What's the fastest can ever take your Scirocco? - more numbers

[aaron at brixtonhill.demon.co.uk (Aaron)]

No, Larry - Julie is correct

Mass increases with velocity - which is why it's impossible to hit the 
speed of light (no matter how many valves you have). The faster you go, 
the more energy you need to accelerate further, exponentially. Until 
you reach the point that you need infinite energy in order to 
accelerate an infinite mass.

You are correct that energy increases with velocity - this is common 
sense. A mass with velocity has kinetic energy. This is the energy 
which rips your car apart when you wipe out.

Aaron in London

On 11 Mar 2004, at 22:15, L F wrote:

> No, energy increases with velocity.
> Larry
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Julie Macfarlane
>   To: marc@getty.net ; mkii@CHARTER.NET ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>   Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 7:37 PM
>   Subject: RE: What's the fastest can ever take your Scirocco? - more 
> numbers
>
>
>   I thought mass increased with velosity. E=MC2?
>
>
>
>   Julie Macfarlane
>   1981 MKI 2L 16v
>   Amsterdam NY
>
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>
>> From: "Marc Getty" <marc@getty.net>
>> To: "'Josh'" <mkii@CHARTER.NET>,<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>> Subject: RE: What's the fastest can ever take your Scirocco? - more 
>> numbers
>> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 22:29:22 -0500
>>
>>
>> Josh going this fast is proof that mass doesn't count in top speed!
>>
>> -Marc
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
>> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Josh
>> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 6:34 PM
>> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> Subject: Re: What's the fastest can ever take your Scirocco? - more
>> numbers
>>
>>
>> with the rocco fastest was about 135, but it might have been able to
>> go faster, the only thing stopping me was the tranny :)
>>
>> sti is limited to 147mph, but according to the speedo I hit 154 :D
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "reptilis" <reptileis@comcast.net>
>> To: "scirocco" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 9:08 PM
>> Subject: Re: What's the fastest can ever take your Scirocco? - more
>> numbers
>>
>>
>>> I think it's time to bump the rev limiter from 7500 to 9g's on the
>> SDS
>>> and get myself a copilot to verify just exactely how fast we can
>> take
>>> her.   Anyone with a fast calibrated car to follow in the Bellingham
>> WA
>>> area?
>>>
>>> Dan Bubb wrote:
>>>
>>>> Nice dream!
>>>> Puuuuuleeasse stop!!!!!!!!
>>>> Get your instruments (tach and speedo) calibrated.
>>>> Guys with 16V's making 120-130 whp are getting 130MPH.
>>>> Did you read the part about power being proportional to V^3?? To go
>>
>>>> 10% faster you need 33% more power. You don't have 33% more power
>> than anything but a stock
>>>> 1.8 JH. That ought to get you ~120 if you're lucky.
>>>> One more thing. If you're actually attaining 6600 RPM at your top
>>>> speed
>> then you're way past your
>>>> power peak and you don't have 102 cause your power is dropping off
>> rapidly. Just look at your dyno
>>>> runs.
>>>> Hate to be pissy, but wake up.
>>>> Dan
>>>> just tired of some of the ridiculous claims!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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