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Old 10-20-2009, 11:20 PM   #23 (permalink)
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The less surface friction the less overall drag.

That is what I think they will find.

Sadly the more slippery you make the car by reducing all drag factors, the lower the efficiency of the engine on the BSFC map.

Offsetting factors will probably make it close to a wash.

Just my opinion.

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