HansGT Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 Lets use Cobb's dynos for example.... Stage 1 = 290 crank hp / 223.9whp 290 x .23 (23%) = 66.7 290 - 66.7 = 223.3whp Stage 2 = 305 crank hp / 237.7whp 305 x .23 (23%) = 70 305 - 70 = 235 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerboa113 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 oh my god I cant read that garbage.. THANK YOU admins for not allowing images in signatures! (if you do.. thanks all of my fellow users for not putting images in their signatures!) "The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansGT Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 ^ its pretty bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansGT Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 Han's: I don't know about that... my stock dyno'd 204whp/225wtq would equate to roughly -19%/-10% for my 5spd. that's because your spec b makes more power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 The site has been going to shit lately with the influx of newbs and their financed/leased/mom purchased cars, hand in hand with mods general lack of interest. Full-size pics at sig FTL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerboa113 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 so I finally read it.. lgt looks cool. I guess the altima is faster than I thought? I dont race people so I wouldn't know.. "The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 that's because your spec b makes more power. Yup! With all that aluminum, it's as nimble as a deer prancing through the forest. Plus garnet red is the fastest color... The Crimson Dynamo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansGT Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 Plus garnet red is the fastest color... for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawl Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 i met erloft. he's an interesting fellow. and erloft must have botched the launch bigtime. an LGT should be way ahead by third gear, not playing catch up car for sale. PM me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 ah, but there was no launching involved, just a simple street start, according to Han's cut and paste in post 11. So we are talking about 2 cars that make similar horsepower and have similar weight. If they punched it on a roll, of course it'll be somewhat even. If the Subaru driver launched well and launched hard, he'd have an immediate car or two advantage over the FWD Altima, and likely hold that lead and build on it. If he was driving a Spec B, he'd have an immediate 20 car advantage, as they are really that much more superior to a regular LGT... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansGT Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 ah, but there was no launching involved, just a simple street start, according to Han's cut and paste in post 11. So we are talking about 2 cars that make similar horsepower and have similar weight. If they punched it on a roll, of course it'll be somewhat even. If the Subaru driver launched well and launched hard, he'd have an immediate car or two advantage over the FWD Altima, and likely hold that lead and build on it. If he was driving a Spec B, he'd have an immediate 20 car advantage, as they are really that much more superior to a regular LGT... At least 20. Actually he may have made it home before the Nissan made it through the intersection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Pretty sure specB has a setting on iDrive called "specB mode". He probably didn't have it turned on. I know, I'm bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 At least 20. Actually he may have made it home before the Nissan made it through the intersection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradlgt21 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 ah, but there was no launching involved, just a simple street start, according to Han's cut and paste in post 11. So we are talking about 2 cars that make similar horsepower and have similar weight. If they punched it on a roll, of course it'll be somewhat even. If the Subaru driver launched well and launched hard, he'd have an immediate car or two advantage over the FWD Altima, and likely hold that lead and build on it. If he was driving a Spec B, he'd have an immediate 20 car advantage, as they are really that much more superior to a regular LGT... You gotta remember turbo lag. driving normal off a light and they putting it to the floor doesn't cater to the LGT very well. It won't go anywhere until over 3k rpm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 This is exactly why most large displacement cars take off on me at a green light, and I take a hundred feet to catch up and match speeds. I am not talking street racing here, just simple normal commuting in town. I find my car to be a little too raspy and snarly when pushed hard in 1st or 2nd gear, so putting along before the turbo kicks in essentially makes it perform like a very heavy Civic. Displacement has it's benefits for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerboa113 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 I find the same thing.. most n/a cars are geared differently so they take off immediately at similar RPMs in normal casual driving with .5-1 car length, but then their power curve peters out and I wind up reaching my destination speed much sooner than them. I have people try to go around me because of this sometimes, only to get mad and cut back in when I catch up to speed. They get frustrated at me like I'm doint it on purpose.. "The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 ^^^ exactly. Grannies in Corollas and Tercels routinely smoke me off the lights due to their superior automatic transmissions and gearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 'tis for that reason that I boost launch at every motherlovin' stoplight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTGT Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I find the same thing.. most n/a cars are geared differently so they take off immediately at similar RPMs in normal casual driving with .5-1 car length, but then their power curve peters out and I wind up reaching my destination speed much sooner than them. I have people try to go around me because of this sometimes, only to get mad and cut back in when I catch up to speed. They get frustrated at me like I'm doint it on purpose.. Same thing happens to me. I accelerate very slowly and I hate it when economy cars are flooring it from a light. Once I finally reach some boost I smoothly pass right by them...... If I was driving an economy car I would try and get as high mpg as I could. However most of my encounters are the opposite. Prius's and Civics just flooring it everywhere. Too bad I still get way worse gas mileage granny driving then them. Yet I still have more fun, so thats all that matters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerboa113 Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 haha, +1 I have the exact same experience! just this morning some lady in a corolla blew past me then got in front of me and started slamming the brakes a lot.. so I went around her and every time we took off she was right on my butt for about a minute or so while I got up to speed. "The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERLoft Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 i met erloft. he's an interesting fellow. and erloft must have botched the launch bigtime. an LGT should be way ahead by third gear, not playing catch up Gee, thanks. An interesting fellow? Oh, I don't launch the car ever - my clutch doesn't need that much abuse. 2013 █S4 - Glacier White - DSG - B&O - Tech Package - Sports Diff - Napa - RS4 Grille - Stasis Exhaust - APR Intake - KW Variant 1 - Stern Control Arms - CR-15 - Stasis RSB - Moog Endlinks - PC Hyper Black Peelers - Deval Front Lip - ECS Rear Diffuser - Carbon Imports Ducktail - ECS Mirror Caps - Relak Paddle Extensions - Autostyle Floor Mats - LED Interior - V1 - Blackvue DR900s - [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camber Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 hrmmmm So, someone didn't launch the car and they were caught and started pulling on the Altima in third gear. Meh... Pretty much a non story and its what I would expect.. Except for the fact the Altima owner seems proud to be able to out accelerate a turbo car from a slow roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 exactly... a 47 post thread about a non-race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Thread revival, it has happened again oh noes!!!one Thought some of you might enjoy it, especially since it involves one of our members. Or maybe I should refrain from linking such material since it involves stuff we don't condone around here? http://www.nissanclub.com/forums/racing-stories/277454-05-ser-v-s-2008-suberu-legacy-gt-2-5-turbo.html That forum used to be great back in the day, but nowadays it's turning into NASIOC as the price on used VQ Altimas is dropping. Read and weep. FWD grocery getters pulling on C5 Vettes. Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc0032 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Hey fish...tell this guy his girl is ugly http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/TUKO316/babytots143.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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