I have a 30 year old completely stock car with red line tires and you want
me to do WHAT with my baby????? NEVER.....Bob
> On Tue, 25 Apr 2006, Robert McBride wrote:
>
>> Personally I think I need a heavier flywheel.. You know to stop those
>> embarrassing stalls when taking off from a light when I'm driving the
>> wife
>> around...Bob
>
> Okay - pay attention. I'm about to lay down some serious physics here...
>
> You do not need a heavier flywheel.
>
> Just rev the motor to about 3000 and dump the clutch. You then modulate
> the wheelspin via the throttle 'till you get up to speed at about 5000.
>
> Hmm. OK, no serious physics. But nice _applied physics_. Rev the motor
> 'till you produce adequate torque to overcome the co-efficient of friction
> between the tire and the road. When the tire surface temp increases, the
> CofF for the tire/road interface increases proportionally until the force
> overcomes the mass of the car. You start moving. There you go.
>
> No matter where you go, there you are. Or something like that.
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