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Old 09-11-2014, 05:12 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by UnicycleDan View Post
I hesitate to ask this since they're so expensive, but would a ScanGauge make my testing easier/better? Could I use it and go at a constant speed (maybe 60mph, for example) to get the angle that gives the best FE? Would that work?
I think the SG is a good idea for determininh best practices, however, if you only use that to determine the best angle for the kamm, you will be blindly shooting in the dark trying to find the best angle. I think the tuft testing is the best way so that you can determine what's best for every square inch of the kamm.

You can get an UltraGauge or even a bluetooth adapter and a Torque-like app instead of the SG at a much much lower cost.
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