12-14-2006, 12:56 PM
SixVi6-Camaro Wrote:you are adding varriables to my example.. I said 2 IDENTICAL cars with the same exact gearing. the only difference is the engines. A 50 hp motor won't have the power to get to the same top speed as a 500hp. as speed increases the power required increases exponentially to work against the atmospheric drag.
Lets try another example.. 2 IDENTICAL 1/8 buggies.. 1 speed.. same gearing lets say 18/46 with unlimited space to run but one has a .15 and the other has a .28. the .15 will never be able to reach the same speed as a .28 because the .15 will not have the power to work against the atmospheric drag, parasitic drag form the driveline itself.
Ok I missed the identical part. Then yes you are correct it could never attain the speed. But gearing has more to do with TOP speed.It's all correct yes horsepower has to do with top speed A LITTLE. I said it before.
Squirrel Wrote:horsepower has something to do with it yes but not nearly as much as gearing.IT'S ALL RELATIVE!
Thirdgen89GTA Wrote:John I think there was some sarcasm that both you and I are missing out on in this thread. At least I HOPE so, other wise I wonder about the education system at times.
No sarcasm, and the educational system is fine. Otherwise I paid $26000 for nothing. Again 's all relative. You can't have top speed without horsepower or gearing. But with gearing a 50 hp motor can reach the same speed as a 5000hp motor just needing more distance. Also another variable RPM of the motor. 5000 hp does no good if the motor can only spin to 2000 rpm, thats where gearing comes in again. There is so much that has to do with top speed and acceleration. Hence why race teams have such a hard time.
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