Re: LRR Tire questions

[John Lussmyer <Cougar@CasaDelGato.Com>]

Well, the Sparrow actually weighs 1350 lbs (curb weight.  Does that include 
the 260lb driver?)
I use about 55 amps at 55mph.
I have no idea what the WYNSTAR tires are like, but my web searches only 
found that name associated with really cheap tires.
So, better tires might actually save some power...

At 07:46 PM 4/30/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>resistance tires with a 0.006 rolling resistance. And I'll assume your
>Sparrow weighs 1000 lbs.
....
>5.43 - 3.25 = 2.2 amp. So, you'd see a 2.2 amp drop in current at 30 mph
>(and double this at 60 mph). If you happen to use 22 amps at 30 mph now,
>low rolling resistance tires would save you 10%.


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