Need help in calculating high speed run potential...

[95mustanggt]

Originally posted by 5.0 HO:
I dont get it I can understand you doubting 175mph but 135mph is easy money.

A stock crx si will go 130mph, dont talk Sh*t if you have never drove one,

Optimistic my @ss the speedo is barried like no other half way through 5th gear and if anything the 135mph is a low number.

We doubt 175mph because it is impossible. 135 mph might be possible with a slight downhill slope but it would definately NOT be "easy money". I don't need to drive one to speak confidently on this and I'm not speaking sh*t. I'm not being bias, only saying what probable.

Originally posted by 5.0 HO:

Dont be closed minded just cause its not a mustang.

Physics does not care whether you drive a mustang, CRX, school bus, or a tricycle.

Originally posted by 5.0 HO:

An "Escort" is a POS economy car and in my opinion a CRX is a well built well engineered car that has a great tranny in the 5 speed form. 130mph is no prob for a stock si.

This maybe, but once again 130 mph with "no prob:?? I don't care if the f'ing car was built by NASA, quality don't make it any faster.

Originally posted by 5.0 HO:

What the hell do you mean the aero dynamics wont allow 175mph There are CRX dragsters that go damn near 200 mph and run mid 7's

We're not saying aero dynamics aren't going to allow travel faster than 175 mph. You see when you "free fall" you have 2 basic forces acting on your body. 1. Gravity pushing you down 2. Air resistance pushing you up (effectively). So because force is a vector, you sum the 2 forces. Since gravity does not change (well it does but for all practical purposes we'll assume it doesn't) the force downward stays constant. When the air resistance equals gavity, no more acceleration! That means a fixed velocity (terminal velocity).

In a drag car, the forces driving you forward are a H*ll of a lot higher than gravity, therefore the "terminal velocity" is much higher. Even a 1000 HP car has a terminal velocity due to air resistance, it's just alot higher.

I'm not sure of your education, but that is elementry physics my good man.

Originally posted by 5.0 HO:

I dont even like my CRX but I had to come to its defense cause yall are way low on your top speed assessment of a stock CRX.

I'm not saying you are a big CRX lover or import lover. I'm sure the CRX is a fine car. I'm not bashing any car here. And yes maybe there is error in my estimates. I for one have not actually sat down and done the engineering behind this problem (yet ). But given that several people all seem to agree on similar numbers, all coming from different educational background, countries and car preference (even the other import guys doubt this can be done, and I would guess they are not bias 'cause it's not a mustang).

And Yes red it would be real funny if this guy pulled it off , but he'd be doing something fishy to get it done.