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I'm gone a couple days and everyone posts a bunch O messages. I didn't think these things went fatser than a high 14 with mods (n/a cars). Since power is hard to get out of the motor without much money, what is a good way to loose weight? I have a 84 GL wagon / a 69 hp single barrel and 5pd which is light enough to be a fun car to flog. It's only fun because it is light weight. at 180k I would like to dyno it and take it to the strip.. Now that would be worth a laugh.
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The diesels would completely run out of puff, when the SVX was moving to the top of its very flat power band. At the time diesels were trying to use available engine torque, the SVX would have more horses on tap, at higher RPM and therefore more torque at the wheels. RPM X Torque = HP. Power is power and a gear reduction can translate this into torque. Torque at low RPM can not win, when more power is available at higher RPM, to provide superior final torque via gearing. Ask any cyclist. Also witness the rough idling stuff on a starting grid, which very quickly, goes very fast. Betcha, Trevor.
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I concede the point. What I am really making a point about, and I have a large collection of articles about the SVX, [both positive and negative in outlook] to underline it, is that the SVX does not have a load of power in hand these days over more mundane machinery. It looks fast, but it isn't really. I'm not suggesting it is a sluggard from A to B, I'm not suggesting it is not capable of putting a smile on your face, I'm a committed fan as we know and it is streets in front of most pretenders. It just needs another 100hp is all I'm saying. Joe
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Well, Tom and myself (and a couple others) are pushing that extra 100HP. As for tack performance, there are alot of factors that you need to add into your equations. Like traction. I'm running low 14's. I've lined up beside a 12 second 240sx. Because of gearing, low rpm boost, and traction I could hole shot him so much that he didnt come past me until about the 1000ft mark. My 60ft times are around 1.8
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Now that the shadow is running well again really wanna try and cut a 1.7 60 ft.... slingshot baby!!!
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Might want to try slicks then. If I lauched any harder then I did with the 1.8, all I got was wheel spin, and a time abovw 2.0.
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