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Old 06-01-2010, 10:18 PM   #7 (permalink)
ShadeTreeMech
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Dear sweet Jesus I think i have some research to do. I think I just went in over my head.

Appreciate the sentiment, but I found my metric tape measure. trust me I hate SAE.

I was thinking I could bend a parabola out of oak lumber I can get very cheaply. Assuming I do it carefully I can get a fairly predictable curve from a good hardwood board, then simply put in the screws. there's just the question of how to make a prescribed curve.....
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I think you missed the point I was trying to make, which is that it's not rational to do either speed or fuel economy mods for economic reasons. You do it as a form of recreation, for the fun and for the challenge.
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