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[fabrio]

hello boys

This is one of mine first post, I read this forum from years, but I write alone hour why my English is very bad.

your forum is a lot interesting, in particular , the sections of aerodynamics and fuel economy.
My car is an Opel Tigra 1.4 liters with 90 bhp, an figure of 0.31 Cd and frontal area of 1.78m^2 . I am interesting of increase aerodynamic and I am now in this forum for this.

this is an opel tigra



ciao fabrio

[88HF]

I like your car, it reminds me of a mazda mx-3.

[88HF]

I like the opel pickup as well. . .

[CO ZX2]

fabrio, you have a very attractive car and it looks very aerodynamic. What is the year of manufacture?

What is your mpg fuel economy now? Describe your driving conditions to us, % highway speed and city. What is your transmission type? Please enter your car information in Gassavers garage and gas log when you can.

A simple aerodynamic modification is blocking all the front air openings as much as possible. It always helps. You can do this with cardboard and tape in a few minutes for a test trial, seal as well as possible. Just watch your temperature gauge.

I am sure you are doing better with English than most of us would ever do with Italian language. Glad to have you here at GasSavers.

[cfg83]

fabrio -

The Tigra is one of my favorite little cars. It is in the same class (or smaller?) than the Peugeot 206/7 :

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[fabrio]

thanks to all for the acceptance
the Tigra, is a small car, of 3922 milimeters of length, 1604 mm of width (without mirrior) and 1340 mm of height .

the year of manufacture is 1996

urban cycle 6,0 l/100Km
extra urban (ormaly at 90Km/h) 7,7 l/100Km
hiway...sorry I do not know

max speed 192Km/h

CO ZX2, I do not have time, but afterday, I will open a topic in appropriate forum section in order to together discuss you

good nigth

ciao

fabrio

[brucepick]

As someone else already said, your English is much better than my (our) Italian.

Glad to have you here!

You can look in Forums - General Fuel Economy Discussion. Two "sticky" items at the top:
- "list of gas saving tips from best to worst"
and
- "GS FAQ/Glossary, Busted/Confirmed Mods, Archive"

These have a lot of the most valuable information here.

There is also Forums - Aerodynamics Discussion.
It has a sticky item "List of aero mods you can do to your car/truck"
Did you find that one already?

If you need help understanding some of these maybe someone here can help. Sometimes a few more words will help.

Welcome, and good luck!!

[fabrio]

you write in Italian

brucepick, I have read the link that you have indicated to me, finding them a lot interesting, particularly this: GS FAQ/Glossary, Busted/Confirmed Mods, Archive
the forum (Aerodynamics Discussion) instead, I read it for a long time.

COZX2: I have read your garage, and task, than you are much brave one, you are taking cue from you... hai made a fantastic job
ah, I have update my garage: http://www.gassavers.org/garage/view/712

[diamondlarry]

Welcome Fabrio! You have a very nice looking car. And your English is not so bad as you think. I didn't notice what type of transmission you have. Is it a manual? I have never met someone from Italy, what is the weather like there? Is your driving terrain flat or are there a lot of hills? Your car seems like it has all of the proper things to get very got fuel economy. Again, welcome.

[fabrio]

Hi diamondlarry nice to meet you

my car use an manual trasmission with 5 speed and I am entusiast of my car for the handling and speed.

I am interested to the technique in a generalized manner, and after many years to elaborate the motors of mine and other people's car, I am being interested to the aerodynamics, but also to the efficiency of the motor. After much time that I attend this forum and after to have read many of your enterprises, I have decided to write not without difficulty. In this time, I have understood who are the crazy forum users, than then, they are, my mentors.

I live in Naples, but I came from Cagliari (it is the first city of Sardegna island), and between 3 month I will go to live in Rome.
Now, the temperature it is of approximately 32°C, but 3 past weeks it was of over 40°C.

In my original country (sardegna), the roads are rich of curves...I loves the curves , the roads are rich of curves, but there are the freeways here, and to understood me, to push the car to the maximum speed

ciao

fabrio

p.s. please, look my updated garage: http://www.gassavers.org/garage/view/712