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Local Teen driver gets pulled over at 142
SixVi6-Camaro Wrote:HP plays a huge part in top speed. Its not all about gearing and aero. Its about matching the gearing and power to the drag of the car moving through the air and distance you have to reach top speed.

example.. 2 identical cars both geared to have a top speed in theory of 250mph with an unlimited distance to run with the same weight and drag coefficient but one has a 50hp engine the other has a 500hp engine.. I got my money on the 500hp car to reach a much higher top speed. The 50hp car will simply run out of power to keep working against the increasing drag from the air.
The 500 hp motor will only get to 250 faster. The 50 hp motor will reach it eventually! A motor can never run out of power if you have ebough speeds or gears to hit that speed.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE PAIN; THE INK AND THE JEWELRY ARE JUST SOUVENIERS
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Local Teen driver gets pulled over at 142 - by squirrel - 12-14-2006, 07:55 AM

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