Ken Streeter writes:
>> Also, acording to the MGB Leyland factory manuals, the V8 weighs LESS than
>> the cast iron 1.8 l 4 banger. So a V8 car would be lighter than the stock
>> ones.
>> If you put in a V8 you best put on the V8 disks and calipers to stop the
>> thing.
>Taken together, these two comments really surprise me. If the V8 weighs
>*LESS* than the 4-cylinder, than it would seem to me that no brake upgrade
>would be required, unless you are planning on racing it, where the V8
>(presumably) would give higher speeds.
>Unless, of course, the V8 disks and calipers are a "downgraded" brake set,
>since the V8 weighs less than the 4-cylinder, and stronger brakes aren't
>required... :-) :-)
>--ken
I'm beginning to believe I'm one of the few on the net that has actually
driven a car or taken a physics class. :-)
Braking is negative acceleration. The more acceleration designed into
a car the more braking one must design into the same car. Simple as that.
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