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RE: vacuum advance/retard differences?

To: "Chambers, Robert D, NPONS" <rdchambers@att.com>
Subject: RE: vacuum advance/retard differences?
From: David Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 15:48:03 -0400
Cc: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Message text written by "Chambers, Robert D, NPONS"
>OK lets settle this now. A 100% effcient car would be one way. Leave the
engine off and give it a push down Pikes Peak. No energy used but lots of
miles driven.
<

Actually, that would have an efficiency of infinity.  Energy out is finite,
energy in is zero.  Any finite number divided by zero is infinity.

Dave

P.S. Actually that's not true since you are merely exchangine potential
energy for kinetic, but I'm afraid this is getting too technical.

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