When it comes to 1/4 mile times:
08-26-2008, 07:52 AM
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When it comes to 1/4 mile times:
What makes a car have a fast time but a low MPH?
What makes a car have a slower time but a higher MPH?
What does it tell you about the car?
What makes a car have a slower time but a higher MPH?
What does it tell you about the car?
08-26-2008, 08:15 AM
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Fast time = good launch, rapid shifts. Fast trap = big HP.
In one case, I would consistently beat a friend's turbo'd Golf to the 1/4 mile line, but he was trapping almost 10 mph higher (and flying past me). I got off the line like the magic that AWD is while he had to concentrate on keeping his front wheels from spinning the whole way. From a roll he'd eat me alive.
08-26-2008, 08:38 AM
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Thread Jack. See my post above please:
<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/s4/msgs/2841448.phtml">https://forums.audiworld.com/s4/msgs/2841448.phtml</a></li></ul>
08-26-2008, 09:51 AM
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When using a GTech (or similar) will a clutch-saving roll off the line still give a trap that's
comparable to someone who pulled off a 5k clutch dump and 1.8 60'?
I'm trapping about 109 mph this way (somewhat casual shifts too) and I was wondering how much higher this could be if I actually tried to launch the car.
I'm trapping about 109 mph this way (somewhat casual shifts too) and I was wondering how much higher this could be if I actually tried to launch the car.
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08-26-2008, 11:55 AM
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It is a good indicator, but not as good as FATS.
Trap speed will still depend a bit on launch, but since there is no launch to worry about with FATS, there is one variable taken out that depends a lot on the driver.
