I bow before your superior grasp of the physics! You should have been an engineer Doc!efusco said:Geez, you guys are stoopid. Wheels ADD friction and slow the car.
The thing that will help is to remove wheels. Go down to two to get 50% reduction in friction, take off all 4 and you're at zero friction...a 100% improvement in fuel economy guaranteed.
You guys really should study up on your engineering and math before you post something like this... :?
The air goes UNDER the car to lift it up...I think you're hopeless.Hep said:I bow before your superior grasp of the physics! You should have been an engineer Doc!
But where would I put all those pounds of air? Will they fit in the trunk?
Not meaning to be slow, but will this work at higher elevations where the air is thinner? Won't I be driving lower with less clearance?efusco said:The air goes UNDER the car to lift it up...I think you're hopeless.Hep said:I bow before your superior grasp of the physics! You should have been an engineer Doc!
But where would I put all those pounds of air? Will they fit in the trunk?
What higher elevation are we talking about in Minnesota?Hep said:Not meaning to be slow, but will this work at higher elevations where the air is thinner? Won't I be driving lower with less clearance?efusco said:The air goes UNDER the car to lift it up...I think you're hopeless.Hep said:I bow before your superior grasp of the physics! You should have been an engineer Doc!
But where would I put all those pounds of air? Will they fit in the trunk?
Bringing in my experience as a pilot again... you know that the gear is retracted when it takes 100% power to taxi.efusco said:Geez, you guys are stoopid. Wheels ADD friction and slow the car.
The thing that will help is to remove wheels. Go down to two to get 50% reduction in friction, take off all 4 and you're at zero friction...a 100% improvement in fuel economy guaranteed.
Yah, but air is light. So if there's no air in the tire, isn't it heavier than regular tires? I think it must be a hoax. :?Seanskia said:use the tweel..![]()
I can't wait 'til winter's over to go back to my Tweels! Right now I'm averaging MPGs in the mid to upper 40's but when I got my Tweels in August, I soared from mid 50's to lower 80's with a tankful best of 85.4. The lateral handling is surprisingly adequate, comparable to the OEM tires. It makes flat tires obsolete. And talk about low rolling resistance!! (click on the attached image for a better look).Seanskia said:use the tweel..![]()
I remember the weight limit; it was 5oz. at that time. It really sucked 'cause they made a huge deal of weighing all of the cars and placing them into quarantine at the beginning of the race....but as the runoffs continued and my car kept winning, I began to notice that cars were rolling down the track with stacks of quarters taped into the cockpit, and no one was saying anything. They were all in cahoots!DanMan32 said:They usually had a weight limit though to avoid such advantages that your competetors were trying.
I remember those pine derby days. I should get back to doing things like that.