Like the governor really TELLS you to do nothing. How many times doe you
come to the shop in the middle of the day?
aaron
On Mon, 21 Dec 1998, Shawn Loseke wrote:
>
> Actually, if you could route your flatulence into your intake, would there
> be enough methane for an increase in HP? Like 1/800th of an HP or so,
> or would that depend on your diet. :-)
>
>
> Apologies in advance, I'm at work with nothing to do. Here because the
> Govn'r says so.
> Shawn
> -------------
> Original Text
> From: "Wages, Jeffrey" <bzw8@cdc.gov>, on 12/21/98 2:05 PM:
> does this account for a crosswind? what if there is a tailwind? what if
> you break wind?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: r-james@tamu.edu [SMTP:r-james@tamu.edu]
> > Sent: Monday, December 21, 1998 6:45 AM
> > To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> > Subject: HP vs topspeed
> >
> >
> > >However I found the formula to calculate the HPs on the clutch of a TR
> 6.
> > >All you need to know is the exact top speed of your TR 6. You can also
> > use
> > >it to calculate the HPs you need to get a desired top speed.
> >
> > >HP on the clutch = (speed in km/h) EXP 3 / 37 EXP 3
> >
> > >(37 is the product of all the drag factors of a TR 6 with cw, front
> > >area, drag from tires, gearbox and wheel bearings etc. considered .
> > >Ragtop up.)
> >
> > Very interesting; but why isn't this HP at the rear wheels, not at the
> > flywheel...? Has the loss in the drive train been built into the
> > formula?
> >
> > Where does the formula come from? The only way I could imagine to
> develop
> > such a formula is by getting dynomometer results on a series of cars and
> > then document their top speeds, and develop an emperical curve of
> > HP.vs.speed.
> > If done in this way, then it is a measure of power as the dyno measures
> > it,
> > (at the rear wheels, right?)
> >
> >
> > Ray
> >
> >
> >
> > -------------------------------------
> > Ray W. James, P.E., Ph.D.
> > Texas Transportation Institute
> > Civil Engineering Department
> > Texas A&M University
> > College Station, TX 77843
> > Phone (409)845-7436; Fax (409)845-3410
> > E-mail: r-james@tamu.edu
> > Date: 12/21/98 Time: 11:45:12 AM
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