View Single Post
Old 11-26-2022, 01:16 PM   #33 (permalink)
Isaac Zachary
High Altitude Hybrid
 
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Gunnison, CO
Posts: 1,985

Avalon - '13 Toyota Avalon HV
90 day: 40.45 mpg (US)

Prius - '06 Toyota Prius
Thanks: 1,055
Thanked 545 Times in 436 Posts
I think ram air is over rated. I once calculated how fast I'd have to go to make up for the thinner air at my high altitude. I figured out I'd have to go about 400mph to make it work! I believe I calculated that at 12,000ft above sea level. No wonder airplanes ususally use turbochargers or superchargers to make up for lost air density instead of ram air intakes.
__________________
  Reply With Quote