Performance
Will my car at present my03 wrx with 257bhp and 275lbs/ft beat any hot hatch? On a dual carrageway in the dry.:wonder:
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My Fabia vRS is running 312 lb/ft of torque, so on a D/C in the dry where your 4WD system is of no benefit and is actually sapping performance through drivetrain losses, I'd give you a run for your money up to about 120mph. Throw in complex twisties and/or a slippery surface and the ball swings back in your favour due to your superior grip and traction.
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What a strange question to ask.I'm sensing theres a lot of insecurity going on here:lol1:
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I'm not insecure. :lol1: Never thought a fabia would cause me a problem. :wonder: Thanks mate I'll have to watch out for them in the future. Is that the diesel?
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I had a bit of a run-in with a T5 Vulva tonight
I resisted for a while (dual carriageway with r'bouts) then met him a few r'bout on ....so showed him what a Scoob can do childish? dangerous? .....flame suit: ON! |
Originally Posted by scoobian
(Post 7788177)
I had a bit of a run-in with a T5 Vulva tonight
I resisted for a while (dual carriageway with r'bouts) then met him a few r'bout on ....so showed him what a Scoob can do childish? dangerous? .....flame suit: ON! |
Originally Posted by corradoboy
(Post 7788134)
My Fabia vRS is running 312 lb/ft of torque, so on a D/C in the dry where your 4WD system is of no benefit and is actually sapping performance through drivetrain losses, I'd give you a run for your money up to about 120mph. Throw in complex twisties and/or a slippery surface and the ball swings back in your favour due to your superior grip and traction.
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130 as standard, mine's 180. Torque is 228 standard.
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Originally Posted by corradoboy
(Post 7788448)
130 as standard, mine's 180. Torque is 228 standard.
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Why can't people understand that it's torque that accelerates vehicles.... and probably receive an ass-whuppin' from the re-mapped Vrs brigade too.
Mate James has the Ibiza TDi and it's 225bhp BUT 350 lb.ft. of torque. In the dry it canes my 340-ish STI from a rolling start, different in the damp tho'. DunxC |
BHP, it's all torque ;)
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Doubt you'll struggle against any hot hatches (unless they're modded).
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yep my mate has a seat Altea.. fasting car from 50 to 70 mph i have ever driven.
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so why is a honda type r so good with 145 foot pounds of torque
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Ah, that's why F1 cars are so slow with only 200ft-lb of torque..:rolleyes:
Here's me thinking it was down to the 750 odd BHP..:lol1: BTW, how much of the power band do these performance diesels produce >300ft-lb..? |
Sorry but i for one would never consider a skoda deisel a threat, just my opinion:)
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Opinions are like @r$£holes, everyone has one, and most are a bit $h!tty :D
My diesel Skoda has raised a few eyebrows on track. In the dry standard and mildly mod'd Scoobs aren't too much to bother me. When it's wet I concede to their much better traction. Your 370/405 would have me beat well and truly, as long as you can drive ;) |
bhp is an equation worked out using torque and revs cant remember what it was exactly but the higher the revs when you make your peak torque the more bhp, thats why the honda vtec is so good
found it bhp= torque(ft lbs) x engine revs(rpm) ------------------------------- 5252(constant) |
Originally Posted by martwrxsl
(Post 7788102)
Will my car at present my03 wrx with 257bhp and 275lbs/ft beat any hot hatch? On a dual carrageway in the dry.:wonder:
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as they say:
Torque turns wheels Horsepower turns heads |
Originally Posted by stigaz
(Post 7790375)
bhp is an equation worked out using torque and revs cant remember what it was exactly but the higher the revs when you make your peak torque the more bhp, thats why the honda vtec is so good
found it bhp= torque(ft lbs) x engine revs(rpm) ------------------------------- 5252(constant) |
Originally Posted by Norman Dog
(Post 7790737)
A well driven Clio 182 will give you a run for your money :)
A mate of mine at work had a 182, and on the way home one night we had a bit of a play on a dual carriage way. I'm only running 250bhp and left him standing (not from a standstill - rolling start). A 182 may, if it's lucky, beat a bog standard WRX, but never anything modded (wet or dry). |
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