Hey Rob;
Great minds do think alike, I told Sean the very same thing in a private
e-mail this morning 8^).
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> From: Robert P. Agnew <ragnew@islandnet.com>
> To: dakota@ait.fredonia.edu
> Subject: Re: Wind resistance; was: High Rpm's etc.
> Date: Wednesday, May 14, 1997 4:55 AM
>
>
> >
> >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... ;^)
> >*******************************97 Dakota
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> > sean meldrum email: Home: spm@c3net.net (list subscription)
> > 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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