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2020+ Shelby GT500 Mustang
It's Official! 2020 GT500 Makes 760HP
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<blockquote data-quote="AustinSN" data-source="post: 16266295" data-attributes="member: 159453"><p>The amount of power sent through the drive train will dictate the amount of power lost in noise/heat/slippage/etc.</p><p></p><p>Cruise along at 40 mph in a truck for 20 minutes and get out and check the temp of the transmission and rear end. Probably somewhat warm, not too bad. </p><p></p><p>Now hook up to a big trailer that requires 4x the amount of power to drive at the same 40 mph for 20 minutes. The temps will be a lot higher, which are losses. </p><p></p><p>The drive train doesn't have a magic 50 horsepower to get it to move. Can you imagine needing 50 hp to pull forwards in a drive through? The rough number from what I can find for a car to maintain speed on level ground is about 10-20 horsepower. </p><p></p><p>The same idea works at RPM too, click a coyote into 3rd at 70 mph and just breathe on the throttle, now do the same thing with a pair of chutes hanging off the back of it and try to maintain 70 mph. Which situation is going to generate more heat/noise (losses) in the transmission and rear end?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AustinSN, post: 16266295, member: 159453"] The amount of power sent through the drive train will dictate the amount of power lost in noise/heat/slippage/etc. Cruise along at 40 mph in a truck for 20 minutes and get out and check the temp of the transmission and rear end. Probably somewhat warm, not too bad. Now hook up to a big trailer that requires 4x the amount of power to drive at the same 40 mph for 20 minutes. The temps will be a lot higher, which are losses. The drive train doesn't have a magic 50 horsepower to get it to move. Can you imagine needing 50 hp to pull forwards in a drive through? The rough number from what I can find for a car to maintain speed on level ground is about 10-20 horsepower. The same idea works at RPM too, click a coyote into 3rd at 70 mph and just breathe on the throttle, now do the same thing with a pair of chutes hanging off the back of it and try to maintain 70 mph. Which situation is going to generate more heat/noise (losses) in the transmission and rear end? [/QUOTE]
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