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- From: dlou@WORF.UCSD.EDU (Dennis Lou)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: estimating real performance gains
- Message-ID: <1992Sep7.112916@worf.UCSD.Edu>
- Date: 7 Sep 92 18:29:16 GMT
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- Given a car's curb weight, max horsepower rating, max torque rating, etc.
- is it possible to ESTIMATE how much an increase in horsepower/torque
- would be necessary to reduce the 0-60 time by 1 second (assuming the
- change in timing, exhaust manifold, or whatever does not cause the
- power/torque to decrease along any point of its original curve)?
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- How about the necessary reduction in weight? reduction by 1 second in
- 1/4 mile times? top speed?
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