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Originally Posted by JulianEdgar
Worthy of scorn? Yet again, people putting words in my mouth.
And you are quoting test results...
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My mods were not based on testing and were never evaluated by testing. Your views on testing led me to believe that your views on non-testing would be at least similar, if not stronger. I wasn't pretending to quote you, but was simply stating your position. I believe I was correct.
The numbers I cited were not test results at all, just logs. Calling them test results is quite the mischaracterization, Mr. Wordsinmymouth. I would expect an author to have a finer touch with the language. I based my mods on hearsay from this forum and was very happy with the results. I've left the grille block in and continually maintain my tire pressure, without ever having tested either, but I've gotten impressive results from them. In my position, it doesn't matter what percentage gain I may get in mileage from a mod, I just want a gain. What mileage do you get in your ride, or is it all just aero-theory? Don't get me wrong, the aero threads are very interesting to me, I do read them and I'm glad you've brought up the deficiencies in older testing. It's a great point and has been a great read.
But you do bring to my mind mind David Hobbs laughing at how the aerodynamicists had to be beside themselves when F1 cars turned faster lap times when racing with damage than they had in qualifying under perfect conditions. Because theory is great, but application matters more. I'm just in the application end of things.