A series of pictures showing 'ecomodding' which is a practice to make modifications to a vehicle to make it more efficient. It's possible with a small amount of work and with inexpensive materials to greatly improve fuel efficiency. Turner spent $400 on hardware store materials including aluminum bars and sheeting; polycarbonate, corrugated plastic; screws; and pop rivets. Now he says he gets up to 74 miles per gallon in the summer. A Civic from that era might normally achieve an average of 33 miles per gallon.
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Chispito Wind Generator
Description:
The Chispito Wind Generator was designed to be simple and efficient with fast and easy construction. There are no limits to what you can do with wind power. There is nothing more rewarding and empowering than making a wind powered generator from scrap materials. Most of the tools and materials in this manual can be found in your local hardware shop or junk pile.
This page gives construction plans to build an inexpensive wind generator.
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