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Old 05-31-2009, 02:24 PM   #14 (permalink)
Bicycle Bob
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Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech View Post

I'm thinking that, if I were to simply drive both vehicles at the same time, I would be lucky to get 13 mpg for both vehicles combined. But by them sharing the load, surely the mpg would be higher. If I promise to not actually do this, will ya'll help me have fun sorting this out? Maybe I'm just too much of a closet engineering nerd, but it sounded like fun to me
If you want anything like an exact answer, you need accurate data about the operating characteristics of the engine(s) and combined shape. If you gather a bunch of numbers, we might help you crunch them. The potential savings can be estimated from other tests, but not accurately.
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