http://videos.topredline.com/recentv...c188834ab3.htm

 

I have seen faster. I know the guys that own Titan motorsports in Orlando. They took their street legal 7 second supra out on (SR436/Semoran Blvd) for a drive to get lunch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJAh6FrOALE


Is this thread spam of some sort? I think it may be.

 

Well, the Vegas drag strip is at 2,100 feet elevation. A car that can do an 8.47 there is probably knocking on the door of the 7's at sea level.

 

Why is that..the air is thinner up there so wouldnt it be less drag on the car?

 

Less oxygen and lower barometric pressure.

 

Its the same principle that makes it harder to breathe up there. I doubt it would improve the time a full second though.

You guys think this post is spam?

 

im gonna go with big man.

0 posts. name is boost. talking about boost logic. hmm...

 

I don't know about spam - he joined in January.

As for power correction factor for altitude and pressure, I played around with some of the online calculators. Assuming the same temp and humidity (I used 61* F and 21% humidity), the calculator showed an engine will make 13.9% more power at sea level and 30.08 inches of Hg compared to 2,100 feet and 29.08 Hg. Those were recent barometric pressure readings I found online for Orlando and for Las Vegas.

Basically, using standard correction tables, a motor that makes an uncorrected 1,000 hp to the wheels in Vegas could make about 1,140 hp to the wheels in Orlando. Thats like adding a 150 shot.

It would need to shave 0.48 seconds of the Vegas time to get to 7.99 seconds. With 14% more power, it might have a chance.

 

Found another quick and dirty drag racing calculator. Plugged in a 3,000 lb car and 1,000 hp motor. It showed a possible 8.4011 ET.

Then I put in 1,140 hp for the same car. Projected ET was 8.04 seconds.

So my guess is, depending on weather, a car like that Supra could potentially go 0.3 - 0.4 seconds faster at sea level than at Vegas altitude.

 

Absolutely 100% spam.

 

did anyone notice that the vegas strip goes down hill? or it atleast looks that way.

 

x2 I bet ya'll have a good ol fashion virus now