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mrcardio · 08-02-2010, 05:33 PM

I’ve raced and beat cars I shouldn't have been able to many times. It doesn't mean my car was faster, just that the other driver sucked at driving. If you want to see who’s "car" is actually faster in a straight line do some acceleration test in a controlled environment and at various distances. The car that is faster in the 1/4 mile isn't necessarily going to be faster from say 30-120+ and so. The launch, gearing, etc have a tremendous affect on how well a car will run a 1/4 mile. The MS3 for example, sucks in the ¼ mile (Traction / short gearing requires 5 shifts to hit 100+) but will outrun cars with faster ¼ mile times from say 40-120. The same thing can be said about many cars. The 1/4 mile isn't the be all end all and acceleration "at speed" is used far more often in day to day driving.

08-02-2010, 05:33 PM	#25 (permalink)
mrcardio Base Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Central Florida Posts: 219 Drives: 08 MS3 Rep Power: 15	I’ve raced and beat cars I shouldn't have been able to many times. It doesn't mean my car was faster, just that the other driver sucked at driving. If you want to see who’s "car" is actually faster in a straight line do some acceleration test in a controlled environment and at various distances. The car that is faster in the 1/4 mile isn't necessarily going to be faster from say 30-120+ and so. The launch, gearing, etc have a tremendous affect on how well a car will run a 1/4 mile. The MS3 for example, sucks in the ¼ mile (Traction / short gearing requires 5 shifts to hit 100+) but will outrun cars with faster ¼ mile times from say 40-120. The same thing can be said about many cars. The 1/4 mile isn't the be all end all and acceleration "at speed" is used far more often in day to day driving. __________________ ‹^› ‹(•¿•)› ‹^› Last edited by mrcardio; 08-02-2010 at 05:45 PM.