ed_crouch
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| posted on 16/2/06 at 02:09 AM |
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Mustang quicker than a Honda S2000 off the lights??!?!
Would you Adam and Eve it??
Just had a bit of a 'ding-dong' off the lights with a Honda S2000 (am in yankeeland so it was a US spec S2000, probably missing a few
horseys for US emissions regs).
I thought those S2000s were faster than that.
at 90 (kph, you understand id never break the law!), he was still a car length behind me.
I think that over a ton he would have had me: better aerodynamics and another cog in the 'box. Oh, and the screaming 8000RPM rev limit.
Still surprised, though.
Ed.
[Edited on 16/2/06 by ed_crouch]
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Arthur Dent
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| posted on 16/2/06 at 02:44 AM |
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Torque - does wonders for acceleration from a stand still. 
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wrong goes wrong, it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.' Douglas Adams
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ed_crouch
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| posted on 16/2/06 at 03:28 AM |
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Thats true.
I have 240lbft, he had about 160.
hehehe.
Ed.
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Arthur Dent
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| posted on 16/2/06 at 04:18 AM |
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also with an S2000 you have to rev the snot out of thing to achieve that. With a Mustang V8 its got a good amount of torque right from idle.
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wrong goes wrong, it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.' Douglas Adams
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dl_peabody
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| posted on 16/2/06 at 04:59 AM |
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Also in Yankeeland....
Depends on the driver too, missed or slow shifts and how much the other person wants it.
"There is no replacement for displacement"
Your 5 liters to his 2.2 liters....yeah its torque!
I am thinking a seven powered s2000 positions would be reversed.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 16/2/06 at 08:50 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ed_crouch
Would you Adam and Eve it??
Just had a bit of a 'ding-dong' off the lights with a Honda S2000 (am in yankeeland so it was a US spec S2000, probably missing a few
horseys for US emissions regs).
I thought those S2000s were faster than that.
at 90 (kph, you understand id never break the law!), he was still a car length behind me.
I think that over a ton he would have had me: better aerodynamics and another cog in the 'box. Oh, and the screaming 8000RPM rev limit.
Still surprised, though.
Ed.
[Edited on 16/2/06 by ed_crouch]
8000rpm limit???????????????
and the rest!!!!! 9000 revs!!!!!
Might be more can't remember! Certainly driving my mums one it spins to 9000 no probs but I wasn't watching closely enough to see where
the hard cut came in!
Certainly a mustang will probably beat it off the lights, but then the S2000 can actually get around a corner and stay on the road!!!
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mookaloid
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| posted on 16/2/06 at 08:51 AM |
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Clearly there were no corners involved.......
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NS Dev
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| posted on 16/2/06 at 08:54 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by dl_peabody
Also in Yankeeland....
Depends on the driver too, missed or slow shifts and how much the other person wants it.
"There is no replacement for displacement"
Your 5 liters to his 2.2 liters....yeah its torque!
I am thinking a seven powered s2000 positions would be reversed.
hmmmmm, re my post above, clearly US spec S2000's must have different engines then!
We only have 2 litres not 2.2, but 9000 revs and 240hp from the 2.0....................
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NS Dev
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| posted on 16/2/06 at 11:51 AM |
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................yea and huge grunt! Don't get me wrong I love V8's!!!
My ride to Le Mans and back last year in the current Ultima GTR demonstrator made sure of that.
650+ hp chevy at nearly 8000rpm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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MikeR
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| posted on 16/2/06 at 12:56 PM |
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Oi, stop bragging  )
remember you're toy car only has 4 cylinders and your real car is still 2 short.
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iank
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| posted on 16/2/06 at 01:11 PM |
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<tongue in cheek>
Are you sure he was really trying? Could have been bimbling away from the lights while cruising 
Also hire cars are a good 10-20% faster than ones that are owned by people who care about them
</tongue in cheek>
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ed_crouch
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| posted on 16/2/06 at 01:17 PM |
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I only have the 4.0 V6!!! NOT the V8.
I could hear him revving the tits off it about 20 feet behind me!
He was gaining on me by the time I cried off (about 95 ish).
And yes, there were no corners involved!! He'd have crucified me!
But the point about Hire cars being faster is absolutely tue: they are faster, have higher rev limits, are narrower and have more ground clearance!
All of them!
Ed.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 16/2/06 at 03:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ed_crouch
But the point about Hire cars being faster is absolutely tue: they are faster, have higher rev limits, are narrower and have more ground clearance!
All of them!
Ed.
Heh heh i like it!
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