[DeTomaso] Predicted mileage at 200 MPH

[asajay at asajay.com]

You slackers need to stop this BS.  Get off the MPG soap box.  Get  
into something REAL, and TANGIBLE.

Start calculating the GPH (Gallons per Hour)!

Asa Jay

Quoting johnmckee at cox.net:

> What about the fuel line size?  Somebody must have an equation to   
> figure out  the flow rate we are talking about here.  Isn't that   
> just "basic" thermo dynamics or some nonsense? ;o)
> MD, what size is your pipe from tank to fancy EFI?
> You don't want to run lean when you are chasing desert donkies at   
> Silver State!
>
> John
> 4488
>
> ---- Mad Dog Antenucci <teampantera at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Oh man, here we go again with you guys.
>>   Unsubscribe me. ;-]>
>> md
>> Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>   Out of curiosity, I tried to estimate how much gas would be   
>> burned to travel 100 miles at 200 MPH assuming 500 HP is required   
>> to maintain speed. I came up with:
>>
>>
>> 1 HP = 42.21 Btu/min
>> so, 500 HP = 21,205 Btu/min at 100% efficiency energy conversion
>> but assuming 33% efficiency, 500 HP requires 63,615 Btu/min
>>
>> 1 gallon of gasoline contain 115,000 to 125,000 BTUs
>>
>> at 120,000 Btu/gal, 500 HP will burn about 1/2 gallons per minute
>> so, at 200 MPH, it takes 30 minutes to travel 100 miles, and 15   
>> gallons of gasoline.
>>
>> It seems reasonable, about 6 MPG. I've never done this kind of   
>> calculation before, does anyone see an obvious error?
>>
>> Ken
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