AND Ben gets the post of the DAY!! LOL

((( what data collection )))

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----         Benjamin Tan <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM> wrote:
> Although I cruise at 75mph all day long, I rarely have a chance to
> open up my
> 2.1 WBX to it's top speed of 523.8 mph. It sucks (pun intended) because
> I
> can't get more than 89.783 mpg when I go any speed above 426.79 mph.
> I know
> that the reason I can probably go this fast is because I have Porsche
> Fuchs
> alloys with ZR rated tires on it. That gave be at least 100 mph or
> so. My van
> is not a Westy and the middle seat has been taken out. That gave me
> at
> another 76 mph in weight savings. I am currently considering taking
> out the
> engine and trans for an even more significant weight savings as well
> as
> improved gas mileage. I just have to find a hill long enough and going
> the
> same direction I need to. I thought about increasing the gravitational
> pull
> of the earth to increase my acceleration. However, I found out that
> it is
> easier to pump up my tires to 200 psi instead.
>
> Even my 16" Syncro can manage 70mph all day (as long as there are no
> hills)
> with it's fire breathing 1.6 liters of turbocharged mayhem <ahem...>
>
> I thank my engineer Mike Miller the computational data. It's Miller
> time.
>
> Oops! Time for my medication.
>
> BenT
>

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