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Old 02-09-2009, 06:58 PM   #70 (permalink)
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I vote for re-routing the exhaust straight out the back to let the hot air help fill in your wake. This would simplify making the wheel fairings too. I really think manufacturers choose the side exhaust location to keep from gassing people foolishly riding in the bed of a truck with a topper with the tailgate down.
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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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