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**JET** · 06-13-2004

Shane brings up a very good point. The loss is not going to be a straight percentage. It will be a give HP of loss, then the extra amount of drag created by the extra HP for friction on the gears because of the increased force put on the gears. Say a stock car has 25 hp of drivetrain loss plus 5% of its HP. If you use the same equation it will be a lot less total percentage on a higher HP vehicle.

06-13-2004	#15
JET Is funding Exxon. Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Ham Lake Drives: like a bat outta hell! Posts: 7,983	Shane brings up a very good point. The loss is not going to be a straight percentage. It will be a give HP of loss, then the extra amount of drag created by the extra HP for friction on the gears because of the increased force put on the gears. Say a stock car has 25 hp of drivetrain loss plus 5% of its HP. If you use the same equation it will be a lot less total percentage on a higher HP vehicle. __________________ Is burning corn and stayin' warm! My motorcycle is stock and reliable, my Talon is neither!