Integra VS. Civic Question
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Originally posted by 02BlackWRX
The integra had 2 girls and 2 guys and the civic had 2 guys...i'd say the weight difference was maybe 300 lbs...i'd say with 25 more HP and 14 more ft lbs of torque the integ should still hang...what do you think?
The integra had 2 girls and 2 guys and the civic had 2 guys...i'd say the weight difference was maybe 300 lbs...i'd say with 25 more HP and 14 more ft lbs of torque the integ should still hang...what do you think?
I was surprised that it came out as a straight line for the best correlation. This worked reasonably well for 4 second supercars all the way through 10+ sec cars it was derived for manuals, but the comparisons should be reasonably valid.
0-60 time (in seconds) = 0.35 * Weight (in pounds) / HP + 1.5
By your account there is about 300 pounds difference in passengers.
Curb weight for LX auto: 2465
Curb Weight for LS sedan auto: 2745
So about 2600 for the Civic and about 3150 - 3200 for the Integra
0.35 * 2600 / 115 * 0.35 + 1.5 = 9.41 sec
0.35 * 3150 / 140 * 0.35 + 1.5 = 9.38 sec
Pretty much a dead heat.
Did your friend do a brake stand and launch better? that could make all the difference. At the very least, it shows that the engine and weight are close enough that they probably don't much matter, things like the transmission stall speed, launching, and gearing are probably going to have larger effects.
Last edited by Concillian; 12-04-2002 at 12:29 AM.
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i dont know what he did, but i wouldnt be surprised if he power braked it before launching it since it was his beater...me on the other hand it wasn't my car so i just did a normal launch...
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