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Originally Posted by Sax1031
Just saying a little bit of track(1/4) time and he could answer his own questions.
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Originally Posted by Mr CLuTcH
I never claimed to be a drag racer, which is why I asked YOU OR SOMEONE KNOWLEGABLE to explain, dufus. Thx for pointing out the obvious. You wanna explain my initial question?
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Traction could easily be a/the culprit. Poor 60-ft times for whatever reason will hamper your elapsed time but still allow you to run a high mph. If 60-ft times aren't handy look at 0-30mph, 0-40mph times and compare, if the two cars have similar trap speeds but the e.t. is off there is good chance one is hooking up better than the other which would show up in those 60ft or 0-30mph, 0-40mph numbers.
I took a look at the Motor trend comparison after posting the above and what I explain is exactly what you see. By the 30mph mark the Mustang already has a .3 second lead on the Camaro, I'm guessing the Chevy isn't hooking up as well off the line allowing the Mustang to put a few tenths on the Camaro right away. Given what the rest of that acceleration info shows, I would also guess that the Mustang is geared a little better for the engines power curve as well, which is possibly how we end up with a .4 second gap by the end of the 1/4 mile.