RE: [ihc] Scout Mileage estimates

To: "John Hofstetter" <hofs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, <Archerzero@xxxxxxx>, <ihc@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [ihc] Scout Mileage estimates
From: "Steven Stegmann" <steve.stegmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 22:36:47 -0600
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Yup.  It usually works out to be high gear around 40 mph.

John, do you remember the mobil economy run?  Got some amazing mileage (25 /
30) from cars that normally got around 10.

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of
John Hofstetter
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 12:39 PM
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [ihc] Scout Mileage estimates

on 12/30/03 8:50 AM, [email protected] at [email protected] wrote:

> Aerodynamic drag is proportional to the square of the velocity so I would
> think you will get the best milage when you are in the highest gear going
the
> slowest speed.
>
> andy

Andy,

Valid assumption, except that it doesn't take into account at which rpm the
engine is most efficient. Seems to me as if it is sort of a balancing act
among the different factors.

John

John Hofstetter
www.goldrush.com/~hofs

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