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Old 12-02-2010, 03:39 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BHarvey View Post
Should I buy a scan gauge for monitoring temps with using a grill block?
Yes. Modern temperature gauges are glorified "idiot lights". That is, they generally go to "normal" and just stay there. The Scanguage shows true temperature and a whole lot more. It helps you to figure out just how much of the grill you can block for outside temperatures and long hills. Grill block helps with aero and quicker warmup, both good things.
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.
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