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      05-16-2010, 05:08 PM   #79
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Originally Posted by Meff View Post
The mod may not be meant to improve on specific specs - it may be meant to improve the "feel" of the car for a specific driver. This improvement cannot be measured for comparative gains as it is a very subjective thing...
Rubbish.

It actually is not subjective at all and is easily measureable. Of course you can also get this simple one by simulation. Almost all aspects of performance that folks only decribe by feel are very well quantifiable and measureable. All you need to measure is acceleration vs. time. What you feel from this mod is increased peak and average acceleration. By measuring the accel vs. time you will also get the shape and the duration in each gear.


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Or even more important - - but everyone's definition of "concrete" results is very subjective as well.
Well folks might have different criteria but again whether it is a commonly reported performance metric or something such as feel you can measure, quantify and rank it. "Concrete" simply means measurable and significant.
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