Re: [T3] Horsepower at the wheels.

[Greg Merritt <gregm@vwtype3.org>]

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	For a given transmission, wouldn't the loss be measured in 
absolute horsepower lost (presumably as a function of gear selection 
and transmission rpms), rather than a percentage of input horsepower?

	Another way to look at it... if I'm going 35mph in third gear 
on the flat, and then the road begins to climb... I maintain speed by 
pressing the gas pedal more.  Why would the transmission start to 
suck more power under these conditions?  Are there bigger inter-gear 
forces or something like that which make things heat up?

	Anyway, a little googling hit on a very long thread on this 
topic.  Most of the numbers batted around are in the range of 90+% 
efficiency:

	http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=81815

-Greg

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