RE: Spring, Audis and Upgrades (kinda lo

[Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>]

Probably right (I wouldn't know for sure), but where would you get those
figures?
- peter, microsoft corp., wa
  91 200qw
  94 acura legend gs
  80 mazda 626

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>From: 	AUDIDUDI@delphi.com[SMTP:AUDIDUDI@delphi.com]
>Sent: 	Sunday, March 17, 1996 7:49 AM
>To: 	gregsj@minimall.imm.com; QUATTRO@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject: 	Re: Spring, Audis and Upgrades (kinda lo
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>> Just for fun, I did a little math (I am _not_ an engineer; some claim I
>> am numerically challanged) to put this in perspective and determined the
>> following:
>>
>>         Stock lbs/hp=17.17; IA lbs/hp=13.59
>>         Stock lbs/fp=16.34; IA lbs/fp=12.84
>
>A more accurate way of comparing one car to another is to measure the
>ratio
>of effective drive-wheel torque-to-weight rather than lbs/hp or
>lbs/ft-lbs.
>
>This method takes into account the gearing of the car and explains why
>some
>cars appear to be a lot quicker (or slower) than their lbs/hp would
>tend to
>suggest.
>
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