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Rerunning the SE bar as solid improves the lowest factor of safety from 0.18 to 0.23.
Posted by: goTTwo - TTremoRS and <tbd> (1095) on 2016-05-24 17:33:40 \| Advertiser In Reply to: Mike my recollection of the wall thickness of the audi bar is more like 3.5mm, not 10mm > posted by gortt on 2016-05-24 16:52:05	Share \| Report

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OK, according to my analysis, I would MUCH prefer to trust my life to the Audi OEM - goTTwo - TTremoRS and <tbd> 2016-05-24 16:36:41 (513 views)
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  - Wait til you see some computational fluid dynamics results... - goTTwo - TTremoRS and <tbd> 2016-05-24 21:00:37 (226 views)
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  - It was never marketed (in the US) period. - goTTwo - TTremoRS and <tbd> 2016-05-24 19:28:47 (285 views)
    - How does the bar actually mount? - SeacoasTTer 2016-05-25 08:56:35 (247 views)
- Mike my recollection of the wall thickness of the audi bar is more like 3.5mm, not 10mm > - gortt 2016-05-24 16:52:05 (270 views)
  - Rerunning the SE bar as solid improves the lowest factor of safety from 0.18 to 0.23. - goTTwo - TTremoRS and <tbd> 2016-05-24 17:33:40 (219 views)
  - FWIW, I reran with a 3.5 mm thick wall (.137"), and the Audi part still wins pretty - goTTwo - TTremoRS and <tbd> 2016-05-24 17:01:42 (230 views)
    - I always thought the SE bar was solid, I was surprised to hear it's hollow (edit) > - gortt 2016-05-24 17:05:50 (257 views)
      - Solid would not be much better, to be honest. The outer surface is what takes the most - goTTwo - TTremoRS and <tbd> 2016-05-24 17:22:37 (240 views)
  - I have one, but it is 2 time zones away right now... I will check it when I get back - goTTwo - TTremoRS and <tbd> 2016-05-24 16:52:57 (237 views)
    - I think its about an eighth of an inch or so - now I'm curious! ;-) - gortt 2016-05-24 16:54:56 (234 views)

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