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Old 10-05-2012, 10:42 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jime57 View Post
it is practically impossible to do A-B-A testing with any accuracy.
I respectfully disagree. But again with this condition: I have an ideal test route - straight, flat, level, practically devoid of traffic. (I think we've gone through this before!) Also: I will only test with the hybrid system disabled, as it can throw variability into the test (hidden background charging, etc).

Andrew - coastdown testing is an alternative, for sure.

Though 3-Wheeler posted about coastdown testing in his Insight and he had a lot of difficulty getting reliable results, even without changing anything. I have a few ideas on why he had trouble, and hope to do an Insight coastdown A-B-A test this fall to try out a deep air dam.
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