Originally posted by tcobra98:
coughdriverskillscough.....
Hehehe.
Take svt2000's car since he can obviously get traction. What do you think will happen if he launches the car at 3k? Bog, and with 2.4-2.5 60'; trust me, we tried it. And why? No low end torque.
That's what I launch at, and get a 2.28-2.29 60' with the track not being prepped. Does that mean I'm a better driver than SVT2000? I guess I'm a better driver than SVT2000 then.
It will be easier to launch the car if you have more low end torque so you don't have to play with the "traction/launch rpm" game.
You sure it will be a benefit to a FWD car like the Contour, that ALREADY has trouble launching because of wheelspin and not enough traction?
i hope you guys can understand it this time. The extra low end torque will make the car easier to drive therefore better chance to achieve better E.T. Is this concept really that hard to grasp?
You have a Cobra, how many times have you driven or launched a Contour at the strip?
No doubt the car will be EASIER to drive, that's obvious, but what makes you think it will launch better and get better 60' times? I'm on the verge of breaking the tires loose in the first 40-60 feet, and by that time, I'm ready to shift to 2nd, and I'm already way up in the powerband.
If I can't already get traction with 160 ft lbs of torque at the wheels, how would MORE TORQUE help me with traction? IT WON'T!!!
ONCE AGAIN, we need TRACTION more than anything else.
I'm far from being the most knowledgeable guy on here, but I've made a ton of passes on the strip, and I know what the car needs, and it's TRACTION, first and foremost, rather than torque.
Obviously, eventually there would be a point as to where TORQUE will help with better 60' times, i.e. getting slicks. Slicks might possibly cause me to bog down, THEN I will want and need more torque.
John
