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Old 01-15-2010, 11:10 AM
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I often wondered if that was true or not and I did read a study once stating that the smoother the finish the less wind resistance resulting in less drag so technically there would be a benefit in having a nice finish on a car but I don’t know if anyone ever did any testing on this subject.

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I had an old drag racer tell me once to keep it in primer since making it look nice doesn't make it go faster.
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