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10-28-2004, 02:02 PM
#85
why would a wrx lose 50%, it has all wheels drive and computer controlled torque distribution with state of the art drive-train.
Darrel Drives a 1971? Road runner with a 572 indy BB. My father's car puts out 1100hp at the fly, but only did 587 at wheels on the dyno. He drives a 1964 Rambler classic (green) with a 454 BB chev with Brodix, and a 600hp nitrous fogger system. The nitrous never works properly though, so it gives him about 400 at the fly. Although that dyno test wasnt exact because he was burning rubber the whole time he was on it. Darrels car runs 12.1 in the quarter mile at 116 mph , and my father ran 10.6 at 130.1 mph.
[ October 28, 2004, 03:02 PM: Message edited by: Audio_Rookie ]
Darrel Drives a 1971? Road runner with a 572 indy BB. My father's car puts out 1100hp at the fly, but only did 587 at wheels on the dyno. He drives a 1964 Rambler classic (green) with a 454 BB chev with Brodix, and a 600hp nitrous fogger system. The nitrous never works properly though, so it gives him about 400 at the fly. Although that dyno test wasnt exact because he was burning rubber the whole time he was on it. Darrels car runs 12.1 in the quarter mile at 116 mph , and my father ran 10.6 at 130.1 mph.
[ October 28, 2004, 03:02 PM: Message edited by: Audio_Rookie ]
10-28-2004, 02:22 PM
#86
50 Watt CAFz'r
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 462
Darryl's car makes more power than that...Good family friend of mine. It's a '70 Road Runner. It made something like 900 flywheel horse on the PRIMARIES only, and on the secondaries it made around 1150 is what I was told...Your dad is Mike Gagostik? (Spelling?) Neato, we better meet up some time I can let you take a look at my car and we can shoot the ****. I'll shoot ya a PM some time with my number and we can meet up.
-Rick
-Rick
10-28-2004, 03:04 PM
#87
approx 360 at the rear wheels.
chizzer, if i told you how often i'm in the 220km/h range, you'd call me a liar, and since i wish not to debate it i won't. believe me, its not stress to push the 200km/h mark
i don't understand how a car can have a 50% drivetrain loss and be a driveable or reliable car. did he throw some titanium chunks in his transmission?
btw,dave's car would have an above average drivetrain loss because his engine has to push two differentials, which no matter how you put it means increased friction.
Tires are a sad matter. i don't think the stock rims can hold street tires large enought to contain the car's power... you need to be a carefull driver. 2 sets of tires a year, with only moderate driving....
chizzer, if i told you how often i'm in the 220km/h range, you'd call me a liar, and since i wish not to debate it i won't. believe me, its not stress to push the 200km/h mark
i don't understand how a car can have a 50% drivetrain loss and be a driveable or reliable car. did he throw some titanium chunks in his transmission?
btw,dave's car would have an above average drivetrain loss because his engine has to push two differentials, which no matter how you put it means increased friction.
Tires are a sad matter. i don't think the stock rims can hold street tires large enought to contain the car's power... you need to be a carefull driver. 2 sets of tires a year, with only moderate driving....
10-28-2004, 03:15 PM
#88
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If the car is indeed designed as a dragster, then tire loss would be significant.
Stock,my car is rated to produce roughly 227hp at the crank. When measured, it comes out to about 165hp at the wheels (combined) in fourth gear. Mine made a bit more than that with the modifications to the car.
Most rear or front drive cars experience at roughly 10%-15% loss through the drivetrain.
Audio_Rookie, only the STi and higher models offer the computer controled center diff, mine uses a simple viscous unit and I certainly don't have the money to upgrade it right now.
Stock,my car is rated to produce roughly 227hp at the crank. When measured, it comes out to about 165hp at the wheels (combined) in fourth gear. Mine made a bit more than that with the modifications to the car.
Most rear or front drive cars experience at roughly 10%-15% loss through the drivetrain.
Audio_Rookie, only the STi and higher models offer the computer controled center diff, mine uses a simple viscous unit and I certainly don't have the money to upgrade it right now.
10-28-2004, 03:57 PM
#90
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It really depends on the car. Older cars had very inefficient drive trains, because gas was cheap, hp was cheap, and there were no government mandated milage targets. Nowadays alot of cars reach 10%, they have to, to get the car moving with low horsepwer.
