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Old 03-09-2009, 05:19 PM   #80 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by roflwaffle
A stock rabbit at 61mph requires about 18-20hp
Really?

The fancy drag & rolling resistance formulas disagree by a pretty wide margin.
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Really?

The fancy drag & rolling resistance formulas disagree by a pretty wide margin.

My But-O-Meter on a Non Turbo Diesel MKI Rabbit/ golf would guess 40HP to do 60. I truly have not calculated it, just guessing by load, and engine max power on this guess. (That being said if the formula is ~40 I'd say it is at least close).
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