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Ok, so hi. I have a question. There is a kid that works with me who seems to be a little on the wrong side of every automotive argument.
He claims that a 92 Celica ALL Trac, with its 200hp and 200 lb-ft of torque, will run a 14.3 second quarter mile stock. This with its weight of 3200 lbs.
This does not add up correctly. I gave him an example of the first car I bracket raced...a 2001 Dodge Intrepid, which had 230 hp and a race weight (fully filled with gas and me in it) of 3730 lbs. Thats about 430 lbs more than his car would be with stock equipment and him in it. With the parasitic loss of an awd system, and the improvements made to the Intrepid, the vehicles put about the same power to the ground. This car ran a whopping 16.30 at sea level.
So please, can someone 1) explain to me how a car that should run a 15.50-15.80 is going to pick up an extra 1.3 seconds (or 130 hp....) or 2) assist me in letting him know that he is wrong for stock numbers.
Mind you, he has never been on a racetrack, I have bracket raced for 3 years against most everything, and am a regular top-10 points finisher.
Thanks in advance.
He claims that a 92 Celica ALL Trac, with its 200hp and 200 lb-ft of torque, will run a 14.3 second quarter mile stock. This with its weight of 3200 lbs.
This does not add up correctly. I gave him an example of the first car I bracket raced...a 2001 Dodge Intrepid, which had 230 hp and a race weight (fully filled with gas and me in it) of 3730 lbs. Thats about 430 lbs more than his car would be with stock equipment and him in it. With the parasitic loss of an awd system, and the improvements made to the Intrepid, the vehicles put about the same power to the ground. This car ran a whopping 16.30 at sea level.
So please, can someone 1) explain to me how a car that should run a 15.50-15.80 is going to pick up an extra 1.3 seconds (or 130 hp....) or 2) assist me in letting him know that he is wrong for stock numbers.
Mind you, he has never been on a racetrack, I have bracket raced for 3 years against most everything, and am a regular top-10 points finisher.
Thanks in advance.