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Old 08-12-2010, 10:03 AM   #27 (permalink)
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Thanks for posting your test results. It takes a lot of time to do right and can be frustrating if weather conditions don't cooperate. The coast down graph looks encouraging. What does the 7.25 number signify? Also, were you able to leave the car running and cruise on, but disengaged so you could just "resume" to get to the same speed for the A-B Scanguage test? I hope you can find a calm day to try another set of tests.
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.
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