Mike Rambour wrote:
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> You can't go with engine size for speed, its very possible that a
> smaller engine makes a car go faster than a bigger engine. You would hope
> that is not the case but engine size is not everything. A friends 600cc
> motorcycle is far faster than my 750cc in 0 to "fast enough to kill
> yourself" speed but my 750 has more power left at the top end so it has a
> higher top speed.
>
> Its all in engine design and gearing and power to weight ratios. Due to
> design, some engines rev quicker than others, thats all. And by the way,
> its not harder for me to accept that a 1500cc is quicker than a 1275, I
> just don't know I have never driven either one.
>
> Mike
>
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Along with agreeing with Mr. Bug Writer (I just took a ride in a 1308cc
turbo
car that runs about 5-5.2 to 60 mph :), I have to say I see no purpose
whatsoever to this argument. It's like fighting over whose golf pants are
ugliest. The entire LBC experience has nothing to do with straight line speed,
and I seriously doubt if there is a fast 1275, 1500, bored out or supercharged
whatever on the entire planet.
Can we enjoy these for what they are, which is a car that can go
straight
through a gate in the top of third gear that a Camaro has to brake and downshift
into 1st for?
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'87 RX-7 TII: 1/4 mile in 7.500 sec @ 120 mph
'90 GS-500E: 1/4 mile in 8.182 sec @ 110 mph
MCMLXIX Sprite: Rusted, rested, and ready. MotorToad rides again.
University of West Florida
Electrical Engineering.
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