Wow, 460+rwhp and 2800lbs? Why are you even looking for anyone below 500rwhp? lol
Wow, 460+rwhp and 2800lbs? Why are you even looking for anyone below 500rwhp? lol
because by the time he hooks you will be to far ahead to catch...maybeOriginally Posted by Lankhoss
Pffft, from a roll on the highway all you gotta do is feather the throttle.Originally Posted by OnURleft
Originally Posted by Lankhoss
Depends. 460whp+ on what 195 or 205?? street tire on a 2800lb FF car. It's a VR6 so it actually makes torque too. Now this against a 500whp Vette or what not on 325's????
You could barely even go 1/2 throttle from 60 in the Golf, the other car would be lonng gone by the time it hooked.
Yeah, the weight transfer of a FWD vehicle is less than optimal when wide open throttle is applied. The lateral acceleration forces effectively transfer the static weight off of the front tires and towards the rear of the vehicle. The result of which is a reduction in tire to ground contact force and area which in turn reduces the surface/tire friction coefficient below levels that would yield optimal forward acceleration.
Brad, you guys might be even, you'd both be feathering the shit out of it in these cold temps,![]()
I thought he was on DR's? And yeah, my car has 345's, but breaks loose worse than cars with more HP and smaller tires (albeit DR's as opposed to my street tires).Originally Posted by OnURleft
But I can/will still run cars with similar power to mine. I CAN do it in the cold, it's just very tricky. There's no need to ask people with a 200whp+ defecit to run with me because I don't have good traction in the cold lol
Haha well there is only one way to find out. Gotta run him..Originally Posted by Lankhoss
However, try putting 205's on the back of your car, then somehow get the weight to transfer the wrong way when you hit the gas, giving the wrong tires more traction. It's a double negative that produces no positive result hah. Now you have the Golf's problem.
On DR's it would be much better, but from any speed below 60/70mph it'll still light them up like crazy
Yeah, I didn't realize he was on street tires. It's tough, I know. I can't get into mine until about 80+mph when it gets below 55 - 60 degrees. You just can't go WoT. But he should still be able to put a big hurtin' on 300whp cars even at half throttle until 100mph or whatever. Most cars weigh 3200+ lbs. So honestly, MOST cars would be so much slower he could easily just pussy foot it through half the race and be fine.Originally Posted by OnURleft