Acutally you are not that far off.... it does take energy to turn on the lights. I think 1hp is something like 750 watts or something close to that... So if you are like me with 720W on highbeam [ rallye lights on ] then your 95hp wasserboxer will only be putting out 94hp of forward motion [less drive train losses, wind losses, dirt on paint losses, too many bug on the windscreen losses etc etc etc ]! :p
At 19:01 9/19/98 -0700, Marty Wallace wrote: >DRLs? No way! > >The momentum imparted to your Vanagon by all those unnecessary photons >streaming out of these extra headlights will do nothing but decrease your >top speed and/or your miles per gallon of fuel (or kilometers per liter >of petrol). > >Heck, I've even improved my night-time gas mileage by ALWAYS driving with >my regular headlights off! (I'm getting 18.7896072 MPG now vs. the >18.7896058 I usually achieve with the lights on.) > >Lights off, nobody home, > >Max Planck (1984 Westfalia "Heisenberg") >Someplace on the Road, USA > > > > > >_________________________________________________________ >DO YOU YAHOO!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- David Marshall, Quesnel BC, mailto:david@volkswagen.org -- -- 78 1.8L VW Rabbit, 80 2.0L VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KQ -- -- 85 1.8L VW Cabrio, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- Volkswagen Homepage http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- USE DAVID@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG WHEN SENDING PMAIL -- |
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