"Slant6" (slant-6)
05/16/2015 at 21:09 • Filed to: None
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"Slant6" (slant-6)
05/16/2015 at 21:09 • Filed to: None | 15
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Took it up to 65 on a rural road with no weird vibrations.
MPG stats before cap: !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
will update with next fill up.
Noticeably quieter engine noise at speed.
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Funktheduck
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 21:11 |
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Neat. Does it help with anything or have you not tested enough to tell?
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Slant6
> Funktheduck
05/16/2015 at 21:15 |
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I’ve only driven about 5 miles with it on. I need to close off the back and make a better frame (used some pvc I had lying around). I want to say it felt quieter not only because of aero but because it was reving lower at speed.
jkm7680
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 21:21 |
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Looks interesting.
Here’s an idea, get some plastic tubing and somehow make a frame out of that, attach it to the stake inserts and then fill in the gaps in the plastic tubing with something and then cover it.
BJ
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 21:21 |
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Yeah, make sure that frame is solid and that all parts are solidly attached together and to the truck.
Do you have sufficient data from beforehand to make a valid comparison?
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 21:22 |
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Are you fabricating a topper for air-resistance purposes?
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Funktheduck
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 21:23 |
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I would like to know how it works out. I've thought about doing aero mods to my last car but never did.
4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 21:25 |
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It looks a bit Dakar-esque. What’s your endgame?
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Slant6
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
05/16/2015 at 21:26 |
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In efforts to reduce resistance. I’m pretty sure I’m one or twohundred rpm down at 55mph but it could be placebo. I don’t have a tach.
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Slant6
> BJ
05/16/2015 at 21:29 |
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Is 40 yards of duct tape sufficient? I have about 2000 miles logged on fuelly. Top highway was 24.1 no mods and fresh paint. Around town I get 21. my ultimate goal is a 30mpg highway 4x4.
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Slant6
> jkm7680
05/16/2015 at 21:31 |
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I might use conduit but I need to find a cheap bender.
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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 21:32 |
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My ‘89 also had no tach. Neither did my Civic, come to think of it.
Say, what kind of fuel economy are you getting in that Taco?
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Slant6
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
05/16/2015 at 21:33 |
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I’ll get to a computer and link my fuelly account to the post. 24.1 on the highway.
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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 21:36 |
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That’s pretty good. My work Taco gets 23-25 combined, but my ‘80 is getting 21-23 combined, which unfortunately is as good as it will get with a 20R motor apparently.
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Slant6
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
05/16/2015 at 21:37 |
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Is your work taco a 4x4? I hear 2wd tacomas can get 40 on the highway with electric fans and aero mods.
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BJ
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 21:44 |
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Yes. Maybe. I don’t know, actually. 2000 miles of data is probably enough. Good luck!
Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 21:47 |
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What did you make it out of?
For Sweden
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 21:47 |
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This is good Taco
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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 21:52 |
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Hah, nah. It’s a base RWD, has the 2.7L, autotragic
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Slant6
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
05/16/2015 at 21:53 |
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I thought 2wds had the 2.4.
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Slant6
> Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
05/16/2015 at 21:54 |
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Plastic cardboard (think political signs) and duct tape.
Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 21:57 |
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Based on your previous post, this looks to be a great idea.
whoarder is tellurium
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 21:57 |
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Needs artwork/livery and moar stickers on it.
shop-teacher
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 22:00 |
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Ah, there it is! I wonder if this is any better fuel economy wise than just a regular camper shell?
That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 22:01 |
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That's obscenely cool. Nice work.
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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 22:02 |
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Second gen Taco only has a 2.7 or the 4.0. Your gen (first) had the 2.4 and 3.4, the 2.7 was added after the first or second facelift of said gen.
CapeFearFinn
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 22:06 |
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I think Lowes will Bend conduit for free. You might have to go to the plumbing section. I know the store where I live bends pipe for free.
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Slant6
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
05/16/2015 at 22:06 |
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1st gen 2wd tacomas got the 2.4 while 4x4s and PreRunners got the 2.7. I have a 2.7. Same one introduced a year or two earlier in the T100.
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Slant6
> shop-teacher
05/16/2015 at 22:08 |
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Well this has lightness going for it over a traditional shell. We shall see if I get better fuel economy. This mathematically should do better.
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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 22:10 |
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They are actually different engines, apparently:
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Slant6
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
05/16/2015 at 22:13 |
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And the 2.4 is the 2rz-fe. I feel like 159hp is really low for something as large as the 2nd gen tacoma.
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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 22:20 |
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It’s the most gigantic small pickup ever. Still longer than the ‘80 longbed. Cab is huge and roomy.
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Slant6
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
05/16/2015 at 22:31 |
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The 1st and 2nd gen bed sizes are within an inch of each other. This bothers me.
TheOnelectronic
> Slant6
05/16/2015 at 23:44 |
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Your RPM shouldn’t vary at all. There’s a solid link between the engine and the wheels, so the same speed in the same gear on the same tires will always give you the same RPM, unless you’ve got an auto and the torque converter on the Taco doesn’t lock up, which would be strange.
If you’ve reduced drag, though, the engine will be under less load, and that would definitely make it quieter.
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Slant6
> TheOnelectronic
05/17/2015 at 07:46 |
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That makes sense. I have no tach so I’m just hearing less load.
Tohru
> Slant6
05/22/2015 at 00:34 |
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it’s called coroplast.
Captain of the Enterprise
> Slant6
05/22/2015 at 10:24 |
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Looks good, now you should paint it to match the rest of the truck.