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Re: Drag Racing!

To: Gerardo Magana <gmagana@softcom.net>
Subject: Re: Drag Racing!
From: Pamela Pepoy <gppepoy@cybertrails.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 08:15:53 -0700
Gerardo
Been there, done that. That is one amazing car.  After my ride with Ron my wife,
Pam, said I didn't stop grinning for about 4 hours.
Guy
Tempe, AZ

Gerardo Magana wrote:

> I was thinking of more of when you go airborne, damn does Ron's car fly!! I
> just remember getting sucked in to the seat and the turbo kicking in,
> unbelievable!!
> Gerardo
> 67.5 Solex
> (rocketship survivor)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ronald Hamilton" <fj20@worldnet.att.net>
> To: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; "Don Miller"
> <turbospl311@yahoo.com>; <CalSpeed@aol.com>; <andycost@att.net>;
> <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 7:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Drag Racing!
>
> > 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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