Re: Speed Application

["Adam Lindsay" <adam@mindex.com>]

I am sure wind resistance has some effect but I have heard that up until
100mph it is such a non existance variable that you don't even need to
calculate it.

Lets just assume nice summer day with no wind. As I have stated before, I
live in rochester, ny and many of friends of mine have said that there is
more wind here than in Chicago. I have never been to Chicago, so I don't
know.

I guess what I really need for this whole thing is a torque curve. that way
I can look at torque at certian RPM's compare to MPH and see if I shift at X
then what would the results be. Again we could always bring up the arguement
of well some people shift faster than others and what about short shift kits
and what about a chip? Doesn't change Gears but changes HP, there is
thousands of factors, but I was going to assume. A nice summer day with no
wind. Yes air but no wind...Stock Car. Hell even the GAS you run and the Oil
you run can have a difference.

After typing that paragraph I can see the only true test is to go get in
your car. Jump out to a stop light and wait for someone else that wants to
race. There will never be a good way to compare other cars, except with just
a flat out race.

-----Original Message-----
From: Stewart MacLund <sundie@frustrated.lunaticfringe.org>
To: jettaglx@igtc.com <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: Speed Application


>> I really don't think Wind Drag has anything to do with calculating
>> the MPH for a car.  It will affect acceleration.
>
>Uuuuuuuhhhhmmmm....
>
>Okay.  I really hate to be the annoying prick, but....
>
>Do you think the wind catches up to you at 150MPH?  Of course wind
resistance has something to do with speed.  Else, all race catrs would look
like borg cubes.
>
>You will be assimilated.  Prepare to be passed in the slow lane.   Heh :)
>
>
>SUndie...