Aero and tire resistance are effectively "power robbers". Weight down the strip really doesn't do too much, weight is mainly at the launch.
Which Mustang line are you looking at? The green GT line or the red one for the GT350?
Work is energy and you can multiply distance with force to get it but foot pound force ft lbf is also energy and unit of torque! Torque is not lbf it is lb ft or lbf ft! You have to account the distance in torque the rotational arm distance. There is nothing mixing here lol
Read the y axis description. Gear ratios have been multiplied through, and the torque has been reduced by the lever arm of the radius of the tire. This is net force to the ground. I should revise it to net force to avoid confusion I guess.
That would be great cause i looked at the unit plus the values which were in thousands and threw me off but the description is accurate!
I disagree. Take the same car and add 5% to its weight and the acceleration in the upper gears used will still drop by about that same 5%. If you were shooting for a new personal best at the strip, would you let your 175 lb buddy sit right seat if the track would even let you do this?
You're looking at the green line, too. Actually, the MT82 and the TR3160 both appear to be more road course oriented, as the gears that are mainly used in that activity (3, 4, and 5) are spaced pretty close. Maybe almost too close. What happens between 1 and 2 has no meaning at a HPDE track day, and the rpm drop in the 2-3 shift isn't going to be of much importance until you're time trialing on a track with a slow enough corner for 2nd to be of practical benefit.
You might also draw a line across at about 2750 lbs, where any force above that is not accessible unless you're on a prepped dragstrip. Quick and dirty numbers suggest that 0.7g is about the best a car with 50/50 weight distribution is capable of on street tires on good street pavement.
True, but the rate at which the aero resistance climbs with regards to MPH makes it the problem child moreso at the track than weight going down the strip. Of course lower weight is better, but taping off those massive brake ducts and removing that spoiler on the track pack or R would do better than removing 100 lbs I'd bet.
Depends on the track. The MT82 I would argue is spaced a little bit too much, but that's a different discussion. I prefer the more ratios of the Camaro and 350's transmissions for road course.
I disagree. Good, and I mean good, street pavement should be good for up to 1.0g I'd bet with a good high performance tire. 0.7g would be more for all seasons. I've pulled 0.78g on my Pirelli P-Zeros on my Boss and that was just my messing around. Once it warms up, I'll hafta test it again.
There is no way to compare theoretical outputs based on displacement changes. There are far too many factors that drive total out put (displacement, intake and manifold design, valve size, cam lift/duration profiles, head design, exhaust design, etc). If I were to say a 7L stroker kit for the voodoo would result in 700hp+ people wouldnt take me seriously.
You're forgetting that these cars are RWD . . .
Like I said, I'm open to a better approach.
