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Old 06-12-2008, 12:20 AM   #18 (permalink)
Tango Charlie
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Originally Posted by steensn View Post
...this coudl lead to being able to downsize truck engines that haul things which could improve efficiency. If you can drop a truck engine form an 8 to small 6 and tow the same thing because you do not need that low end torque, image the fuel economy savings!
Gee, I hadn't even thought of that angle *slaps forehead*!
Nice, steensn! I'll call it the 'divide and conquer' benefit.
regarding 'trailer sway control':
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... TSC. Very cool feature, but still won't help someone slamming the brakes and ripping the wheel one way on the highway with a fully loaded trailer. Can only do so much to try and beat physics, but for some odd reason physics always wins!!!
It would have to be a very smart trailer, wouldn't it?
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