awdG35killer Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 ok, so i think this is how its supposed to be. first 2 runs we went to about 70mph with ME ahead by a few cars. i luanched these at about 4k rpm feathering. then we got a good long street. i do a 3500rpm feather and stay ahead UNTIL about 85-90mph when he pulls ahead and stays put with a car b/w us. that should be about right, its big ass V8 pulling top end? anyway, what i love about racing him is NO tires screech and its SO quiet haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTM 525 Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 The AWD becomes a big tax on hp upstairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmm def Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 how about a 40-100+ run, I'd like to see how that would be. I'm guessing the CLK would say buhbye. Nice runs though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Well done off the line BUT once you get to 100, he will SO own U. EURO's love to Fly. Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver72 Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 how about a 40-100+ run, I'd like to see how that would be. I'm guessing the CLK would say buhbye. Nice runs though. Agreed. They trap around 102-103 mph. The results of this race are exactly what would happen in 95% of the races between these two cars. LGT gets the jump, CLK500 catches by 70 mph or so and pulls away from their. If only we could program our cars to be RWD only once we hit 3rd gear under full throttle acceleration!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awdG35killer Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 i still dont get how AWD slows down? is it cause 4 wheels spinning at high speeds lowers speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver72 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 It takes less power to spin 2 wheels than it does 4. Therefore, in our cars case, we have 250 hp at the crank. The power is sent through the drivetrain and to 4 different wheels. This causes about 22% drivetrain loss. With 2 wheel drive vehicles, there's only about 15-16% drivetrain loss. So more power is reaching those two wheels...therefore spinning the wheels faster...therefore moving the car forward faster. AWD is a big advantage off the line, but once up and moving and with no worries of spinning the tires anymore, the AWD becomes less ideal for fast forward motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awdG35killer Posted February 17, 2005 Author Share Posted February 17, 2005 wow thanks. kinda simple when i think about it. you ever gonna hit up the valley meets? i was there tonight, it was really cool/chill. nice guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver72 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Hey, I actually have a couple times. I will be there again, it's just hard for me to make it EVERY week. I have the silver LGT with the Mesh wheels. Looks kinda like the car at the top of the forums, minus the lip spoiler. See you there sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neelnug Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 That seems to be a big disadvantage of our cars. If you look at our 1/4 mile trap speed vs other 5.6-5.8 second cars... our car seems to lose steam about about 70-80. Of course our cars run with cars with much more HP. My 350z runs with my GT right off the line but begins to pull at highway speeds. A ECU reflash will take care of that. HP becomes more and more important as speed increases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaqtly Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 However our cars do have a big advantage with our coeffecient of drag. Our Cd is only .29, which is better than most other cars. Very slippery, and it means that we have less air resistance at high speeds than other cars do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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