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Originally Posted by JohnAh
Wind resistance is at least a square function, or is it even a cubic relation?
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Drag is a square function, power required is a cubic function.
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Originally Posted by JohnAh
I mix about 25-30% ethanol to the petrol. This LOWERS the consumption sligthly and reduces detonation and "glow-ignition" (guess there's a better word I don't know about in english).
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The words used to describe that are "pinging" ("pinking" in the UK, Australia, New Zealand) or "detonation" (not the same as "combustion").