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Old 01-10-2011, 06:45 PM   #48 (permalink)
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Makes sense to me. I run Minilite style alloy rims in the summer, not very smooth. I like my car to look good and be fun to drive too. I think the real spun aluminum racing disks would look good but I can't bear to drill and tap mounting holes in my alloy rims.
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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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