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My question is this, what safety issues? I'm talking about 2 licensed drivers, and I'm not talking about the kind of torque from the Escort that could cause a 50 mph jackknife, just enough to keep the thing rolling. And my alternative method would have the van pulling part of the load. But my curiosity is this; does anyone have the ability to calculate the mpg, considering the van and car would be sharing the same air, and so the car would have almost no wind resistance.
There are bendy buses in the UK, the type that bend in the middle but are very long, that have the engine in the rear. And they manage that alright, so why wouldn't a car with an engine too small for the job do alright doing the maintaining speed bit? I'm not trying to start an argument, and I'm only halfway playing with the idea. But the physics ought to be fun to play with, and I'd hoped someone with theoretical curiosity would have fun sorting this out.
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I think you missed the point I was trying to make, which is that it's not rational to do either speed or fuel economy mods for economic reasons. You do it as a form of recreation, for the fun and for the challenge.
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