1979 performance
06-10-2003, 04:52 PM
#31
Burning Brakes
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by John Krawczyk:
<strong>Straight line performance is only one part of the driving equation so for me personaly the 1 sec diffenrence in 1/4 mile times is irrellavant to how i like to use my 928. I prefer backroad driving and I think without a doubt the OB's are lighter on their feet in this arena. 219 is plenty of HP to put the car on the rivet. I dont give very much to an S4 on the back roads, the exception being extented straights and if those straights arent too long, they come right back to me when the road turns left and right.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Amen, Brother. I ran with an 89 GT down and back from SITM 02 (and an assortment of S4's, S's, and an OB). The GT walked away when the road got straight. In the twisties, no troubles. That's the primary reason I drive these beasts. I don't want to dragrace. I want to squirt from 80 to 130 and back again thru the gnarliest road we've got. All day long. And then come back.
Finally, stuff a properly breathing Euro engine into an OB and there goes the HP to weight downside.
<strong>Straight line performance is only one part of the driving equation so for me personaly the 1 sec diffenrence in 1/4 mile times is irrellavant to how i like to use my 928. I prefer backroad driving and I think without a doubt the OB's are lighter on their feet in this arena. 219 is plenty of HP to put the car on the rivet. I dont give very much to an S4 on the back roads, the exception being extented straights and if those straights arent too long, they come right back to me when the road turns left and right.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Amen, Brother. I ran with an 89 GT down and back from SITM 02 (and an assortment of S4's, S's, and an OB). The GT walked away when the road got straight. In the twisties, no troubles. That's the primary reason I drive these beasts. I don't want to dragrace. I want to squirt from 80 to 130 and back again thru the gnarliest road we've got. All day long. And then come back.
Finally, stuff a properly breathing Euro engine into an OB and there goes the HP to weight downside.
06-10-2003, 05:03 PM
#32
Three Wheelin'
OK, I'm butting in here. I've got a '79 with an '83 bottom end. This car is fast. It's got to be way more than the stock 220hp.
My other recommendation is LSD. If you want to fly you need wings. An open differential doesn't cut it. You can corner on one rear wheel and stay in control with LSD.
My other recommendation is LSD. If you want to fly you need wings. An open differential doesn't cut it. You can corner on one rear wheel and stay in control with LSD.