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Rookie wrote:The only accurate way to measure power is to know the weight of the vehicle and run it down the quarter, then calculate from trap speed.
sergei wrote:Rookie wrote:The only accurate way to measure power is to know the weight of the vehicle and run it down the quarter, then calculate from trap speed.
too many variables. (Atmospheric pressure, humidity, air temperature, traction, driver, wind, etc.).
Rookie wrote:The only accurate way to measure power is to know the weight of the vehicle and run it down the quarter, then calculate from trap speed.
Rookie wrote:The only accurate way to measure power is to know the weight of the vehicle and run it down the quarter, then calculate from trap speed.
Al wrote:
Trap speed = horsepower.
strx7 wrote:Al wrote:
Trap speed = horsepower.
so what happens if say you trap at say 100mph in a GT4 with a 3.9:1 RC box in it, ya then fit a 4.9:1 rav 4 box, go to the strip again and trap at 115mph because you can accelerate faster, you are still making the same power at the motor.......
strx7 wrote:Al wrote:
Trap speed = horsepower.
so what happens if say you trap at say 100mph in a GT4 with a 3.9:1 RC box in it, ya then fit a 4.9:1 rav 4 box, go to the strip again and trap at 115mph because you can accelerate faster, you are still making the same power at the motor.......
Al wrote:
No you would go slower if anything. The taller gears would keep you in each gear longer, allowing you to get more speed per gear, and potentially not have to shift into 4th gear before the end of the 1/4.
strx7 wrote:No you would go slower if anything. The taller gears would keep you in each gear longer, allowing you to get more speed per gear, and potentially not have to shift into 4th gear before the end of the 1/4.
strx7 wrote:i only have one responce to that reply
if that is what you honestly think, you have NO idea.
strx7 wrote:why do cars even have a 5 speed box? might as well just have a 2 speed box with a low and a high as some people think it would accelerate just as fast.........
Lith wrote:strx7 wrote:why do cars even have a 5 speed box? might as well just have a 2 speed box with a low and a high as some people think it would accelerate just as fast.........
Funny you should say that! Ever heard of a Powerglide?? Here's one of the worlds fastest Supras ... it runs a 2speed gearbox:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBSU-vQ1pAQ
Should teach them a thing or two?
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