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Re: What kind of car do you drive??
Two words green... Traction Control.
And I dont know what trucks you've driven, but of the ones I have - flooring it from a stop will not, in most cases, break the tires loose bad enough to effect acceleration too badly. |
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You're obviously talking about a manual... we were discussing autos, as that is what C&D tested. Heck, I could break the tires (tire?) loose on my firends old Saab 4 banger if I popped the clutch... |
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Being a "4 banger" doesn't make it hard to break the tires loose. The Honda S2000 is 'only' a "4 banger", but it makes 200 horsepower out of its 2L engine. I can chip the tires through 3rd (maybe more, but by then I've run out of speed limit) gear in my girlfriends 4 banger Miata. I could break the tires loose on my old Storm going into 2nd, and it had a automatic and a 4 cylinder engine. Nothing wrong with small efficient engines. (I've a 1.8L that pulls 140HP and gets 37MPG combined) Manuals are more fun, but popping the clutch is not good for them. Traction control reduces accidents. Wetzel |
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And I didn't mean 4cyl motors aren't powerful, my moms Sunfire is a quick little thing for only having a 2.2l :rolleyes: |
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I don't have my own car, but when I do drive I drive my dad's 2002 Silver Toyota Camry 4cyl.
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Well no wheelspin isn't what you want either. If I remember my drag racing basics, 16% wheelspin is ideal for accelerating.
The 1.8L four in my grandmothers corolla easily breaks traction and it far zippier than the other cars I've driven. (1.4L 4cyl, 2.4L 4cyl, 3.0L V6) Nowadays head design, good programming, porting, and forced induction change power more than displacement or cylinders. A Euro Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR FQ-400 makes four hundred horsepower off a 2.0L four. A Toyota/Lexus 2GR-FSE 3.5L V6 makes 300 hp. A Honda K20A makes 220 hp of a naturally aspirated 2.0L four. Some of the old B series Honas made 200hp off 1.8L. A 2JZ-GTE 3.0L straight six makes 300hp. A Honda C32B makes 288hp on a 3.2L V6. Subaru STi 2.5L boxer four 300hp. The previously mentioned S2000's F20 (or is it F22, I can never remember) makes 200hp. The 2.3L mazda MZR (as seen in the mazdaspeed 6) makes 276hp. A Dodge SRT-4 makes something in the neighborhood of 240hp on 2.4L. For reference a 2005 Ford Mustang GT makes 300hp off of a 4.6L V8. And, yes clutch dropworks, unless you're driving a JDM Honda Civic/Integra DC5 Type-R with their ultralight flywheel. (If you are all should worship you) |
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What I drive really depends where I'm going. If I'm staying within the city limits I drive a 1990 Buick Century. If I'm going to travel outside of the state with friends/family for whatever reason (M:TG tourneys, vacations, etc.) then we take the Wumpus (a.k.a. my mom's GMC Savana Passenger).
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and ooooh. a blue truck. $@#$@#$@#$@#. if i had a blue truck id be SO much faster :D what'd he stick in there? 350 like everyone else? |
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If I see my friend, otherwise known as the "Jolly Redneck" (I won't reveal his real name), I'll ask him. But, I switched from Orange High School (where the robotics team and the jolly redneck are) to Riverside High, which are in two different counties. I still go to Orange for Robotics, but I'm not there that often. My guess is that he was told/read this and can't really explain it too well, since he, well, probably doesn't know much physics. I imagine this varies depending on the tires, engine, flywheel, car mass, and, clearly, if the car has traction control. This has someone say 10%, so I guess opinions vary. |
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i see. hmm. maybe ill look into it more when im bored... right now i gotta study for a test..... :rolleyes:
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