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What's the best MPH for the best MPG?

posted by  sablefish on  Wed Mar 6 07:33 CST 2002
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you basically have to find the speed that minimizes wind resistance, aerodynamic drag, and rolling resistance of the tires. having said that, i have no clue what the drag coefficient of the 850 body is. if we started with that info, then we could do some integrals... anybody?






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