Thread: Little or NO power after bottoming out suspension- 1981 300SD
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Old 03-11-2013, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton View Post
Yep, I saw that.

I still go not grasp how the bearing could consume so much horsepower at 1500 rpm to effectively prevent the engine from climbing any further but still allow rotation at idle without any additional fuel being applied.
Does friction increase exponentially (power of 3) with RPM?
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