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Forum: General Fuel Topics

06-02-2009, 10:46 AM

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Accent coasts poorly, but why?

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Posted By theholycow

Could it be related to warmer weather?

Could it be related to warmer weather?

Forum: General Fuel Topics

04-07-2009, 02:07 AM

Replies: 64

Accent coasts poorly, but why?

Views: 8,907

Posted By theholycow

IIRC, stainless steel fasteners would resist...

IIRC, stainless steel fasteners would resist reacting with various other metals and are the appropriate choice when fastening reactive metals together. However, galvanized steel is galvanized with...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

04-02-2009, 04:43 PM

Replies: 64

Accent coasts poorly, but why?

Views: 8,907

Posted By theholycow

Yup. Besides abandoned campaign signs, it can be...

Yup. Besides abandoned campaign signs, it can be bought in large sheets from sign shops.

Forum: General Fuel Topics

04-02-2009, 04:08 PM

Replies: 64

Accent coasts poorly, but why?

Views: 8,907

Posted By theholycow

:eek: I thought my car was bad, 70mph at...

:eek: I thought my car was bad, 70mph at 3,000rpm.

Coroplast has been used successfully for that exact problem.

Not a problem. Weight is just NOT as big of a deal as most people make it...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

03-27-2009, 02:27 AM

Replies: 64

Accent coasts poorly, but why?

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Posted By theholycow

Like the Hyundai Accent, the Aveo is Korean...

Like the Hyundai Accent, the Aveo is Korean designed and built too, by Daewoo. The Aveo is pretty well known as a loser, at a price only slightly less than a larger and nicer Cobalt while getting...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

03-24-2009, 10:46 AM

Replies: 64

Accent coasts poorly, but why?

Views: 8,907

Posted By theholycow

Adding a little weight doesn't have much effect...

Adding a little weight doesn't have much effect on most cars, though an Accent could be sensitive to it. There's a link in my sig about it. Most people fail to improve their fuel economy by removing...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

03-17-2009, 11:32 AM

Replies: 64

Accent coasts poorly, but why?

Views: 8,907

Posted By theholycow

Oh yeah, that's for sure. My VW runs 3000rpm at...

Oh yeah, that's for sure. My VW runs 3000rpm at 70mph, but has plenty of torque for half the rpm. I'm in high gear at 25-30mph and grabbing for another gear but there isn't one.

Forum: General Fuel Topics

03-16-2009, 02:18 PM

Replies: 64

Accent coasts poorly, but why?

Views: 8,907

Posted By theholycow

Google tells me the aerodynamic drag coefficient...

Google tells me the aerodynamic drag coefficient for that car is a respectable .31, so that's probably not the problem. At 2500 pounds it shouldn't be too light to coast reasonably with that drag...

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