[BackinBlackSS/RS]

Originally Posted by vernal

I'm looking at a graph someone put up on a 5.0 vs 6.2, are you saying the mechanical multiplication of the gears is not reflected in this graph since they ran it in the 1:1? In other words, a true dyno for full-car evaluation should show all 6 gears? I would figure a rwhp figure would incorporate gear multiplication.

I've seen many a smaller horse with high weight beat a bigger horse with less weight, so I'm not trying to be biased, but I also have personal experience that I've been thinking about.

Back when I was young and foolish, me and my 3.73-geared 92 used to do "informal acceleration tests," and there was an occasional wager on the outcome. I'm giving away one of my favorite tricks, but since I don't do this anymore I guess it doesn't really matter. I usually bargained so that a passenger was required in the contest in both cars and the smaller-engined but higher horsepower cars used to fail to do with a passenger what they could do to me with a solo driver. Also worked with certain Gen3 competitors.

Or maybe I just got better traction with a person on the right-side of the Mustang. Or some people drive worse with someone in the car watching them.

I was a po' boy who bought the Stang after winning the dough at a casino, modded it with cash from "opinion backed with cash", and stopped all this street crap after I almost got swiped by an idiot with a 5.0 I was 1/2 a car length ahead of but who lost control, veered, and if I hadn't had the experience to expect it and thus had stepped on the brake early so he swung in front of me would be dead/severely messed up.

I also know that the IRS is one of the reasons I jumped to a Camaro, as I had lost my final "informal acceleration test" years ago (which was the race after the one above) when I hit a seam that crossed the road and my rear tires lost grip and I had to watch a f%#@ing WRX Si get a win and my rent while I had to shove in the clutch to keep from wrecking. Yes, I'm an idiot and facing death didn't stop me but that combined with a major financial dent finally sent me to the track to take care of my need for speed.

WOW!!!!