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Re: Slugs

To: <kturk@ala.net>, "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>, <Want1937hd@aol.com>,
Subject: Re: Slugs
From: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 10:28:28 -0700
Don't know squat about salt wetness. But if air is denser then it takes a
linear amount of horsepower to overcome the increased drag caused by it. Hot
air is less dense, reduces lift and drag. Also hot air decreases HP. But for
those on juice or pressurized and intercooled, then makes not much
difference. So if those conditions are met, run at the hottest part of the
day. For normal aspirated run at mid morning.

And Keith, why does an educated college dude like yourself pretend to be
dumb? You went to Emory Ridel or somewhere didn't you?

mayf, the rednecked, very ignorant, desert rat, just ask anyone!

>Subject: Re: Slugs


>
> Okay let me see..... Air density is a critical factor in determining
> Drag...  >
> We have talked about this Many times on the list.... Dave Dahlgren and I
> were chatting about it yesterday on the phone.... and we found several
> factors besides air which might attribute the Morning Passes to being
> slower then the afternoon passes.   I'll pitch a couple of theory's out
and
> let Mayf give us his hypothesis on them ... ( someday I'll learn what that
> word means.... just dont' teach me now I like being ignorant )
>
> 1.  The Salt is wetter in the morning then it is in the afternoon.?  ( I
> think this is true.... any decenters?
>
> a.  Wet salt provides worse traction
> b.  Wet salt increases Rolling resistance
>
> 2.   The air is denser in the morning.
>
> a.  Dense air increases the drag because there are more slugs per mass
>                  volume of air.
> b.  Dense air makes more Hp but not enough to over come the increased
>                  drag associated with the dense air.
>
>
> Keith
> ----------
> > From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > To: Want1937hd@aol.com; kturk@ala.net; edvs@uswest.net;
> drmayf@teknett.com
> > Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Slugs
> > Date: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 11:02 AM
> >
> > Hmmm, I guess it just depends on your background
> > - - how you view these things, I mean.  To me,
> > when I hear "slugs", I think of the first round
> > loaded into the riot gun, followed by a full
> > magazine of #00 buck 3" magnums!  And I drink
> > Diet Coke too!
> >
> > Oh well
> >
> > Dick J
> >
> >
> > > << Slugs are an english unit of measurement
> > > which gives you a specific wieght
> > >  per Mass Volume.....
> > >
> > >  K..... " or Someone slow on the cooler
> > > uptake...." >>
> > >
> > >
> > >          Slugs are also a garden pest. The easy
> > > way to rid the garden of them
> > > is to leave a saucer of beer for them to drown
> > > in. Bob in connecticut...with
> > > a British Racing Green thumb
> > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail

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