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12-10-2007, 05:28 PM

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Did that before you asked as a courtesy.

Did that before you asked as a courtesy.

Forum: Experiments, Modifications and DIY

12-10-2007, 01:30 PM

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I read quite a bit of their site yesterday, and a...

I read quite a bit of their site yesterday, and a lot of it does sound plausible. A lot (probably most) large industries are built upon a net transfer of wealth from a mass of, on average, not very...

Forum: Experiments, Modifications and DIY

12-09-2007, 07:19 PM

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Posted By Mighty Mira

I suspect that for my purposes, it will be a...

I suspect that for my purposes, it will be a close enough rule of thumb. For example, this guy (https://angustheitchap.com/Angus/Bloghuis/EC2C5662-51B7-4186-9309-5A6C244DE168.html) has a 5.7l engine...

Forum: Experiments, Modifications and DIY

12-09-2007, 03:10 PM

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Posted By Mighty Mira

Questions: which vehicle did you test the idle...

Questions: which vehicle did you test the idle rate for? And what size engine? If it's for the xB, do you think a reasonable assumption for my idle rate (660cc engine) would be 0.1gph * .66/1.5 =...

Forum: Experiments, Modifications and DIY

12-07-2007, 01:22 PM

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gallons per hour / RPM - no load

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Posted By Mighty Mira

JanGeo, I plotted your points on a graph, and it...

JanGeo, I plotted your points on a graph, and it looks like for rpm>1000, Fuel Consumption Rate (gph) = rpm/5000.

Idle fuel consumption is actually lower than predicted by the rpm>1000 results.
...

Forum: Experiments, Modifications and DIY

11-30-2007, 12:50 AM

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Posted By Mighty Mira

Even if you are coasting down a hill in gear,...

Even if you are coasting down a hill in gear, with your car using no fuel, you are still slowing down faster than if your car were in neutral. This is chewing up energy. To understand which...

Forum: Experiments, Modifications and DIY

11-29-2007, 11:49 PM

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gallons per hour / RPM - no load

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Posted By Mighty Mira

Thanks very much for that. It has confirmed what...

Thanks very much for that. It has confirmed what I thought... that fuel consumed to keep the engine ticking over is at least proportional to the rpm. It's roughly proportional, next time measure in...

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