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Old 12-04-2009, 04:44 PM   #17 (permalink)
justjohn
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Originally Posted by Winfield1990 View Post
1. Pretty much all engines their maximum efficiency is where their peak torque is. Trying to drive in the RPM's where you have maximum torque is where you will get the best MPG. whatever gear your cruising in try to stay in that maximum torque rpm range.

2. accelerating at 3g is pretty much double the gas needed to accelerate at 2g..
1. Sounds plausible

2. Isn't that saying basically the opposite of the article I linked? Are you saying it's wrong then?


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Originally Posted by Winfield1990 View Post
Not to mention when you are accelerating with more force you are disturbing the air..
If you mean that accelerating harder creates more drag I'm pretty sure that's wrong. Drag is dependent on speed, not acceleration.
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