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- From: behanna@phoenix.syl.nj.nec.com (Chris BeHanna)
- Subject: Re: estimating real performance gains
- Message-ID: <1992Sep8.220611.21241@research.nj.nec.com>
- Sender: news@research.nj.nec.com
- Organization: NEC Systems Laboratory, Inc.
- References: <1992Sep7.112916@worf.UCSD.Edu>
- Date: Tue, 8 Sep 92 22:06:11 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep7.112916@worf.UCSD.Edu> dlou@ece.ucsd.edu writes:
- >
- >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)?
- >
- >How about the necessary reduction in weight? reduction by 1 second in
- >1/4 mile times? top speed?
-
- a) Determine the acceleration you need. Assuming constant
- acceleration (a bad assumption), a=2x/t^2 for a fixed distance and
- a=v/t for a fixed velocity.
-
- b) F=ma
-
- c) P=Fv=ma * (integral)a dt
-
- This assumes da/dt = 0, which is almost always invalid for motor
- vehicle acceleration. You really need a(t) to be more accurate. You can make
- a first approximation with a stepwise function using 0-20 times, 20-40 times,
- etc.
-
- Good luck,
- --
- Chris BeHanna DoD# 114 KotHLF 1983 H-D FXWG Wide Glide (She lives!)
- behanna@syl.nj.nec.com (I need another bike for this space!)
-
- Disclaimer: Now why would NEC agree with any of this anyway?
-