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that is fairly consistent with my experience and some other sources I've seen. However, what I am curious about is where the +5 came from in the calculation you mentioned. I see that 4 is the number of wheels of course, 10 is the weight, but I'm a little fuzzy about where the 5 came from...

I understand from what you're saying that the components closer to the crankshaft are going to be far more important - which makes sense, since lightweight crankshaft pulleys, lightweight crankshafts and flywheels have all been used to increase response and 'power' in the past. However, I'm...

Hi guys, I am a complete physics dunce so go easy on me, I can wrap my mind around the basic concepts but I need help with this particular proble,. What I'm trying to do is figure out how much torque is lost or gained by changing wheels on a car. I assume we need to ignore the front two...