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Why do Z times seem slower than I would expect?

Old Mar 9, 2004 | 02:37 PM
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Unhappy Why do Z times seem slower than I would expect?

There have been posts with Zs in the low to mid 12s with FI. I have also seen posts with Zs that have FI that are getting 450 rwHP that should be about 540 HP at the crank. Don’t you think that with 450 rwHP the car should be in the low 11s to high 10s?
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 03:55 PM
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Originally posted by DavidD
There have been posts with Zs in the low to mid 12s with FI. I have also seen posts with Zs that have FI that are getting 450 rwHP that should be about 540 HP at the crank. Don’t you think that with 450 rwHP the car should be in the low 11s to high 10s?
umm...all the Zs that I've seen E.T.s for are around the 360-380whp range running mid to low 12s....

I haven't seen an E.T. or trap posted of any Z with over 400whp.
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 02:15 PM
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360 rwhp is about the same as a Z06, which also runs mid to low 12's.

Sounds about right to me.
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 02:54 PM
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David,

If you're talking ET, then rubber makes the most difference. Especially when your talking about 350rwhp+ FI'ed Z. Stock tires and spinning through gears won't get you impressive times.

yeah and I haven't seen any 400rwhp time slips yet. Can't wait to see a few tho.
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