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Old 10-18-2012, 02:11 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
I don't think the OEM wheels are that smooth.

They're better than average, sure. But they're full of holes, little spokes between the holes, and those 3 styling "indents".
Well somewhere between your opinion and mine, there is a real answer

I just don't know how to get at the answer, since the difference is probably very small and nearly impossible to separate from the noise, given the difficulty of testing on an Insight.

What would you suggest? I suppose that one could do some high speed coast down test from say 70MPH to 50MPH. That would eliminate many of the Insight specific variables that confuse Insight testing. What you think of that approach?

BTW, the Moons protrude more into the airstream than the rather flat stock wheels, so there is that arguement against them. If this protrusion were productive, then Honda could easily have done the same thing with an alloy wheel. I'm just kinda suspicious that flat is better with the other work that Honda did around the fender well.

Your thought welcome
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