IS there hard data to support these claims or they merely guesswork? The
question is for everyone..
mayf (the rocket scientist :))
At 05:09 PM 1/2/00 -0800, Beth Butters wrote:
> For what it is worth Tom Burkland claims that if he had run the
exhausts out the side of their strteamliner he would have had to make 800
HP more to make up for the drag the exhaust would cost him. If you look at
what he went threw to run the exhaust out the back you can see he certainly
must have felt it was worth his effort. I personally feel running the
exhast out the side must be like bolting a four foot long 2x6 to the side
of the car. Now if I could just figure out how to run it under my car and
out the back and still be able to load the car on my trailer.???????? Kvach
in N. Idaho
>
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>From: Lawrence E. & Cathy R. Mayfield[SMTP:lemay@hiwaay.net]
>Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2000 2:10 AM
>To: David Haller; Lawrence E. & Cathy R. Mayfield; John Beckett; Keith
Turk; land-speed@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Exhaust exits
>
>These shouldn't be too loud because the turbos take the bark out of the
>exhaust. But way cool, when I back out of it the flames should be
>awesome...maybe I can roast a marshmallow.
>
>mayf
>
>At 09:55 PM 12/31/99 -0800, David Haller wrote:
>>Mayf,
>>Your right it does look really cool, mine run out behind the front wheel
>>well and curve up slightly. The noise inside the driver's compartment is way
>>cool, not to loud and I can hear that baby sing when under power without
>>blowing my eardrums out. I don't know if I'm loosing speed and my crew
>>wanted to run them under the car but I nixed that cause they really do look
>>good,
>
>
>
>
>L.E. Mayfield
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>1-256-837-1051
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