. What we're...
How are you going to reduce the pollution or the carbon footprint (if this was necessary, which it isnt) by replacing car parts. Those parts are made whether...
The problem with carbon fiber as it now exists is that when applied to automobiles, in case of an accident, it shatters, sometimes with very sharp parts. Ā ...
More likely than not, the most energy effective thing to do with an existing steel body is leave it alone and use it the way it is, as it would take decades to...
I'd like to know who says carbon fiber is really that much "better" then just fiberglass??? ok it is a little bit higher on the strength to weight... but is...
... Good point Tim. I have been involved in the design and build of a carbon fibre car, and I doubt anyone could make effective use of CF for one without a lot...
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