Thanks Rev!
It is important for all of us to keep the fundamental application of the science and engineering in mind when reading articles and popping around math formulas. It is not so easy to compare a manual drivetrain with an automatic and then calcualte which loses more power. There are issues with oil viscosities that change the formula and weight added by driver, reaction time, tires, tread patterns, environmental conditions.
So, in the end..there is no one simple answer. You can make a pretty good perfect hypothesis, but once you move it out into the "real world"...things change...
Good Luck Fellas and nice way to discuss math and cars....Ahhhhh..good to be back!
Jenn
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