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kennybobby · 12-22-2013, 01:35 PM

3500 rpm at 70 mph => 2750 rpm at 55 mph. Would the load be so much better at 3500 rpm as to overcome the additional aero drag power and still beat the 2750 rpm BSFC?

12-22-2013, 01:35 PM	#28 (permalink)
kennybobby Southern Squidbillie Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Heart of Dixie Posts: 97 Thanks: 50 Thanked 26 Times in 22 Posts	Miata BSFC? 3500 rpm at 70 mph => 2750 rpm at 55 mph. Would the load be so much better at 3500 rpm as to overcome the additional aero drag power and still beat the 2750 rpm BSFC?