Thread: Theoretical Max
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Old 11-06-2008, 01:41 AM   #6 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
"TImin when in condition Gtop"

-isn't that the condition where every vehicle gets FEmax?
Maybe I'm just misunderstanding you (or not explaining myself properly)....

Minimum throttle would be idle throttle. Top gear isn't variable - so that would mean the condition is idling in gear. But, I think I'll make the claim that this isn't always true. If a small throttle input results in a much higher (disproportionate) speed - the minimum throttle position wouldn't be where theoretical maximum FE point is.

The more I think about this, the more I come to the conclusion that there is no trivial solution.
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