how much time quicker would my 1/4 be if car was 80lbs lighter?
 

how much quicker would i be if the car was 80lbs lighter in a quartermile?

Re: how much time quicker would my 1/4 be if car was 80lbs lighter?
 

i think like .08? i think its .1 sec per 100lbs. not sure tho

my 2600lbs with me EG hatch, is only slightly faster than my buddies EF hatch 2200 with him, with about 40 less whp. both b-series 1.8L

by slightly i mean, in a quarter mile his front bumper is at my rear bumper

Re: how much time quicker would my 1/4 be if car was 80lbs lighter?
 

why did this rumor start if that was the case the street cars would be has fast has the drag cars.


http://www.dsm.org/tools/calchp.htm

there you go plug away

Re: how much time quicker would my 1/4 be if car was 80lbs lighter?
 

why does that link use 1330 feet as the quarter mile ?

yes every 100 lbs. = 1/10 of a second

Re: how much time quicker would my 1/4 be if car was 80lbs lighter?
 

80lbs is alot. If it's a full interior all out street car it's pretty easy to ditch 80lbs of weight but if your cars already stripped or partially stripped thats where the trick comes in on how to leighten up your car a little more ;)

Re: how much time quicker would my 1/4 be if car was 80lbs lighter?
 

lexan glass and a diet, and you cant forget the fiberglass door skins. :P

Re: how much time quicker would my 1/4 be if car was 80lbs lighter?
 

i was asking this because i raced on a full tank of gas :)

Re: how much time quicker would my 1/4 be if car was 80lbs lighter?
 

if your worried about 80lbs your probably still slow :-\

just turn up the boost, that solves everything :-*

Re: how much time quicker would my 1/4 be if car was 80lbs lighter?
 

So did I ;) I didn't know how much gas it was going to take me to get to the track. Sucks, I still had about 3/4 a tank full.

Re: how much time quicker would my 1/4 be if car was 80lbs lighter?
 

I dont know how that even possibly true.. there is so much difference on how you can loose weight.. and where you want to be light.. those blanket equations people use always make me iffy.