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Old 05-13-2013, 08:48 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by pdexta View Post
I was simply trying to ask a physics question to people I thought might be knowledgable or have personal experience. If I wanted someone to tell me to drive slower I could have just asked my mom.
To be fair, advice like "drive slower" is a physics answer , as Wikipedia will tell you.

"Note that the power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity."

Maybe the reception was a bit harsh in your eyes, but you are asking a question that has been discussed a few times.

Will aero or gearing mods help? Definitely. But they'll help even more if you combine them with lower speeds.
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