AND Ben gets the post of the DAY!! LOL ((( what data collection ))) -- Joseph Fortino fortino1@onebox.com - email (510) 360 -7829 voicemail/fax
---- Benjamin Tan <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM> wrote: > Although I cruise at 75mph all day long, I rarely have a chance to > open up my > 2.1 WBX to it's top speed of 523.8 mph. It sucks (pun intended) because > I > can't get more than 89.783 mpg when I go any speed above 426.79 mph. > I know > that the reason I can probably go this fast is because I have Porsche > Fuchs > alloys with ZR rated tires on it. That gave be at least 100 mph or > so. My van > is not a Westy and the middle seat has been taken out. That gave me > at > another 76 mph in weight savings. I am currently considering taking > out the > engine and trans for an even more significant weight savings as well > as > improved gas mileage. I just have to find a hill long enough and going > the > same direction I need to. I thought about increasing the gravitational > pull > of the earth to increase my acceleration. However, I found out that > it is > easier to pump up my tires to 200 psi instead. > > Even my 16" Syncro can manage 70mph all day (as long as there are no > hills) > with it's fire breathing 1.6 liters of turbocharged mayhem <ahem...> > > I thank my engineer Mike Miller the computational data. It's Miller > time. > > Oops! Time for my medication. > > BenT > __________________________________________________ FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com |
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