Re: OT: Why I have decided to stop watching F1

John Tserkezis <jt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Jim Yanik wrote:

IMO,the current wings are for appearance and nothing else.

They are actually functional. I really don't see a car maker
installing a
wing purely on looks when it actually reduces performance.

Oh? If it sells more cars,they'll do exactly that.
Ever hear of the "Heavy Chevy"? It was a ordinary Chevy dressed up to look
like a racer.No performance increase.
Appearance is a huge factor in car purchases.
If wings are "cool",then cars get wings.

Also,as I stated,it's place to put the LED CHMSL.


But consumers benefitted many ways.
More power,cleaner emissions,better engine life,easier maintenance.

And were it not for emission laws, carburettors would have lived for
MUCH
longer on larger vehicles.

Only because of the inertia of automakers.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not doubting EFI has all those effects.
What I AM
questioning is why they chose to install it on ALL the larger
vehicles, and most of the smaller ones, where a carbie would have done
the job a lot cheaper and marginally worse. *Especially* on the
smaller cars.

Because it's SIMPLER,in the long run.Lower maintenance,too.
And for the smaller cars,better fuel efficiency;better mileage.


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Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
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