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Old 12-23-2013, 02:20 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kennybobby View Post
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?
Nope, the only time going faster saves gas is around idle, where engine efficiency starts getting really poor. Efficiency increases kind of linearly (then falls) with load, but the torque required to go faster increases as a quadratic function of speed.

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