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Old 06-29-2016, 05:52 PM   #3 (permalink)
He-man
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Rocket - '99 Chevrolet Corvette
90 day: 31.51 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
What sucks about any 'fixed' design,is that the car is always operating in a transient environment:freezing/cold/warm/hot................... and that could be on the same day!
The automakers have hedged their bets by going to the hidden shutter system which takes it's cue from an array of sensors,which help to optimize its performance.
Some members have articulated 'doors' on their blocks,and with a thermocouple and temp display,can alter the cooling capacity of the car as they drive.OR,with a sensor pack,servo motor, and MPGuino-based logic,have an automatic system which does the same thing as the big dogs.
You might keep an assortment of block panels with you in the webbed storage behind the seats and change them around as weather conditions dictate.
Like the Insight!
Thanks for all the info, I will take your advice and have different sized blocks in the car. What style of block do you think would be more aerodynamic? Type 1 or type 2?
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