"300-400lb's is not that much weight"
07-11-2007, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by clawhammer,Jul 11 2007, 01:56 PM
Most people cannot tell the difference in performance when they have a passanger vs when they don't, so I doubt most people would care.
07-11-2007, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Onehots2k,Jul 11 2007, 05:05 PM
Oh you could sure as hell feel it in every 4cylinder I've ever driven.
07-11-2007, 02:34 PM
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Ask any drag racer... every ~100lbs is ~.1 secs, so 400lbs is ~.4 secs, which is quite a bit.
"If you have a car with the same power to weight the lighter car feels better".... how does this make sense? Power/Weight will determine acceleration for the most part. A lighter car wont feel better if they have the same ratio.
"If you have a car with the same power to weight the lighter car feels better".... how does this make sense? Power/Weight will determine acceleration for the most part. A lighter car wont feel better if they have the same ratio.
07-11-2007, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by clawhammer,Jul 11 2007, 01:56 PM
Most people cannot tell the difference in performance when they have a passanger vs when they don't, so I doubt most people would care.
07-11-2007, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Penforhire,Jul 11 2007, 04:29 PM
It is not that much weight if you're starting at 4,000 lbs...
07-11-2007, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by s2kpdx01,Jul 11 2007, 12:27 PM
I guess it depends on what you are doing with the car. Most people who buy SLK's and the like probably just floor it on the highway now and again so 300-400 lbs (~8-12%) doesn't make that much difference. Also, if someone is talking about top speed mostly it makes very little difference.
x 100You only see it in the twisties. But if you're driving in the twisties it makes a BIG difference.
07-12-2007, 04:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Onehots2k,Jul 11 2007, 04:05 PM
Thats awesome. I wish more manufacturers start doing that. I guess its extra hard with all the new safety standards and equipment you keep packing into these cars...
In addition to luxury crap that weights a lot.I remember the 1st time I took my S2000 around the track. The extra power was nice and all, but I still love the feeling my CRX-SiR gave me on track, that car + me + a full tank of gas was something like 2,135 pounds, that's all!
Colin Chapman (Lotus) was a very, very wise man.
07-12-2007, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Jul 12 2007, 04:52 AM
In addition to luxury crap that weights a lot.I remember the 1st time I took my S2000 around the track. The extra power was nice and all, but I still love the feeling my CRX-SiR gave me on track, that car + me + a full tank of gas was something like 2,135 pounds, that's all!
Colin Chapman (Lotus) was a very, very wise man.
