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Originally Posted by MauriSSio
hes not saying drivetrain losses are a static number. It cant be. for example an l99 car dynos 320rwhp. thats a drivetrain loss of 80hp. are you saying if the car had an 80hp engine, it wouldnt be able to move the car at all since the drivetrain will soak it all up???
i DO think the percentage goes down though, but its NOT static.
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It is a static number after the gearing and ratios are configured. That's kinda the whole point of gears and ratios and work loads. It's all about the efficiency rating of any mechanism or machine.
And yes if the ratio is 1 to 1 a 80hp efficiency rating machine would take a force greater than 80hp to move. Once again that's where ratios come to play.