At 07:50 AM 4/18/97 EDT, Sean wrote:
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> Matt (I think) made a joke about chroming the whole thing and gaining
> more power. This is a stretch, but, if you were to chrome/polish the
> *inside* of an air intake tube you *would* increase airflow. This is
> exactly what Extrude Hone does for an intake, heads, whatever. Any
> reduction in resistance to airflow is going to increase the total
> volume of air reaching the throttle body.
>
Hmmm, this made me think of something...
Golf balls are dimpled so they go farther. Apparently, air passing
over a smooth golf ball creates a lot more friction than air passing
over a dimpled one. This logic would seem to be the opposite of making
stuff smooth to increase airflow. If the friction goes up, the airflow
would have to go down, wouldn't it?
I think you're right Sean, but this is an interesting bit of
conflicting information... Am I missing something?
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