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Matt H

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21st Nov 05 at 15:12

quote:
Originally posted by corb
you gonna get your car to 190bhp then james?

theres a 14xe/16xe on ebay at the mo for £4k with SBD 185 kit on it.

I've seen that

Matt H

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21st Nov 05 at 15:16

Anyone invested in one of those copper rads that regal sell? Meant to be loads lighter than std one,

Kiddy_Corsa

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21st Nov 05 at 15:23

Brosters Bhp per ton?

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21st Nov 05 at 15:35

850 kg ??? by 181bhp + 212bhp per tonne

Scotty C

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21st Nov 05 at 15:39

Matt H

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21st Nov 05 at 15:45

Wonder what Andy H's was

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21st Nov 05 at 15:51

would guess around the same weight as brosters, (andy had bigger cage, but more lightweight bits)

249bhp per tonne

corb

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21st Nov 05 at 15:51

what power did he have though? 240bhp? if his weighed 800kg(ish)? 300bhp per ton? pretty impressive for a 1.6 corsa!

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21st Nov 05 at 15:52

212bhp corb

corb

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21st Nov 05 at 15:52

naw james, im sure andy had way over 200bhp

corb

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21st Nov 05 at 15:53

ah, ok.

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21st Nov 05 at 15:53

212 is over 200 corb

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21st Nov 05 at 15:54

Matt H

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21st Nov 05 at 16:00

Power at Flywheel (BHP) : 145
Weight without Driver (KG) : 781
Power to Weight Ratio (BHP Per Ton) : 188.64
0 - 60 (Secs) : 6.00
0 - 100 (Secs) : 15.79
60 - 100 (Secs) : 9.79
Quarter Mile (Secs) : 14.46
Terminal Speed (MPH) : 95.68
Drag Strip Quarter Mile (Secs) : 14.26
Drag Strip Terminal Speed (MPH) : 97.41

Teddy

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21st Nov 05 at 16:02

Broster does not have an exact weight.

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21st Nov 05 at 16:17

www.letstorquebhp.com

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21st Nov 05 at 16:20

quote:
Originally posted by Teddy
Broster does not have an exact weight.

i guessed

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21st Nov 05 at 23:12

quote:
Originally posted by corb

theres a 14xe/16xe on ebay at the mo for £4k with SBD 185 kit on it.

cant find that anywhere.....

link to it

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22nd Nov 05 at 07:56

quote:
Originally posted by jr

quote:
Originally posted by Teddy
Broster does not have an exact weight.

i guessed

i have no idea what mine weighs, but its a good guess, ill get it on the weigh bridge soon..... if i can be bothered

SVM 286

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22nd Nov 05 at 19:47

quote:
Originally posted by jr
Tried serching but cant find it on the net, Help

Jimbo, is your maths as bad as your spelling?

Good job you have use of a computer at work

It's bhp per ton mate, so all you need to know is your car's weight in tons and power output.

If she weighs 0.8 of a ton and produces 150 brake say for instance, you simply divide 150 by 0.8 - the result being 187.5 or 187.5 bhp per ton

Now go and work out your specific output

(that's horsepower per litre to you sunshine

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22nd Nov 05 at 19:51

quote:
Originally posted by Teddy
Power per tonne.

So if your car has 100bhp and weighs 1000kg you have 100bhp per tonne.

If you have 200bhp and 500kg then you have 400bhp per tonne.

Simple maths really.

I know your car weighs 780kg - whats the power and ill work it out for you.

That's metric tons (tonnes) - true power to weight is calculated in tons (imperial) as horsepower is not a metric measurement (that would be PS), so it's better to calculate the car's weight in tons first, i.e. 0.8221 of a ton.

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22nd Nov 05 at 19:52

jim your scaring me

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22nd Nov 05 at 19:54

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