If you like my gear modification project, you might also enjoy the web sites below. If you find my web site worthwhile, please link to it from your web site. - Tom Leone TGLEONE AT GMAIL DOT COM Fuel economy modifications to a Geo Metro http://www.metrompg.com Transmission swap in a Geo Metro http://www.metrompg.com/posts/tranny-swap.htm Effect of tire pressure (higher is not always better!): http://www.metrompg.com/posts/tire-pressure-rolling-resistance.htm Fuel economy driving techniques http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse_and_glide Fuel economy modification forum http://ecomodder.com/forum/ Another fuel economy forum http://www.gassavers.org/ Tire rolling resistance report http://greenseal.org/resources/reports/CGR_tire_rollingresistance.pdf Another tire rolling resistance report http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/sr/sr286.pdf Radical aero modifications to a Geo Metro http://www.1989geometro.com/ Run your car on wood, charcoal, coal, waste lubricant, or fryer grease using a gasifier (FEMA report, 1989): http://www.woodgas.net/files/FEMA%20emergency%20gassifer.pdf Another gasifier article, "Motoring Without Petrol" from 1957: http://webpages.charter.net/2002roadie/2908-NoGas.pdf Another gasifier report, from National Research Council, 1983: http://books.google.com/books?id=OZYrAAAAYAAJ Low Fanglers home page http://www.bacomatic.org/fangle/index.htm Dave Williams http://www.bacomatic.org/~dw/index.htm Do-It-Yourself Fuel Injection http://www.diy-efi.org/ Scan tool for OBD-II codes http://www.obd-2.com/ Do-It-Yourself propane conversion http://www.wps.com/LPG/lpg-how-to-book.html "Dyno" readings on the road http://www.charm.net/~mchaney/homedyno/dynokit.htm More "dyno" readings on the road http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/5837/StreetDyno.html Online repair guides http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?UseCase=RG001&UserAction=beginRepairGuide Online parts listings http://www.carparts.com/ EPA fuel economy data http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/download.shtml My web page on ultimate frisbee: http://www.dearbornultimate.com/ Last modified: April 27, 2009 (moved from PeoplePC to Google Sites November 2009) |