Power to weight?
28-04-2007, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Charlie Chalk
Nice power to weight 
That manly thing that comes out of a turbo.
His car is N/A, like it says in his siggy 
Originally Posted by StickerPaul
Originally Posted by Topbombingkid
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28-04-2007, 06:31 PM
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so whats the general rule of thumb with this
the power in bhp divided by the weight e.g
300bhp / 1.0 (1000kg) = 300bhp per ton
so for a car with 300bhp and weighs 1500kg the formula would be
300/1.5 =?
thanks
carl
the power in bhp divided by the weight e.g
300bhp / 1.0 (1000kg) = 300bhp per ton
so for a car with 300bhp and weighs 1500kg the formula would be
300/1.5 =?
thanks
carl
28-04-2007, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by StickerPaul
Originally Posted by Charlie Chalk
Nice power to weight
That manly thing that comes out of a turbo.
His car is N/A, like it says in his siggy
Originally Posted by StickerPaul
Originally Posted by Topbombingkid
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Will be powered by a ZX10 engine that revs to over 10,000rpm who the hell needs a turbo lol. May fit Nos though for a bit of extra fun.
28-04-2007, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Topbombingkid
Originally Posted by StickerPaul
Originally Posted by Charlie Chalk
Nice power to weight
That manly thing that comes out of a turbo.
His car is N/A, like it says in his siggy
Originally Posted by StickerPaul
Originally Posted by Topbombingkid
Boost?
Will be powered by a ZX10 engine that revs to over 10,000rpm who the hell needs a turbo lol. May fit Nos though for a bit of extra fun.
29-04-2007, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Flip2k3
1024 in a tonne my dear boy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonne
and 1 imperial ton is 2,240 lb (exactly 1,016.0469088 kg).
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did some caluclations on the track maestro few weeks back
I know the maestro weight but guessed on cossie and scooby
Maestro 790kg = BHP Per Tonne 278bhp
Cossie 1300kg ish @ 350bhp =Per tonne 269bhp
Scooby 1600kg ish @ 420 =Per tonne 262bhp
All good just stopping, cornering and everything else is the issue
I know the maestro weight but guessed on cossie and scooby
Maestro 790kg = BHP Per Tonne 278bhp
Cossie 1300kg ish @ 350bhp =Per tonne 269bhp
Scooby 1600kg ish @ 420 =Per tonne 262bhp
All good just stopping, cornering and everything else is the issue
29-04-2007, 10:14 AM
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i was gonna say what about the driver,,,, as thats gonna shite on your bhp per ton figures in the pub
450k i would guess with driver,, though dont know how big you are
either way a nice idea and a fun car
450k i would guess with driver,, though dont know how big you are
either way a nice idea and a fun car
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