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Old 01-27-2013, 02:30 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic View Post

In my opinion you want enough capacity for a single 0-70 acceleration event, as well as the capacity to recover the same energy in a single panic stop. This is your worst case scenario.


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How is extra energy dissipated if say you are traveling 85MPH or going down steep hill at 70MPH?


See you answered it while I was posting the question.


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