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<blockquote data-quote="espringers" data-source="post: 344264" data-attributes="member: 816"><p>No carburetor ever pushed a 4000 lb car 200 miles on 2 gallons. Period. I am no physics freak. But, I would venture a guess that even at 100% efficiency (which is not possible), there is not enough energy in 2 gallons of gas too push or pull 4000 pounds 200 miles.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-size: 9px">- - - Updated - - -</span></span></p><p></p><p>I will try sit down and do the math on a perfect system. Hang on.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-size: 9px">- - - Updated - - -</span></span></p><p></p><p>It's beyond my capabilities i guess. And it can't be done in the vacuum of space. So, ya need to have some numbers for tire and road friction and air resistance. Nevermind numbers for heat lost in converting the gas to energy and the loss to friction in the autos moving parts. Nonetheless, it just doesn't seem mathematically possible in my little brain.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-size: 9px">- - - Updated - - -</span></span></p><p></p><p>Besides that... all this talk bout vaporizing gas to gain efficiency, etc... isn't that exactly what modern day computer monitored EFI does?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="espringers, post: 344264, member: 816"] No carburetor ever pushed a 4000 lb car 200 miles on 2 gallons. Period. I am no physics freak. But, I would venture a guess that even at 100% efficiency (which is not possible), there is not enough energy in 2 gallons of gas too push or pull 4000 pounds 200 miles. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] I will try sit down and do the math on a perfect system. Hang on. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] It's beyond my capabilities i guess. And it can't be done in the vacuum of space. So, ya need to have some numbers for tire and road friction and air resistance. Nevermind numbers for heat lost in converting the gas to energy and the loss to friction in the autos moving parts. Nonetheless, it just doesn't seem mathematically possible in my little brain. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] Besides that... all this talk bout vaporizing gas to gain efficiency, etc... isn't that exactly what modern day computer monitored EFI does? [/QUOTE]
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