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Where can I get skidpad numbers for present and past cars? I've done some searching online and i get conflicting numbers or numbers that make zero sense.
I got drawn into a arguement with this guy on my floor over how FWD cars(specifiaclly a Integra) can out handle and out run a RWD car on a road course. He was argueing with another guy on the floor who has a '86 Z28 with a LS1 and T56. I had to step in to help the fellow F-body guy out. The Integra owner is the typical r!cer. He kept arguing that even though the Z28 would take his car in a drag race, the integra would kill the Z28 in a road course. He said that FWD cars outhandle all RWD cars. We counter that FWD cars tend to like to plow the front tires when turning, also that the weight distribution on his cars lends to bad weight transfer when entering and exiting a turn. I thought read RWD cars actually have some advantage in turns. All this made me think and now i want real proof on what actually handles better. I figure skidpad numbers could prove it.
On a side note: We had too explain to him that the 5 inch exhaust pipe didnt MAKE 25-30 HP, it free'd up hp that was already there, but was lost do to the restriction his exhaust system made, and it maybe let free 10 hp at most. We also explained that the 3 ft wing isnt functional, and if it was it would direct traction away from the wheels that needed it most.
OK, I dont want to be flamed if some of what i said is not true,. From what I know it is, but if i am wrong on something, then I am and I appreicaite being corrected.
Matt
I got drawn into a arguement with this guy on my floor over how FWD cars(specifiaclly a Integra) can out handle and out run a RWD car on a road course. He was argueing with another guy on the floor who has a '86 Z28 with a LS1 and T56. I had to step in to help the fellow F-body guy out. The Integra owner is the typical r!cer. He kept arguing that even though the Z28 would take his car in a drag race, the integra would kill the Z28 in a road course. He said that FWD cars outhandle all RWD cars. We counter that FWD cars tend to like to plow the front tires when turning, also that the weight distribution on his cars lends to bad weight transfer when entering and exiting a turn. I thought read RWD cars actually have some advantage in turns. All this made me think and now i want real proof on what actually handles better. I figure skidpad numbers could prove it.
On a side note: We had too explain to him that the 5 inch exhaust pipe didnt MAKE 25-30 HP, it free'd up hp that was already there, but was lost do to the restriction his exhaust system made, and it maybe let free 10 hp at most. We also explained that the 3 ft wing isnt functional, and if it was it would direct traction away from the wheels that needed it most.
OK, I dont want to be flamed if some of what i said is not true,. From what I know it is, but if i am wrong on something, then I am and I appreicaite being corrected.
Matt