I just think dropping from 750hp to 650hp is more trouble than it is worth. Are we really going save that much in fuel by dropping 100hp per car?Changing a diesel engines power is quite simple, no real difficulty. Fuel saving will be around 16 litres per hour at full power, aprox proportionally less at lower powers. Given the cost of running a VLocity I would not think i was worth it. Also these lower power sets will get pushed more to try and make up for the lower power, so fuel saving will not be as good as they expect.
woodford
Edited 07 May 2019 19:22, 2 years ago, edited by woodford
I just think dropping from 750hp to 650hp is more trouble than it is worth. Are we really going save that much in fuel by dropping 100hp per car?Changing a deisel engines power is quite simple, no real difficulty. Fuel saving will be around 16 litres per hour at full power, aprox proportionally less at lower powers. Given the cost of running a VLocity I would not think i was worth it. Also these lower power sets will get pushed more to try and make up for the lower power, so fuel saving will not be as good as they expect.
woodford
Edited 07 May 2019 19:21, 2 years ago, edited by woodford
I just think dropping from 750hp to 650hp is more trouble than it is worth. Are we really going save that much in fuel by dropping 100hp per car?Fuel saving will be around 16 litres per hour at full power, aprox proportionally less at lower powers. Given the cost of running a VLocity I would not think i was worth it. Also these lower power sets will get pushed more to try and make up for the lower power, so fuel saving will not be as good as they expect.
woodford
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