Yup, about 3 or 4% of the power going into the differential gets converted to heat. Cruising down the highway using 40 hp makes a lot less heat than a WFO run.quote:
Originally posted by Steve S:
The temps of the differential depends on the load and the horsepower.
40 * .04 = 1.6quote:
Originally posted by XS650:
Yup, about 3 or 4% of the power going into the differential gets converted to heat. Cruising down the highway using 40 hp makes a lot less heat than a WFO run.
Depends on the car and how fast you cruisequote:
Originally posted by brianl703:
Although I thought the HP figures for highway cruising were more on the order of 10-15HP.