Insane speed in german cars... slightly OT, had to share...

[sik8v@netscape.net (rhys)]

i dont have much to add to this, seeing as im stupid. :p

but on a forum i read sometimes there was a thread on the probability of 
hitting 200mph in street cars. heres the link 
 http://forum.granturismo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=72703&highlight=can+anyone+200mph

its feasible, i would think. although you need some power and aero 
tweaking. hey, maybe the golf was actually the 900 hp 4wd one?  ( i hate 
remembering names)  ;)

Allyn wrote:

>>Plug in that Cd (0.44) and the top speed of a VR6 Rabbit calculates as
>>129mph.  With a 172hp, all-top-end VR6!  You'd need a turbo VR6 just to get
>>close to 140mph in a Rabbit! In fact, if you bump up a VR6's entire torque
>>curve by 25% simulating a large turbo running low-boost to put out 215hp at
>>the motor, you'd see 141mph as a top speed.
>>    
>>
>
>one of these days i need to reverse calculate the cd of the rieger. i do know
>that it has hit 143, but the speedo is a little fast. not to mention that i can
>only guess at the hp numbers.
>
>  
>
>>I'd say you'd need a *lot* of tweaking to get just about any car on the
>>road to 180-190mph.  (FWIW I consider an aftermarket turbo kit to be a
>>"lot" of tweaking! -- Especially on something like a Ferrari.)
>>    
>>
>
>yup, theoretical top end on the twin (even with assuming a cd of .38), is still
>redline limited up to 8k (with fn trannies even). this assumes 180 ft-lbs and
>260 hp (@ 8k) out of each engine.
>...will it actually be able to go that fast? doubtful. will i try and make it go
>that fast? hrmmm...
>anyone know of anywhere (close to SC) where i could find out?
>
>  
>
>>Weight:  Explained above.  It slows acceleration, but has very little
>>effect on top speed.
>>    
>>
>
>absolutely. the sub took several minutes to reach 'top end', yet had about the
>same hp capacity as a thousand (yes, thousand) josh-1.8t engines :). also, 'top
>end' only is changed due to bacteria growth on the hull (effectively lowering
>the cd).
>
>Al
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Scirocco-l mailing list
>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
>  
>

-- 
Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. 
Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! 
http://shopnow.netscape.com/