>
>Hey guys. Hope I'm not stickin' my nose in to a friendly little
>debate......but you could look at it like this...if you're pushin' your
>truck down the road it's gonna take a certain amount of work to keep the
>truck movin' 10 mph.......then you come to a hill.....now it's takin' more
>work to get up the hill and still go ten mph. The truck can't work more
>without the rpm raisin'. The downhill trip is gonna have gravity helpin'
>ya out so you're gonna need less work to keep the same speed. Make sense?
>I knew that Physics class would get used somewhere. 8^)
>
>Ok, I'm buttin' out now... ;^)
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> Work: sean_p_meldrum@auto.ittind.com
>
> 318, 5spd, 3.55SG, reg. cab, 2wd
>"Meldrum" fresh air filter combo**MSD 6a awaiting installation
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Sean:
More work comes from more gas (push pedal harder) to maintain rpm. With a
manual trans, same gear, same speed = same rpm, up or down hill. Basic
physics.
Of course, it is different at night with the headlights on :).
Rob Agnew
ragnew@islandnet.com
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada
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