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Old 10-15-2019, 03:40 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Awesome perspective. In fact, don't even let the spouse in on the modification to keep the trial as pure as possible.

Many mods have concrete methods to measure effectiveness though. Aero improvements can be seen in coast down tests, for instance. Other mods such as coolant heaters would be more difficult to test, and that's where day to day driving comes in.
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