Using Acetone in Your Gas
Rumour has it that by adding just a few ounces of acetone per ten gallons of gas will have you get more mileage out of your tank.
Strange but true! Acetone helps gas to fully vaporise, which means less wasted fuel. Fuel that was previusly wasted past the rings or sent out via the exhaust, when [...]
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DIY: Aftermarket PCV into OEM PCV
This is a DIY that is meant for the VX crowd that doesn’t have the OEM PCV “Elbow” and want theirs to be like the stock one again. Honda doesn’t sell the OEM one anymore.
A little background:
The OEM PCV (Positive Crank Vent/Valve) is no more than an emissions elbow with no internals inside it. Most [...]
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DIY Decrease Hood to Windshield Angle: Aerodynamics
Amazing lowered chop job. And it’s an EV to boot.
From: http://www.seattleeva.org/wiki/EVents_2005_06_25
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Modify Output Voltage of Alternator
Alternator Secrets
That is a really interesting article on how to make an alternator output anything from 5VDC to 120VAC. So if anyone is thinking of making a hybrid setup like I was planning. Using electric drive as well as keeping the gas engine, one of the circuits described in that article lists how to make [...]
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Now is the Time to Buy
One of the best ways to save big on gas is to drive a more fuel efficient vehicle. If you have ever contemplated this then now is the time to buy. With large auto makers not yet receiving their bailout funds they are desperate to sell vehicles, even at close to cost. This is the [...]
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How to Install a Vacuum Gauge
The new gauge is a “Vacuum/Boost” gauge made by Sunpro, but the only scale I can use on a non-turbo vehicle will be the vacuum side of the gauge.
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Disable Daytime Running Lights
Many cars these days have DRLs, or daytime running lights, which mean that whenever your car is out of park and running your lights are on. Obviously in peak daytime conditions you don’t need these and the electricity consumed is a slight drain on your gasoline.
Fortunately, there is an extremely easy workaround for this. When [...]
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DIY Water Injection
Water injection has been around a long, long time. I posted earlier that there are some very good methods of making a simple system, quite economically.
This one is my own starting point:
http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_…earth/me3.html
But I just found more on an Australian site that offers some added refinement:
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Use Synthetic Oil
Synthetic oils generally have more stable viscosities across a wide range of temperatures relative to conventional oils. This decreases resistance that the engine must overcome, particularly after cold starts until full operating temperature has been reached.
Next time you add or change your oil consider going with a synthetic, its better for your engine and your [...]
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Aero Mod - Underbelly For Your Car
From the Australian web magazine Autospeed -
Some of you may have seen these already…
Modifying Under-Car Airflow, Part 1
Modifying Under-Car Airflow, Part 2
Originally these articles used to be pay-access only, but they’ve opened them up for public access now.
The project documents the creation of a prototype front partial undertray for a 1st gen Prius, testing, and [...]
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