Fastest 0-60 time in an n/a?
07-08-2007, 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by tomrc
BTW, my seat of the pants 0-60 is about 4.5 seconds but I removed the power steering pump and cat. 
...you must not have driven very many actually *fast* cars, I assume?
07-08-2007, 07:39 AM
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Weight reduction is usually the simplest way to decrease your weight/power ratio, and therefore your acceleration. I like PS, AC, glass windows, metal body, rear seats and upholstery, though!
07-08-2007, 11:30 AM
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Although I drive no Porsche, my car setup for DDD has PS delete, AC delete, battery relocate, windshield washer equipment delete, ABS delete, rear bench delete. Furthremore, I have manual windows, manual mirrors, manual sunroof. and manual seats.
And if I ever need to carry more than one extra person, the rear bench takes 2 minutes to reinstall
And if I ever need to carry more than one extra person, the rear bench takes 2 minutes to reinstall
07-08-2007, 12:08 PM
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Although I would also like to have those special little luxuries, my car didn't come with them, oh well.. 
No A/C is one of the reasons why I have been driving it a whole lot less lately.
No A/C is one of the reasons why I have been driving it a whole lot less lately.
07-09-2007, 01:03 AM
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Yeah, but in Marin, when I roll the windows down it feels like the Sun is sitting in the passenger seat pointing a 50000 watt hair dryer at my face.
07-09-2007, 02:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Catfood
http://www.060calculator.com/
http://joeuser.com/index.asp?AID=73731
these should be all you need to calculate your 0-60, quarter miles and trap speeds, give or take a tenth of second.
I have found these to be really accurate!
cheers
http://joeuser.com/index.asp?AID=73731
these should be all you need to calculate your 0-60, quarter miles and trap speeds, give or take a tenth of second.
I have found these to be really accurate!
cheers
Easier and cheaper than dyno time
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07-09-2007, 04:11 AM
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Originally Posted by nh7cy
Yeah, but in Marin, when I roll the windows down it feels like the Sun is sitting in the passenger seat pointing a 50000 watt hair dryer at my face.
The thing I hate is when you walk outside on a windy day in the summer and it doesn't feel cool like it should -- it just feels like walking into a blast furnace. I swear it gets hotter when there's a breeze.
07-09-2007, 03:41 PM
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as for x=vot+1/2at^2, no. You need to know drag because we're not doing 0-60 in a vacuum. Secondly, you wouldnt need really advanced equipment, only conversions and a little physics know-how to figure out how many feet it took you to go 0-60, provided you have an accurate time. Other than that, I want to meet the person who regularly does 60 in 2nd gear in an '83 n/a.
07-09-2007, 03:44 PM
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I'd imagine you could get pretty close at the top of 2nd, but the fuel cutoff would kick in and make you change gears...with a bit o tweaking you could do it. My speedo reads just over 60 at the top of 2nd gear but my car is a pinch lighter than his probably is
