Alfa,. can you make the equipment to make a SS achieve 180 MPH?
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Guess I'm disqualified...
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Guess I'm disqualified...
I'm glad that I'm not the only one with delusions!
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...just didn't expect this topic / post to garner over 100 responses and more than 1,000 views...
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...just didn't expect this topic / post to garner over 100 responses and more than 1,000 views...
Go big or go home! Just don't PM me about the size of my peanuts (other forum)
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Need GPS. 150 on the Speedo is higher than actual
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Need GPS. 150 on the Speedo is higher than actual
I've used that excuse many times. The ladies no longer believe me. Too late...
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Is this the Ditto thread?
Am looking for the Ditto thread... Y'all seen it?
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Oh yeah, Alfa never responded. I don't blame them, there was no way to enhance business. After all. this is all about the $$. Over there this post would not last minutes. On the Corvette forums one mention of a "Corvette Tax" will get you sent to "time out".
Henry responded - just wasn't an answer to the question
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Andy (from Alpha) went 165 in mine during initial shakedown on the V8 - he said there was way more power but the front was lifting bad (still had full hood). I've seen 145 with a passenger monitoring gps speed.
That's over 400whp, a 6 speed with better 5th gearing and I've aerodynamically changed mine.
If I can gather up enough manparts I might try the Texas Mile with it after the additional 60ish hp is tuned.
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I have a few extra man parts... I'll give it a shot
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You may not like me anymore because I made a mistake in calculating the front area whereas I left out the windscreen which adds anywhere from 5 to 7 square feet. It's more like 728 hp needed for 180 mph.
I think a cd of 1.0 is way, way too high. A 2005 Jeep wrangler with top off is .58. The Sling has to be a little better than that - every surface on that jeep is nearly perpedicular to the oncoming air.
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Personally, I would be pumped to have a verified speed over 150mph.
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Personally, I would be pumped to have a verified speed over 150mph.
That is really fast in an open air vehicle.
I'd ride two wheels at over 150 (and have) rather than ride three wheels over 120mph. Physics are just the ground rules (pun intended).
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I think a cd of 1.0 is way, way too high. A 2005 Jeep wrangler with top off is .58. The Sling has to be a little better than that - every surface on that jeep is nearly perpedicular to the oncoming air.
You're probably right but the Sling is a lot wider.. using .5 puts the need at 375 hp and .75 at 550 hp. Some boosted Slings exceed the 375 hp but I doubt any of them could do 180.
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You're probably right but the Sling is a lot wider.. using .5 puts the need at 375 hp and .75 at 550 hp. Some boosted Slings exceed the 375 hp but I doubt any of them could do 180.
Flybuddy, you are imposing science over testerone. You will only win when evolution figures it all out.
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I still can't for the life of me figure out who is arguing with you or science @Cape Sling . The show "Outrageous Acts of Science" is full of testosterone doing science rather than calculating it. Some do, those that can't teach.
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I still can't for the life of me figure out who is arguing with you or science @Cape Sling . The show "Outrageous Acts of Science" is full of testosterone doing science rather than calculating it. Some do, those that can't teach.
Let's not go there Wolf, My ex was a professor. Flybuddy has most of the caculations correct, less the top.
