QUAIFE! (was Fiberglass Hoods)

[nealtovsen@yahoo.com (Neal Tovsen)]

You get dual-wheel burnouts with a stock tranny??? How?

I haven't done the numbers myself, but I'd be inclined to guess that loss in
traction from a lighter hood (or similar mod) would more than make up for
itself in power-to-weight ratio improvement in a 0-60 sprint. You might lose
some traction in the first couple rotations of the tires, but then they
hook-up and it's all a matter of P-2-W ratios for the rest of the race.

It'd be an interesting experiment. Maybe we can put someone's steel hood on
Josh's car at Cincy and do back-to-back G-Tech runs?!?!

Neal

> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Dave Ewing
> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 2:39 AM
> To: Scirocco List
> Subject: QUAIFE! (was Fiberglass Hoods)
>
>
> So what your saying is by installing a quaife you can almost
> loose as much
> weight in the front you want and it won't mess with traction
> that much?  I
> thought that the quaife transferred the power to the wheel
> that slips the
> most and in most cases turns it into a posi setup (in a
> straight line).  IF
> this is true, then how would it help if my car already gets posi in a
> straight line all the time?  I am SERIOUSLY contemplating installing a
> quaife but, again, my common sense has taken over and I
> couldn't justify the
> $ when I already get posi which has the best traction anyway.
>  I can't spend
> almost $1000 to install a part that will help me a little in
> turns!  LMK!!
>
> Dave
>
> > > Hey, this IS opinionated because you can do a LOT more to your
> > > car with less money than loosing a couple pounds in a
> hood for $700-
> > $1000.
> >
> > That is for damned sure. My point that reducing weight from
> the front end
> > will benefit the handling and braking greatly is not a
> matter of opinion,
> > however. That is fact.
> >
> > > Traction?  Well, my car weighs 1850lbs and I always get posi
> > > (kinda makes me
> > > wonder about this tranny!!) and I don't run slicks on the
> street so I
> > > couldn't see taking anymore weight from the front of my car.
> >
> > Install a Quaife or at least a shim kit. You'll dig it. The
> benefits of
> > reducing the weight will pay off enough to offset the
> *minor* traction
> loss
> > off the line. Have you ever experimented with lightening
> the front end?
> What
> > results did you come up with?
> >
> > > I tend to look at things from the "common sense" point of
> view (and my
> > > finacial situation may be part of it!!) and I would have
> a hard time
> > > reccomending a CF hood for a street car.  Hey, I do think
> they are kinda
> > > cool, but just can't justify it!
> >
> > Okay, right there I agree with you completely. The CF hood
> is not a very
> > cost effective street tweek unless you're a complete
> nutcase like... well,
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