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Old 05-31-2009, 11:42 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kane66 View Post
... and I left everything else at stock values. drive train efficiency might have been a little less as it's a 4X4.

But I got a value of 36 hp @ cruising speed. Does that sound about right?
36 hp! WOW! (My turn to say WOW )

Rolling resistance might be higher too. The default values in that form when you first load it up are for my car in stock form. You can save the link to your inputs - grab the permalink above the output table.
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