4:10's Trap Speed

[Lucafu1]

Ok I actually have a question that has something to do with gears.

At roughly 5700-6000 rpm (redline) in 4th gear I am at about 120. Not any faster and I'm not paying too much attention to the gauges at that speed more the road. How is it that people with less power and the same gears can pull 4th to about 140ish???

i dont know, theres to many things to factor in. do the 2 cars have the same wheel height? is the other car lighter? more aerodynamic? tires filled up more to reduce surface friction? does he rev that car higher? theres way to many factors to consider on a question like this. more info is needed.

PS. i wouldnt trust stock gauges either, they are close but in no way accurate.

[BurnTire]

I have 410s with a 28" tall tire and shift at 7200 my speed before I need to change gears will be 153mph as of right now I am going threw the traps at 6500 @ 147 mph

speed world has all the info for you jeff


oh and Im running a C4
Dan

oh and my rear end makes no noise what so ever

Ok cupcake I re read the post.

I guess my reading wasn't so bad I see 6500.

You say your trapping at 6500 RPMS. Which is it 6500 or 7200?

Seems like you are trapping at 7000 with a 29 inch tire to reach 147.

[BurnTire]

do you see on your post how you say 2 different things? first you say you go through th etraps at 6500 at 147 mph then you say at 6500 you can go 132 mph in post #32. LMAO i dont have time to e-argue. you say 2 different things BTW a converter has shit to do with it and will only hurt your MPH. unless the magic converter changes your gear ratio lol. OMG.

and no i didnt factor in tire growth but according to your MPH you gave at 7200 and 157 or whatever it would have to gromw 2.5". maybe it does i dont know, if it does i need one for my di*k.

but you know what, read your first post and post #32 see how different they are? lol. 7200 at 153mph.......errrr wait, 7500 at 152 mph.

sorry thats all the time i have, i have a physics final to get ready for.

I got an A in Physics, Aerodynamics, and Calculus.

[Lucafu1]

send me your notes! lol j/k. physics is very cool and a very deep subject, i love it. calc, no so much!

i learned about aerodynamics in the army, sticking my head outside my helecopter at 150+ knots is fun lol. but i did get some -g experience

[ASUSMC]

I got an A in Physics, Aerodynamics, and Calculus.

B in physics, A in Aerodynamics, B in Calculus.

Aerodynamics made sense to me. Physics was harder to grasp ( I know this doesn't make sense). I got a B in Fluid Dynamics cause it made sense but was hard as hell to me. Calculus was easy I just made dumb mistakes on a couple of tests.

[BurnTire]

send me your notes! lol j/k. physics is very cool and a very deep subject, i love it. calc, no so much!

i learned about aerodynamics in the army, sticking my head outside my helecopter at 150+ knots is fun lol. but i did get some -g experience

LOL That was 18 years ago. Boy I am getting old.

[BurnTire]

B in physics, A in Aerodynamics, B in Calculus.

Aerodynamics made sense to me. Physics was harder to grasp ( I know this doesn't make sense). I got a B in Fluid Dynamics cause it made sense but was hard as hell to me. Calculus was easy I just made dumb mistakes on a couple of tests.

They all make no sense to me now. I never use any of them during day to day operations. Lets see why is the airplane buffeting. Lets calculate the critical angle of attack. LOL
How about push forward and add thrust. Sounds better to me.

[Lucafu1]

its ok, i took calc for the first time in 1998. so im getting there lol.

[Lucafu1]

They all make no sense to me now. I never use any of them during day to day operations. Lets see why is the airplane buffeting. Lets calculate the critical angle of attack. LOL
How about push forward and add thrust. Sounds better to me.

LMAO

[ASUSMC]

Its really kinda crappy that I spent all that money on those classes and I will probably never use them. ASU is really expensive and now going to GCC for firefighting is much cheaper.