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Yes we are using .452 BSFC per HP hour for the truck. We are assuming gasoline weighs 6.138 lbs per gallon and that our drive line loses are .893. So for the 18.2 MPG at 80 MPH our formula is
80/18.2 = 4.395 x 6.138 = 26.98/.452 = 59.68 x .893 = RHP 53.3
These are useful working assumptions as you say. At 150 MPH the truck would have to get just under 5 MPG to make these numbers work. Phil has data that says these numbers change faster you go. The relationship is not fixed the faster you go. I would have to let him address that.
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