200mph s2000
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200mph s2000
I know there are plenty of s2000s rocking 500+whp. Some with longer final drives. What is the highest speed ever achieved in the s2000?
I have seen videos of an supercharged AP1 hitting 170mph. I personally did 164mph (GPS verified)
With improved aerodynamics from a Spoon Mooncraft style hardtop and 500whp with longer gearing could an S2000 hit 200mph? If it did would it be stable enough?
My car felt damn stable @165mph and had I had the longer gearing I could have gone faster with ease even with only 355whp.
I have seen videos of an supercharged AP1 hitting 170mph. I personally did 164mph (GPS verified)
With improved aerodynamics from a Spoon Mooncraft style hardtop and 500whp with longer gearing could an S2000 hit 200mph? If it did would it be stable enough?
My car felt damn stable @165mph and had I had the longer gearing I could have gone faster with ease even with only 355whp.
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I'd say somewhere in the mid 400's to low 500's would be sufficient with proper gearing and aero mods. I'd say the real question is how much horsepower do you need to achieve that speed in the road you're given. My stock ap2 took probably around a mile and a half to go from 80-146 (indicated).
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It looks like that with the setup I've thought about running I'll be capable of 188mph in 6th
-Shine Hardtop (improved aerodynamics)
-2.0 Laskey built block 9200redline
-AP2 trans with 1.16 secondary reduction gear
-PuddyMod built 4.10 rear end
-255/35/18 (188mph)
-275/40/18 (200.6mph)
I am not saying I'll try to hit this, but I am just curious if anyone else has tried it as surely there are plenty of S2000s which are easily capable of it given the power. It seems that the only way to really achieve those speeds is with the AP2 trans and AP1 final reduction gear, installed in a high powered AP1.
If no one has done it I guess I wouldnt be terribly shocked, but I am curious how the aerodynamics of an S2000 would hold up at those speeds.
With my Kraftwerks setup (10psi 355whp) I could do a highway pull from 70mph and hit redline in 6th with ease. It didnt take very long at all. I can only imagine what 500whp would be like, I guess i'll find out soon enough.
-Shine Hardtop (improved aerodynamics)
-2.0 Laskey built block 9200redline
-AP2 trans with 1.16 secondary reduction gear
-PuddyMod built 4.10 rear end
-255/35/18 (188mph)
-275/40/18 (200.6mph)
I am not saying I'll try to hit this, but I am just curious if anyone else has tried it as surely there are plenty of S2000s which are easily capable of it given the power. It seems that the only way to really achieve those speeds is with the AP2 trans and AP1 final reduction gear, installed in a high powered AP1.
If no one has done it I guess I wouldnt be terribly shocked, but I am curious how the aerodynamics of an S2000 would hold up at those speeds.
With my Kraftwerks setup (10psi 355whp) I could do a highway pull from 70mph and hit redline in 6th with ease. It didnt take very long at all. I can only imagine what 500whp would be like, I guess i'll find out soon enough.
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idk haha 200mph your wind sheild wipers will fly off if there
oem, so 200 is a bit high.... i would say 180 or 190 would be the max.
the faster you go the more nature holds your back,
this is why the bugatti has over 1000 hp just to break 250
a car with 70 hp can break 100 so doing the math with out putting nature in the equation would be
70/1000=14.28 and 14.28*100mph and the total would be 1428mph
but we all know thats not going to happen nature wind friction from roads are just too much for
our cars to handle 200mph
and i think our axles are a bit too weak to be
stable at 200mph
oem, so 200 is a bit high.... i would say 180 or 190 would be the max.
the faster you go the more nature holds your back,
this is why the bugatti has over 1000 hp just to break 250
a car with 70 hp can break 100 so doing the math with out putting nature in the equation would be
70/1000=14.28 and 14.28*100mph and the total would be 1428mph
but we all know thats not going to happen nature wind friction from roads are just too much for
our cars to handle 200mph
and i think our axles are a bit too weak to be
stable at 200mph
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200mph = 293.33 ft/s
Assuming a Cd of 0.34 and frontal area of 20ft^2,
aero drag = 1/2 rho v^2 CdA = .5 * .00023sl/ft^3 * (293.33ft/s)^2 * 0.34 * 20ft^2 = 673 lb.
Assuming a rolling resistance coefficient of 0.015,
rolling resistance drag = 0.015 * 3000 lb. = 45 lb.
Total drag = 718 lb.
Power required = 718 lb. * 293.33 ft/s = 210,611 ft-lb/sec = 383hp at the wheels to *theoretically* hit 200mph.
Of course that assumes the right gearing, making that kind of power over a broad enough rpm range, and a LONG runway without traction issues. Realistically, you'd probably need over 400hp at the wheels, or over 450hp at the flywheel to even barely hit 200 on ~4 miles of runway.
Given the right venue and conditions, 500+hp should do it.
Assuming a Cd of 0.34 and frontal area of 20ft^2,
aero drag = 1/2 rho v^2 CdA = .5 * .00023sl/ft^3 * (293.33ft/s)^2 * 0.34 * 20ft^2 = 673 lb.
Assuming a rolling resistance coefficient of 0.015,
rolling resistance drag = 0.015 * 3000 lb. = 45 lb.
Total drag = 718 lb.
Power required = 718 lb. * 293.33 ft/s = 210,611 ft-lb/sec = 383hp at the wheels to *theoretically* hit 200mph.
Of course that assumes the right gearing, making that kind of power over a broad enough rpm range, and a LONG runway without traction issues. Realistically, you'd probably need over 400hp at the wheels, or over 450hp at the flywheel to even barely hit 200 on ~4 miles of runway.
Given the right venue and conditions, 500+hp should do it.
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200mph = 293.33 ft/s
Assuming a Cd of 0.34 and frontal area of 20ft^2,
aero drag = 1/2 rho v^2 CdA = .5 * .00023sl/ft^3 * (293.33ft/s)^2 * 0.34 * 20ft^2 = 673 lb.
Assuming a rolling resistance coefficient of 0.015,
rolling resistance drag = 0.015 * 3000 lb. = 45 lb.
Total drag = 718 lb.
Power required = 718 lb. * 293.33 ft/s = 210,611 ft-lb/sec = 383hp at the wheels to *theoretically* hit 200mph.
Of course that assumes the right gearing, making that kind of power over a broad enough rpm range, and a LONG runway without traction issues. Realistically, you'd probably need over 400hp at the wheels, or over 450hp at the flywheel to even barely hit 200 on ~4 miles of runway.
Given the right venue and conditions, 500+hp should do it.
Assuming a Cd of 0.34 and frontal area of 20ft^2,
aero drag = 1/2 rho v^2 CdA = .5 * .00023sl/ft^3 * (293.33ft/s)^2 * 0.34 * 20ft^2 = 673 lb.
Assuming a rolling resistance coefficient of 0.015,
rolling resistance drag = 0.015 * 3000 lb. = 45 lb.
Total drag = 718 lb.
Power required = 718 lb. * 293.33 ft/s = 210,611 ft-lb/sec = 383hp at the wheels to *theoretically* hit 200mph.
Of course that assumes the right gearing, making that kind of power over a broad enough rpm range, and a LONG runway without traction issues. Realistically, you'd probably need over 400hp at the wheels, or over 450hp at the flywheel to even barely hit 200 on ~4 miles of runway.
Given the right venue and conditions, 500+hp should do it.
but the .015 and 718 seems a little low for the drag to me.. idk why tho D: physics was a long time ago