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Old 12-28-2017, 10:57 AM   #988 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
There might be some reasonably cost-effective way to heat it electrically. Why not try some heater pad like those ones that some people are using to heat the oil sump?
Wouldn't the amp draw on the alternator more than offset any minor gains in aero?
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.
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