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Power-to-weight ratios
Well the only measue that counts...
http://www.vintagebus.com/3.6/perf.html according to this my '73 2.4 T w/ 210 hp should be nearly equal to a '73 Carrera 2.7 RS and can trash an '83 911 SC 3.0  Remind me, what's all this about a SCWDP?  Doesn't say much for the TT Quattro either
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03-11-2002, 05:54 AM
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I saw the thread, and was gonna pipe up with 'hey, I know of a site with...'
never mind... If anyone has data points for cars that aren't in the table, I'd be glad to add them.
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03-11-2002, 09:04 AM
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Cool chart. They ought to add Kurt Zimmerman's '69 912 to the list. 3.5 liter, twin plugged, slide valve injected engine of 360-380 horses depending on exhaust being run. Weight down to 1860. Quite a beast, and it's street legal! at 360 horse, that's 5.16 pounds per horsepower. 908 Spyder was rated at 3.9 pounds per horsepower, a reference.
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03-11-2002, 09:17 AM
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So, according to this chart, my car is just a little faster than a slug. Pretty close to the same acceleration as a 1.8L Mazda Miata. Some things, even those in print, are hard to believe. I can tell you my car weighs considerably less than 2760 lbs.
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03-11-2002, 10:27 AM
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1971 917K 5.0 L 630hp 1760 pounds, 2.79 Lbs/HP
Mark Donohue's Sunoco CanAm 917/30 had around 1100HP, so assuming a similar weight, it drops to 1.6 Lbs/HP In other words, "Hang on to your butt!" Tom |
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03-11-2002, 11:04 AM
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Did I say less? I meant to say more. Probably over 2800 lbs. The other day I tried to pass a snail, but after several minutes I had to pull back behind him again…oncoming traffic. It must have been a high performance snail. I guess that CIS throttle response problem is pretty serious.
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03-11-2002, 11:09 AM
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VW bus only weighs 2200lbs?
Why not drop in a 3.6 here and get to 8.00 lbs/hp?  Markus |
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Actually I recently saw a post, I guess it was Rennlist, thought it was here, where a guy had a 3.6 in a bus, '18" forged rims, and other assorted stuff, looked like a real high dollar setup up and cost in excess of $100K if I remember the website correctly. Kinda silly at that price, but I'd love to embarass people in a VW bus. I'll try to find the link.
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Here is the pelican thread: http://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60345 And a link to some pics: http://www.vwaddicts.com/gallery.php?catid=4&subcatid=41&adid=274 Tom |
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