Date:         Mon, 25 Jan 1999 19:22:35 -0600
Reply-To:     Joshua Van Tol <jjvantol@USWEST.NET>
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From:         Joshua Van Tol <jjvantol@USWEST.NET>
Subject:      Re: 133 mph WB?? BUNK!
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> that I can come close.  I am NOT building my engine to race, but better
> efficiency hence the .70 fifth gear...
> It seems that you geared your car wrong if that is all you can do...
> You can pay me $6000 to run the quarter mile and dyno, I DID NOT BUILD IT
>TO RACE...I simply want a little more power and better gas mileage.Robert

I just thought I'd mention that the power required to move any car at a
particular speed typically goes up at a greater than linear rate. I.e. you
need a lot more than twice the power to move a vehicle twice the speed. I
think the power requirements go up with the square of the speed, but I'm
not positive. Maybe someone who knows something about fluid dynamics could
tell us?

Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net