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T3: RE: intake manifold polishing


On  5 Mar 98 at 5:15, CARVER, JEFFREY D wrote:

> Weird as it may seem, a small layer of turbulent air at the
> tube surface allows the remaining air to move at a higher
> velocity, producing more total air flow.

Thanks for the explanation and the confirmation.

> I did do the calculations to determine the maximum velocity
> for a vehicle with given constants such as HP, frontal area,
> friction coefficient, etc.  It worked out to be 84 mph.  I actually
> tested it out to find it was true, I maxed out at 84 mph.
> Wish I still had the formula to perform this calc.

Then how come my 68 would do over 100?  [Years ago, we were both 
younger! ;-)   ]

Jim
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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