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Originally Posted by civicdrivr
Parasitic loss is a percentage, not a set amount. The percentage doesn't change, but the input and output numbers do.
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Of course the percentage changes. How does a gearbox become more of a restriction as power increases? Same for drive shafts, clutch etc? Are you telling me that based on these kind of figures that a 600bhp car, using the same drivetrain, wheels and tyres, would be losing 150hp more than a stock car? If so, where do you think that power is going? Drivetrain losses are the power (or more precisely torque) used up to move those components. They don't suddenly become harder to move because you've got a more powerful engine. OK so there may be more friction and tyres pressures at play, but is that really enough to lose 50hp or more?
Edit.... I see you changed your reply as I wrote mine
