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light is right
We all know the saying “ opinions are like A------s, every one has one”
Let us look at the above post and put some numbers to it.
Given the race car has a ultra stock restriction..we assume the tires are hard, tall and narrow.
If we assume the engine is stock as well and may put out maximum of 150 horsepower
we need to look at the power to weight ratio.
150 / 2300 = .065
150/2450 = .061
looking at the attached table we see that the lighter car will make 3 mph more speed over 1/4 mile.
Lets look at the weight transferred ( see post 19 on page 2) -
2300 x .35 = 805 pounds transferred to the front and right side
2450 x .35 = 857 pounds transferred to the front and right side
remember that right front tire has a pretty small footprint to begin with and we don’t need an
additional 30 to 40 pounds overloading it. Don’t forget that additional left rear weight is going right over to the right front going into a turn.
The McPherson strut situation has bad camber build to begin with.
To summarize, for the same horsepower, light is faster, light is easier on the spec tires, light means slightly more acceleration off the turns.
We all know the saying “ opinions are like A------s, every one has one”
Let us look at the above post and put some numbers to it.
Given the race car has a ultra stock restriction..we assume the tires are hard, tall and narrow.
If we assume the engine is stock as well and may put out maximum of 150 horsepower
we need to look at the power to weight ratio.
150 / 2300 = .065
150/2450 = .061
looking at the attached table we see that the lighter car will make 3 mph more speed over 1/4 mile.
Lets look at the weight transferred ( see post 19 on page 2) -
2300 x .35 = 805 pounds transferred to the front and right side
2450 x .35 = 857 pounds transferred to the front and right side
remember that right front tire has a pretty small footprint to begin with and we don’t need an
additional 30 to 40 pounds overloading it. Don’t forget that additional left rear weight is going right over to the right front going into a turn.
The McPherson strut situation has bad camber build to begin with.
To summarize, for the same horsepower, light is faster, light is easier on the spec tires, light means slightly more acceleration off the turns.