DisneyDestroyer
10-17-2003, 04:29 PM
So I'm going to visit my large aunt this weekend, and I'm thinking of showing her the car a bit. How much effective HP loss can I expect due to adding 200+ pounds of passenger weight?
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View Full Version : Weight vs performance DisneyDestroyer 10-17-2003, 04:29 PM So I'm going to visit my large aunt this weekend, and I'm thinking of showing her the car a bit. How much effective HP loss can I expect due to adding 200+ pounds of passenger weight? Winning_BlueRX8 10-17-2003, 05:19 PM 16.7 HP mikeb 10-17-2003, 06:37 PM dude, are you serious lurcher 10-17-2003, 06:41 PM Ohay, here's the serious answer kinetic energy = 0.5 * mass * velocity * velocity, so the energy you have to put in to hit a given speed is proportional to the mass you're dragging, plus additional losses from effects on rolling resistance (are you putting more air into the tyres?) and so on... Work it out from there (we can't because you don't specify your own mass :) ) |