Hey Jax
 

I see you're up to your old form again. Taking up the slack left by the new,
reformed & warned boobspit? Better watch your heart condition.

Anyways, can you help me with a maths problem? My truck has a 445hp, Cat
(3406E) diesel, I get 6 mpg, traveling at an average speed of 60mph, I come
up with 10 gph. Which gives me 44.5 hp/g/hr.. Is this correct? Bear in mind
I only spent 3 years in 8th grade before I quit.

Scotty

Hey Jax
 

My truck has a 445hp, Cat
(3406E) diesel, I get 6 mpg, traveling at an average speed of 60mph, I come
up with 10 gph. Which gives me 44.5 hp/g/hr.. Is this correct? Bear in mind
I only spent 3 years in 8th grade before I quit.

Scotty

If your foot is flat on the floor, the engine is turning max rpm, with temps
and humidity in the rated range, yes.

More likely, you are using about 1/2 your total hp, assuming you can actually
get max rated hp your engine (not uncommon not to be able to, due to a number
of valid and/or marketing conditions).

Hey Jax
 

sorry, make that about 1/3 of max hp.

More likely, you are using about 1/2 your total hp,

Hey Jax
 

"JAXAshby" wrote in message
...
My truck has a 445hp, Cat
(3406E) diesel, I get 6 mpg, traveling at an average speed of 60mph, I
come
up with 10 gph. Which gives me 44.5 hp/g/hr.. Is this correct? Bear in
mind
I only spent 3 years in 8th grade before I quit.

Scotty

If your foot is flat on the floor, the engine is turning max rpm, with
temps
and humidity in the rated range, yes.

Yes, normaly.



More likely, you are using about 1/2 your total hp, assuming you can
actually
get max rated hp your engine (not uncommon not to be able to, due to a
number
of valid and/or marketing conditions).

So it would be 22.25 hp/g/hr?

Scotty

Hey Jax
 

Yes, normaly.

you're max'd out with no reserve?

So it would be 22.25 hp/g/hr?

figure should have been about 1/3 of max rather than 1/2.

Even at 1/3 of max hp at cruise you may be a little shy of reserve hp when you
need it.

Hey Jax
 

"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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Yes, normaly.

you're max'd out with no reserve?

Yup. Gov set at 1850.

Hey Jax
 

Yup. Gov set at 1850.

you get 445 hp from an over-the-road diesel at 1850 rpm? What is that thing,
2,000 cubes?

Hey Jax
 

I'd have to look it up.


"JAXAshby" wrote in message
...
Yup. Gov set at 1850.

you get 445 hp from an over-the-road diesel at 1850 rpm? What is that
thing,
2,000 cubes?