ahhh, um, er...a car wil not go faster with lighter weight. It will be
quicker to reach a top speed. But top speed is an aero thing with rolling
resistance thrown in. It may be faster in a given drag race but not over all
faster. And yes, removing weight for a drag race is one of the most
effective ways to become the first to the finish line (quicker, not faster,
although some speed increases are expeced). The old standby equation of F=m
* a with drag forces thrown in is the governing equation for quickness.
mayf, no flames intended, hope no offense is taken.
----- Original Message -----
From: <CoolVT@aol.com>
To: <RMEbstein@aol.com>; <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: Nitrogen Enbrittlement (acid manifold porting)
> You mention price/HP ratio and it is an interesting subject. Hot Rod
> magazine has done a few studies accepting the fact that a car will get
faster by
> either increasing the HP or reducing the weight of the vehicle. I think
these
> are both interesting exercises. As I remember the most cost effective way
they
> found to reduce weight was putting in fiberglass racing seats for less
than
> $100. Included in this study was considering and pricing composite body
> parts....fenders, hoods, doors, bumpers, etc. I think the most cost
effective method
> they found when considering price/Hp increase was installing a nitrous
> system or for normal road use, a turbo.
> Mark L.
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