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Old 01-09-2010, 01:46 PM   #385 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by TOOSTUBBORN2FAIL View Post
...Last trip down, i was able to coast 15 miles in without gas, and without dropping below 55 mph. 7 of those miles were at a 6% decline, and those miles were pretty hard on the car. I had it up to 4000 rpm while engine braking, and i assume it will only get worse as the aero gets better...
One possible way to help the situation would be to create some spoilers on the sides of your boat tail let's say.

Remember that old TV show Knight Rider? He had all kinds of stuff that would pop out, supposedly to make the car faster.

In your case, the spoilers would help slow you down until you get to the bottom of the long hill.

Just an idea...

Jim.
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