35 degrees out...time to do 0-60 tests!!!
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Burning Brakes
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35 degrees out...time to do 0-60 tests!!!
I dropped a new battery in the '69, and she came to life. It was around 35 degrees here today and very clear/blue sky, so of course, I dropped the top down and put on my gloves.
After running an errand I decided to hook up the G-Timer and see if the cold air made a real difference in performance. (I last tested in 70+ degrees.)
First run I got massive wheelspin and thought I had totally wasted the run, but the unit blinked 4.80 0-60.
The second run, I started easy...too easy, and then punched it. No wheelspin. 0-60 in 4.60 flat! Wow. Had I tried again, I definitely could have launched better. I think a .15 second improvement would have been a piece of cake. I just ran out of usable no-traffic road to test again.
I once had a 0-60 run in the car, but it was a totally perfect launch. This launch stunk, so the cold air is certainly beneficial.
I'm definitely going to try for a sub 4.5 sec run sometime in the near future.
After running an errand I decided to hook up the G-Timer and see if the cold air made a real difference in performance. (I last tested in 70+ degrees.)
First run I got massive wheelspin and thought I had totally wasted the run, but the unit blinked 4.80 0-60.
The second run, I started easy...too easy, and then punched it. No wheelspin. 0-60 in 4.60 flat! Wow. Had I tried again, I definitely could have launched better. I think a .15 second improvement would have been a piece of cake. I just ran out of usable no-traffic road to test again.
I once had a 0-60 run in the car, but it was a totally perfect launch. This launch stunk, so the cold air is certainly beneficial.
I'm definitely going to try for a sub 4.5 sec run sometime in the near future.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2000
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From: Wichita, KS
Re: 35 degrees out...time to do 0-60 tests!!! (sammyb)
A 4.6 0 to 60 run is pretty darn good!
Try to find a section of smooth concrete to run your test on. When the weather gets cold my car hooks better on concrete than on asphalt.
Try to find a section of smooth concrete to run your test on. When the weather gets cold my car hooks better on concrete than on asphalt.
