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Originally Posted by aerohead
They come from the people who design the vehicles we own and drive. And the EPA which certifies the vehicles for regulatory compliance. Career scientists and engineers. Hucho used them. Sovran invented some. They're close friends according to Hucho. Where's the foul ?
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You've been quite happy, on this forum, to disparage other career scientists and engineers, who also design the vehicles we own and drive, including no less than the (now retired) head of aerodynamics at Porsche. (And if you recall, you were temporarily banned largely as a result of your comments about him). Why do you trust Hucho and Sovran, and not other aerodynamicists? Why do you trust old information, and not modern sources? You'll push back against something like throttle-stop testing, quite vehemently, yet you'll gladly accept a 20-year-old+ method of
guessing at drag reductions, when that guessing is worth far less, IMO, and subject to much greater uncertainty than throttle-stop testing, high-speed coast down testing, or direct pressure measurement. Someone comes on this forum and gives away information, for free, on how to test in the real world, and you fight him tooth and nail, for months, when you could be experimenting yourself, trying out his methods, and then having a reasonable and reasoned conversation on their merits and drawbacks. Yet you dismiss them out of hand. You've accused me of not understanding you; explain this to me, because I do not understand
why.
I think it's beyond time for us to get off the internet and get out in the real world. I spent an hour after work today testing something on my car; you (general "you"--anyone reading this post) can too.