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Old 04-18-2008, 01:56 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Duffman View Post
Like I said earlier though, most of the basic tech and theory was available a long time ago, its largely more implemented now though because we have better manufacturing tools to implement it.
I had a materials professor a few years ago that said something interesting..... He said that ~80% of the steels used in cars today hadn't even been invented 5 years prior... Now, I haven't checked on how valid that actual numbers are - but he did write the textbook we were using


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edit: I forgot to add as well, changes in fuel formulation have also had a big effect on the cleanliness of cars, and that’s really an external to the idea you are putting forward.
I totally never considered that.... I wonder if there's a time line of fuel formulation standards somewhere... I agree it could very well have a big effect - but I'm trying to make sure claims are substantiated.

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