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DIY: 1992 Honda Civic delivers 95MPG for under $400 worth modifications

Raj — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:27:45 +0000

Are fuel costs bothering you? Do you think higher fuel mileage can help you save a lot of money? A Honda Civic modification might inspire you to take up your own modification to achieve higher fuel mileage from your old cars.

The car might look very ugly, yours could look much better, delivers a highway mileage of 95MPG at a speed of 65mph. That’s 40kms per 1 ltr of fuel, almost 30kms more than what my 2005 Hyundai Accent delivers. The Honda Civic has undergone modifications of $400 worth of material from local hardware store that lowered the coefficient of drag (Cd) from 0.34 to 0.17.

Watch that picture closely, the wheels are covered, there is a boat tail attached to the rear of the car that eliminates the low-pressure eddy that forms behind the cars and slows them down. The front intake vents have also been blocked. The modifications looks simple and tempting me enough to try one or two of them on my car two, perhaps that should be a weekend project.

Check out the Aero Civic website and get some ideas. Who knows, your car might deliver 100MPG and just in case it does, let me know, I will write about it.

via gizmag

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Another 100 plus mpg car adds to the list of high mpg cars

Raj — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:35:18 +0000

If you are a high mpg car enthusiast and keep an eye on mpg ratings of various cars, add a category to your list of high mpg cars and call it ‘powered by air car’. “Runs on compressed air”, that’s the description of this 106 mpg car that claims to run on compressed air.

Although, possibility of achieving a fuel economy of 106 mpg could call for a debate but at the concept level this car certainly seems to be able to achieve that kind of mileage. If you are wondering about the technology that will drive such a car, let me tell you that it’s very simple to understand, at least. Compressed air will be filled in many tanks, and the air will in-turn move the piston in the engine. The car won’t be running on compressed air alone, it will use gas also. Based on the driving speed, the car will automatically switch between gas or air. If driving speed is below certain level, the car will use compressed air and when driving speed is high, it will run on gas to fill the tanks with compressed air.

The maker of this car, Zero Pollution Motors, is likely to make this car available in the market by 2010 at an estimated price tag of $18,000. That’s certainly interesting! Let’s hope this car makes it to the masses.

via CNN

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Innovative Bose Suspension System

Raj — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:58:49 +0000

I have always been a big time fan of Bose music systems and love their world class music products developed by research and innovation. Bose is one of its kind of company that spends a very large share of their profits back into product research and that’s why they are much ahead than their competitors.

Bose® Suspension System

It’s only today that I discovered about their innovative suspension system and it dramatically improves the automobile suspension system. You must watch the video below to see it for yourself.

The Bose® suspension uses a modular approach to replace a vehicle’s original suspension. The proprietary Bose suspension system couples linear electromagnetic motors and power amplifiers with a set of unique control algorithms. For the first time, it is possible to have, in the same automobile, a much smoother ride than in any luxury sedan and less roll and pitch than in any sports car. The Bose research vehicle provides superior comfort by gliding smoothly over bumpy roads and superior control by keeping the car body level during aggressive maneuvers.

» Explore the Bose suspension system

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