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Old 04-09-2014, 07:10 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by graver555 View Post
This is all alot to think on.

I think the way I am going to go, is when I buy steel this summer is just build it and then test what affect it has. Then I will either skin it or modify it if need be.

One more oddball question, would a square rectangular or round tube, plus a pool noodle or mayby two = oval tubing?
And if it does would it look so janky it would be better to just pay for the gas haha
In 3-D flow,an ellipsoid (oval bullet) and streamline body (teardrop bullet) have the same drag for a given thickness-to-length ratio.It might work similarly with 2-D flow.If so,you'd want the oval to be 2.5X the width of your tubing.Pool noodles would be easy.
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