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Old 08-23-2009, 01:05 PM   #12 (permalink)
DarkDstryr40k
EcoDriving at full speed
 
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Location: pennsylvania
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Red 7 - '97 Mazda 626 LX
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well remeber F=ma so to be able to accelerate faster you need to have more force on the road in the form of horsepower preferable at lower rpm wich means more torque (torque = HP/rpm) or simply less weight! also as far as the rated horsepower on cars thats not what it is during normal driveing conditions thats the engine full throttle at something like 5-6000 rpms somthing a hypermilers car would probably never see
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