"Now drop the same weight from the same location"

I did.

 

I suggest you take this to some lounge somewhere else.

Big WOB on Advanced Tech, in my opinion. Big.






(WOB = Waste Of Bandwidth)

 

The link shows a direct correlation to 0-60 1/4 mile and 60 ft times (performance standards) vs. weight
Line-by-line it is what he's asking. the direct relationship between "weight" and "drag racing or making a car accelerate at faster rates."

........................Step 1:base Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 step6 Step 7
Curb Weight: 2,762 lbs 2,707 2,434 2,252 1,904 1,760 1,674
1/4 Mile: ..... 16.3@84.0 mph 16.0@85.5 15.5@82.5 15.2@89.6 14.7@90.7 14.4@92.2 14.4@92.2
60-foot: ...... 2.9 sec. 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.6
0-60 mph: 8.6 sec. 8.1 7.5 7.1 6.3 6.0 5.8


I did remove my post though out of respect.

 

Weight loss or HP increase changes exponentially the quicker you go. Add a typical 100 hp NOS kit to a 15 second car. It should gain 1 to 1.5 seconds. Add a 100 hp NOS kit to a 9 second car and it "might" gain .5 seconds. That's why you see some of the really fast cars using 2 or 3 stage 400+ hp NOS kits. Less HP off the line then increase it going down the track where it can be used better.

The faster you go, more hp is required to gain the same amount of ET improvement. The slow cars are happy to find ways to gain that extra second or 2 and it isn't that hard. Fast cars are happy to find that extra tenth or 2 because it takes a lot more to get that improvement.

Like I mentioned before, taking 200 pounds off a heavy car is easier to do than taking 200 pounds off an already light car. It can be done but it also costs a lot more. My 260 pound cast iron Dart Big M block can be changed to a 100-150 pound aluminum block. If I only had the money.

 

omg i love that crew that cut that car into pieces thats awsome! Dude 2 seconds, weight is a big factor....

 

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