Will we have a CLEANER Earth? Not likely. The fuel that we no longer burn here will now be burned somewhere else (China, India, etc). ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; 'Chuck' ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 10:15 AM Subject: RE: MPG up 50% so far
No idea if this would adapt to front wheels. And I can see Bill having a conniption fit over the unsprung weight as well as 6 lead acid batteries. So maybe this is not applicable to a Miata at all, even a commuter Miata, but it's pretty cool just the same. I have 2 late 90's 3cylinder Geo Metro's now (neither one ready for the road, but close) Are we having a full blown energy crisis? YES (or a better yet, revolution) Can we invent our way out of it? YES (and already have mostly, hybrid, solar, geo warmth, wind, tidal turbines, more) Will we have a CLEANER Earth? Uh huh! http://www.poulsenhybrid.com/install.html What does it cost ? Projected approximate prices: Conversion kit including: a.. 2 Poulsen Hybrid motors. b.. Auxiliary Components and cables c.. 2 brushless DC motor controllers d.. 72V 120Ah Deep Cycle Lead Acid battery pack (6 batteries). e.. On-board charger, 72V, 10A. Total $4,200 Conversion performed by authorized facility, additional $600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 12:34 PM To: 'Chuck'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: MPG up 50% so far New kits can turn your car into a hybrid While costly conversions can also double the mileage of Prius http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25104169/ In late August, Poulsen Hybrid, based in Shelton, Conn., and run by Ulrik Poulsen, CEO of Bridgeport Magnetics, plans to offer a $7,000 conversion kit that turns any conventional car into a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle by mounting small electric motors onto the rear wheels. The Poulsen system also uses a lithium-ion battery pack and will double a car's gas mileage, says Poulsen, the system's creator. The company hasn't released data on how far the system will go on a single charge, but charging it would also cost less than a dollar, he says. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 11:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: MPG up 50% so far The question you really need to address is this: It takes 13hp to move the Miata down the road. How can the Miata most efficiently make 13hp? My best guess is that setting the fuel to leaner than stoich and using wider throttle openings is the answer. -Chuck ------------------------ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 6/13/2008 11:08:54 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My understanding is, that when going for fuel mileage, anything past Stoich is counterproductive. It reduces fuel, but also power. While it's trued that using more fuel (to a point) will provide more power, the MPG will go down simply because you're using more fuel. As I recall, testing by lots of folks has shown that leaning out the mixture produces more power when the mixture is too rich (primarily because we're all concerned about running too lean, and therefore, we tune in higher fuel delivery, lower air to fuel, than necessary.) I think that Bill or Keith spoke about this a long time ago when discussing dyno tuning and mixtures. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________Miatapower mailing [EMAIL PROTECTED]://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
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