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Old 04-11-2019, 02:19 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by racprops View Post
Hope that covers it.
HP & TQ necessary to move a 6k lb van of X-sq ft frontal area at 60-mph in Direct at sea level. Level ground and no wind.

That’s a basic calculation. Starting point. Dead minimum.

(No, I don’t think you “have it”)

As before, plenty tried it in the 1970s. I’m guessing you weren’t there.
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