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 Free Power (article), Effects of weight reduction

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post Jul 2 2008, 11:50 AM
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This is a somewhat humorous but interesting read for any performance driver.

http://www.nerocam.com/SCC_TAP.asp
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post Jul 2 2008, 12:45 PM
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That article is funny.

A nissan Sentra of all cars.

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post Jul 2 2008, 12:52 PM
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:banana: Nissan Sentra convertible. :banana:

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post Jul 2 2008, 12:55 PM
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Yikes! I'm speechless.
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post Jul 2 2008, 01:15 PM
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Classic.

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post Jul 2 2008, 02:40 PM
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That's what I'm talking about. All that work and stripping to nothing just to get Sonata 1/4 mile numbers. :D


Seriously, everyone bellyaches about poor mileage, but aren't willing to lose weight. If we were willing to give up our cool, quiet comfort, we can lose 1500lbs and gain 30% in mileage or a huge performance increase. Losing weight is so effective because you can reduce engine size, further reducing weight. I call it the "un snowballing" effect.
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post Jul 2 2008, 03:12 PM
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Outstanding! Now there is a Nissan driver willing to commit to a goal at any cost!

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post Jul 2 2008, 03:16 PM
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Nissan said "destroy this project car"
SCC nerds stuck their hands in the air and waved em around till Nissan gave them the car.

The rest... is history.
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post Jul 4 2008, 05:22 PM
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three kittens and a squirel... way to funny
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post Jul 9 2008, 10:36 PM
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QUOTE(bobad @ Jul 2 2008, 03:40 PM)
That's what I'm talking about. All that work and stripping to nothing just to get Sonata 1/4 mile numbers. :D
Seriously, everyone bellyaches about poor mileage, but aren't willing to lose weight. If we were willing to give up our cool, quiet comfort, we can lose 1500lbs and gain  30% in mileage or a huge performance increase. Losing weight is so effective because you can reduce engine size, further reducing weight. I call it the "un snowballing" effect.
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:amen:

Every year, they make better, more powerful, more efficient engines... then wrap them in heavier cars!

I appreciate the safety benefits of air bags, reinforcements and and crumple zones... but I could live with more noise in my cabin and live without the heated/cooled/vibrating/massing/24-way power seats :grin:
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post Jul 16 2008, 03:37 PM
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thats older than old

its been around since like 2003 or something i used to get ragged on cause i had a sentra when it came out.

then once i swapped the qg18de for the sr20det the raging stopped lol
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