[Z06] HP required to make 200MPH?
10-19-2005, 03:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Minarets
i think he possibly means narrower tires. that might help slightly with less rolling drag from the tires and less air drag from the width of the tire
10-19-2005, 05:15 AM
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The other question about 200 MPH that I have is how stable the Z would be at that speed. I thought that downforce, although sucking up power or increasing the requirement for more HP by increasing tire friction, lends itself to stability or perhaps I should say less instability.
The F430, for instance, was designed to have, and this is just a quess from something I read awhile back, between 500 and 600 pounds of downforce at high speeds (and of course, the comparison would have to be at a stated speed).
As I am speculating here, I would like to hear from someone who knows this topic from a technical side.
The F430, for instance, was designed to have, and this is just a quess from something I read awhile back, between 500 and 600 pounds of downforce at high speeds (and of course, the comparison would have to be at a stated speed).
As I am speculating here, I would like to hear from someone who knows this topic from a technical side.
10-19-2005, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Verrückt
Smaller tires would reduce the top speed as the top speed is already past the power peak. Slightly larger diamter tires may help.
10-19-2005, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by FourTonMantis
Then again, it would also increase frontal area of the vehicle in terms of ride height, and the additional rotational mass may impose enough of a loss to negate the effective gearing advantages.
Also, if the gearing drops the engine off the top of its' power curve, it'll actually go slower. HP is what determines top end with a given car, if you're on a different part of the power curve with less HP than peak HP, you're going to go slower.
10-19-2005, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by CFRA_7
The Z06 has a top speed of 198 MPH. How many additional HP would it require to push it through the 200 MPH barrier?
10-19-2005, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Minarets
i think he possibly means narrower tires. that might help slightly with less rolling drag from the tires and less air drag from the width of the tire
