 HP and Weight, this might be a little confusing |
 Oct 25, 2005 - 1:51 AM
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this whole theory is going off something i remember someone saying before. not sure of the exact numbers, but it was something like "every 125lbs you take out adds 4hp" or something like that. anyway, the point is there is a direct correlation between weight and HP.
now onto my main point. people talk stuff like "car A will beat car B becuase they both have the same HP, but car A is lighter" so if car B was reduced to the weight of car A, it would be faster? like if car A is 1900lbs and 150hp, and car B is 2700lbs and 150hp, wouldnt they both be the same speed? its like that old trick question "which would fall faster, a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers" where they'd both fall the same speed. so wouldnt a 1900lb car with 150hp go as fast as a 2700lb car with 150hp? does anybody get what im trying to say? --------------------  |
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Oct 25, 2005 - 11:13 AM
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heres a good example.
the engine in the lotus elise has the same oomph as our engines, yet has the acceleration of a viper. so....lose 2000 lbs off the celica and u might be gettin somewhere. 
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Oct 25, 2005 - 12:17 PM
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QUOTE(forkee @ Oct 25, 2005 - 10:13 AM) heres a good example. the engine in the lotus elise has the same oomph as our engines, yet has the acceleration of a viper. so....lose 2000 lbs off the celica and u might be gettin somewhere. [right][snapback]348820[/snapback][/right] more around 600 i think , i found somewhere that an st auto weighs in at 2415 lbs. if you could drop it to around 1800 lbs, it would be pretty dang quick. nice thing about weight reduction is that it improves handling, mpg, braking, and acceleration all without engine mods that might hurt reliability. plus a lot of it is free! as long as you dont mind driving without ac, stereo, and a lot of other stuff. i have my spare and seats removed which doesnt really do anything, if your going to go the weight route you have to go all the way.
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Oct 25, 2005 - 4:27 PM
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QUOTE(celicaST @ Oct 25, 2005 - 10:17 AM) QUOTE(forkee @ Oct 25, 2005 - 10:13 AM) heres a good example. the engine in the lotus elise has the same oomph as our engines, yet has the acceleration of a viper. so....lose 2000 lbs off the celica and u might be gettin somewhere. [right][snapback]348820[/snapback][/right] more around 600 i think , i found somewhere that an st auto weighs in at 2415 lbs. if you could drop it to around 1800 lbs, it would be pretty dang quick. nice thing about weight reduction is that it improves handling, mpg, braking, and acceleration all without engine mods that might hurt reliability. plus a lot of it is free! as long as you dont mind driving without ac, stereo, and a lot of other stuff. i have my spare and seats removed which doesnt really do anything, if your going to go the weight route you have to go all the way.[right][snapback]348835[/snapback][/right] but you forget you have to add your wieght + anything you added to the car like stero etc + the weight of the gas full tank half tank etc -------------------- yea your 3sgte is cool but ill stick to my 7agte
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