Socal slow lane driver
#123
10-20-2017, 07:34 AM
Thanks for the link.
Yah, This car hit most of my specs: value, price, maintenance, fuel efficiency, and insurance costs. Only thing lacking is POWA, and lack of mods to increase hp. But for new driver, in newer car it may be a good thing.
It's an econobox, an A-B car. Looks decent, good enough.
Yah, This car hit most of my specs: value, price, maintenance, fuel efficiency, and insurance costs. Only thing lacking is POWA, and lack of mods to increase hp. But for new driver, in newer car it may be a good thing.
It's an econobox, an A-B car. Looks decent, good enough.
You can also consider reducing unsprung and rotational mass. floating or two piece rotors, coilover or air suspension, carbon fiber panels, these things cost a lot though. I will be aiming to buy a new car this next year, so my custom JDM Fit will be for sale, or, I can sell off the parts to interesting parties like the coilovers and Tanabe exhaust for example.
#125
10-20-2017, 08:02 AM
one thing to note before u start pulling things off ur car..
for every 100lbs you lose, you trim off 0.1sec off your 0-60mph time.. which means even if you took of 500lbs, which is a lot, you only shave off 0.5sec off your acceleration...go forced induction.
and work on the unsprung weight.. will make a big difference.
ofcourse if u want to improve handling, 500lbs reduced weight is a big benefit.
for every 100lbs you lose, you trim off 0.1sec off your 0-60mph time.. which means even if you took of 500lbs, which is a lot, you only shave off 0.5sec off your acceleration...go forced induction.
and work on the unsprung weight.. will make a big difference.ofcourse if u want to improve handling, 500lbs reduced weight is a big benefit.
#126
10-20-2017, 08:55 AM
of course that is if everything else is constant.. all cars behave differently but a good guide to consider if one is going for better acceleration just by weight reduction.
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