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Old 10-19-2022, 05:40 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Still not getting the best mpg at high speeds. 48mpg at 80mph this morning in northwest Alabama.
You know you are an Ecomodder when you complain about ONLY getting 48 mpg at 80 mph.
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.
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