Actually 140 is the easy part with the air dam holding the rocketship down.
It's the little voice in the backround saying "wanna bet which wheel comes
off first?"
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
To: Don Miller <turbospl311@yahoo.com>; <CalSpeed@aol.com>;
<andycost@att.net>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: Drag Racing!
> Like I said about 400 HP is needed to get to10.5. It doesn't sound like
you
> need that much more HP but drag comes into play big time at over 100 in
our
> cars and to go a bit faster you usually need to throw a lot more HP to get
> there. The same is true to get a car to get from 140 to 150 in top end. To
> go that extra 10mph requires about 25% more HP because of drag, maybe
more.
> Exponential power increases are needed.
>
> Of course you could streamline the car to help a lot.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Miller" <turbospl311@yahoo.com>
> To: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; <CalSpeed@aol.com>;
> <andycost@att.net>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 10:16 AM
> Subject: Re: Drag Racing!
>
>
> > Some of you know my car. 3 litre V-6 Turbo. Last years
> > Quarter Mile was 11.2 at 125. It must have been 1/8
> > mile. I dynoed at 318 at the rear wheels.
> >
> > Don Miller
> > 68 turbo v-6 (getting a new Foed 8.8 rear end)
> > Meridian, ID
> > --- datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> > > Impossible it was a 1/4 mile, impossible.
> > >
> > > Must have been 1/8 mile. To run a 10.53 1/4 you'd
> > > need at least 400HP. A 10
> > > second quarter is quick, real quick for a street
> > > car.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <CalSpeed@aol.com>
> > > To: <andycost@att.net>;
> > > <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 4:40 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Drag Racing!
> > >
> > >
> > > > In a message dated 8/25/01 5:59:02 AM !!!First
> > > Boot!!!, andycost@att.net
> > > > writes:
> > > >
> > > > << It's a U20. >>
> > > >
> > > > How the heck do yu run a 10 sec 1/4 mile in a U20.
> > > It was a quarter
> > > mile...
> > > > right?
> > > >
> > > > Calspeed
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