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Originally Posted by mort
Hi pete,
There is a unenlightening thread here. Ultimately throttling losses are too small to justify the extra complication.
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Indeed.
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Originally Posted by dcb
Then Lancelot, Galahad and I wait until nightfall and then leap out of the rabbit
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LoL.
Realistically I calculate throttling losses to be around 2 horse power at speed on a typical 4cyl engine.
You might be able to capture around half of that to do work, if you are lucky.
The easiest answer that works is get an engine that does not have throttling losses.
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