No, I pulled the air dam for weight and gave it away. It wasn't the best weight to pull but when you are only concerned with mass you pull everything. Hopefully the underside of the car will be a little less dirty in a month or two. I'd definitely like to work on the area in the back where the gas tank and muffler is. I think there would be plenty of "noise" under there that could be smoothed out with some sheet metal or thin plastic sheeting. I am not sure what will happen if I smooth out the underside where the mid-pipe runs. My Miata has the classic "hot foot" symptom and I don't want to cover anything up that will make the cabin even more unbearable.
On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 2:01 PM, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you have an air dam? It seems from everything I've read that keeping > airflow from running under the aerodynamically dirty underside really helps. > > > > (That and removing the windshield and using a streamlined periscope….) > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Robert McElwee > *Sent:* Friday, June 20, 2008 8:00 AM > *To:* miatapower List > *Subject:* MPG up 74% > > > > Original MPG = 20 > > Current MPG = 34.8 > > Still no working WBO2 but I did some leaning on all fuel zones this week. > No pinging or other problems to report. I'm not exactly sure what the next > step is but there are a few things on my list. The 50 PSI tires are a little > rough so I'll be putting my Konis on full soft in a few days. It is oil > change time and I'll go with a lighter weight oil this time. I might start > investigating a partial "mouth" block for aero as well as a warmer > thermostat and a change in when the fans kick on. > > Q: Any way to clean a WBO2 sensor? The sensor is pretty newish (not many > miles on it) but it just won't work. I'm guessing I killed it by running too > rich. > > Q: When adjusting yellow Konis to soft, can you screw the adjustment knob > too far (clockwise or counter-clockwise?). I remember something about > damaging the shocks when turning it too far one way or another but I cannot > remember for sure. > > > -- > Robert McElwee and Blue Flash > "The 40 MPG Miata" > www.lightweightmiata.com/mpg > > Lightweight Miata Forum: > www.lightweightmiata.com/forum > > The Miata Trailer Project: > www.lightweightmiata.com/trailer > -- Robert McElwee and Blue Flash "The 40 MPG Miata" www.lightweightmiata.com/mpg Lightweight Miata Forum: www.lightweightmiata.com/forum The Miata Trailer Project: www.lightweightmiata.com/trailer
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