Answer to the 390 H.P Cobra!!!!

[Unit 5302]

Originally posted by Doug McGinn
Unit i suggest you watch who your calling an idiot.Its a fact not a statement made on a wim its a statement of fact.
As soon as i get some time i will send you the specs on the cars.
Do you really think a 1" steel rod weighs the same as a 3/4" steel rod? do you think a 12" brake rotor weighs the same as a 13" brake rotor?do you think a steel wheel weighs the same as an aluminum wheel?
Better do some math and homework.I will post the details ASAP.
Once again you have gone and proved how much you dont know.

Heres a quick math tutorial for you in case you forgot just to oversimplify it for your pee brain.
a can of coke weighs in at 16 oz thats equal to 1 pound,remember math class? 200 cans of coke weighs in at 200 pounds,thats 8.3 cases of soda is that really so hard to comprehend?Its not that much weight when you consider the overall weight of the average vehicle.

I am watching who I'm calling an idiot, which is why I'm picking on you right now, hick boy. I want to make sure I got a real, true idiot.

Sway bars aren't solid, and we're not talking about can's of coke because I don't know anybody who drives around with 200 cans of coke in their car. Maybe you should switch to diet coke, which would weigh much less than regular coke. I can't give you the actual numbers off the top of my head because I've never been inclined to weigh my beverages, or coke for the people who actually drink the stuff. I remember my physics and calculus, pre-algebra boy. You got me though. The seat material is 20lbs heavier. The brakes are 10lbs heavier, and I don't know of any steel wheeled performance cars lately, if it were steel wheeled, you'd be talking a bigger 1/4 mile difference than what you'd see just because of weight, though. You see, accelerating unsprung weight is a lot harder to do than just adding a few lbs in the trunk, especially since you have to accelerate the rotational mass of the wheel. Heck though, if you think 20+10 = 200, maybe I don't even need to debate you.

200lbs is a shitload of weight in the average vehicle. You're talking over 5% of total vehicle weight, and on a Fox body Mustang, you'd be giving up over 2 tenths with an extra 200lbs on board. A pretty decent rule of thumb for the Fox is 10hp, or 100lbs equals 1 tenth and 1 mph.

Go open your book and do a comparison between a stripper car and a fully loaded car with an auto and feel justified if you want. LOL. Dumbass.