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Originally Posted by corbin09 (Post 392928)

Not to be rude or anything, But isnt Acceleration= Force x mass? So if you change your Force(horsepower) or your Mass (weight) It will make a difference in your acceleration. simple physics.

Well, the correct equation is a=F/m. But I see where you're going with this. Obviously there should be some benefit to acceleration if you increase horsepower. However, my question was aimed more at quantifying this improvement. Car and Driver lists statistically significant improvements of 0-60 times at differences >=0.3s

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Originally Posted by spearfish25 (Post 393120)

oh ok, yes you are correct on the equation, i was just trying to make it simple. BUT i didnt know you ment statistics in that sense.. from your original post i thought you meant more in a quarter mile or top speed sense... but when you bring improvements at different increments in the power band or an increase in acceleration from say x to z speed then it makes more sense.. Like i said, I was trying to be rude I was simply stating what I thought to be true and obvious. thanks for clarifying that.. and it would be really cool to be able to see improvements in that way.

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Originally Posted by Lug (Post 392872)

That 350Z had to be a Factory freak. If you look at DragTimes there was only one 13.1 out of literally hundreds of 350Zs and only a couple in the 13.4 to 13.5 range. By and large 90% of the posted 350Z's floated around the 13.7 to 13.9 1/4 mile range.

Doctored slip, me thinks.

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Originally Posted by kannibul (Post 393533)

Doctored slip, me thinks.

Downhill track @ sea level. Track times can vary a lot by location, the main thing to note would be the differential between stock and modded.