yes, surprisingly (or perhaps not) once you have over 200 at the
wheels it doesn't make too much difference getting more power. much
more important are weight, gearing (including rev limit for avoiding
gear changes) and the torque curve.
i can recommend the 'Car Test 2000' simulator
(http://www.cartestsoftware.com/cartest2000) which is an extremely
accurate and very scientific piece of software for investigating the
impact of many variables to the performance of a car. very
interesting and could save you a bunch of time and money when looking
for performance gains.
On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 9:55 PM, Howard gentry <zymmer4@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Owain,
> As I remember it, the 260 Cobra did 0 to 60 in about 4.4 seconds with a
> 260 hp 260 cu.in engine. Your times are certainly in the ballpark for a
> good 250 hp at rear wheels car.
> Howard
>
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> --- On Sat, 9/13/08, Owain Lloyd <owain.lloyd@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Owain Lloyd <owain.lloyd@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tiger 0-60 times
> To: GRMTim@aol.com
> Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
> Date: Saturday, September 13, 2008, 3:58 PM
>
> i get between 4 and 5 seconds. nothing radical - just a well built
> 302. stock gearing (so its all in 1st gear) and 245 rear tires.
>
> On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 1:31 PM, <GRMTim@aol.com> wrote:
>> I am doing an informal survey for an upcoming article. Who has actually
>> measured their 0-60 times? The old road tests said a Tiger with stock 260
> would do
>> 0-60 in about nine seconds. Has anybody beat that figure with modern
> tires?
>>
>> How about those of you with mild 289s? Anybody with a real radical engine
>> beat five seconds? Please let me know. Thanks, and yes, I have finally
> adjusted
>> my schedule to have our now finsihed project car at United next month.
> Doing a
>> 1000 mile rally around Kentucky and then, assuming I don't destroy
> anything,
>> straight to DC area for the United.
>>
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