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It is probably more accurate to ask Dan Jones that question but it may be him that came to the conclusion.

It's actually a driveline loss. Maybe it is less with CV joints?



If it were the percentage and that is around 15% an 800 hp Pantera wouldn't loose 120hp  and a 70hp engine wouldn't loose just 10.5 hp.



The number logically is a minimum + a percentage of something. Not necessarily a percentage of the hp.

More likely the engine torque.

He's probably the one to come up with the number?



The original design engineers who sketched out the general outline would know more precisely since they'd have to match the components. A 1.5 inline 4 cylinder would not have been a good match to the ZF. I've never seen the engineering numbers stated in those regards to the expected operating losses.



Ask Dan. Whatever he says. I haven't heard of him in years though since he had a running in with George over editing his posts?

I found his testing results interesting and informative. Did he ever finish the project? I miss him.

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