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Nov 1st, 2009 09:55 PM #1Deal Fanatic
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How many horses are needed to leave rubber on pavement?
Was playing with my friends civic today. Floored the gas and all it did was accelerate with no spin action on the tires... Is the car too weak?? How many horses are needed to leave rubber on the pavement???
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Nov 1st, 2009 10:02 PM #3Deal Fanatic
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Hmm 2002 civic with me in the car, I weigh about 52kg
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Nov 1st, 2009 10:04 PM #4
you also need quite a bit of what the Civic doesnt have...
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Nov 1st, 2009 10:06 PM #5
Trick question. There is no rubber on horses.
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Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car; oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall; torque is how far you take the wall with you. Reply With Quote
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Nov 1st, 2009 10:07 PM #6+1 Was going to say. Your civic doesn't have enough torque to melt rubber on the floor (assuming its stock). Originally Posted by UrbanPoet
Now...get a mustang and try the same._______________ Originally Posted by Luckyinfil
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Nov 1st, 2009 10:08 PM #7
Also tire size/width, tire stickiness, how hard you shock the drivetrain, how the suspension is set up, etc
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Nov 1st, 2009 10:08 PM #8
oh yah...
if its a manual tranny you could let the clutch go faster. It'll make a bit of a skid. lol_______________
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Nov 1st, 2009 10:10 PM #9Deal Fanatic
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A human being's weight is mostly insignificant. The car probably weighs 2800 lbs or so empty (Civics are light), so another 100-120 lbs doesn't make a huge difference... Originally Posted by trixstar
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Nov 1st, 2009 10:12 PM #10Deal Addict
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have the civic face against a wall then floor it
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Nov 1st, 2009 10:13 PM #11
if it's an automatic ... go into reverse and drive slowly backwards, then quickly shift to drive and floor it.
and just wondering how does a horse or horses leave rubber on the pavement? maybe it ate rubber food? Reply With Quote
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Nov 1st, 2009 10:31 PM #12Deal Fanatic
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It's an auto tranny.. Stock is 120hp, but that was 7 years ago. It probably only has 100hp now. Thanks for the answers, I wasn't aware of torques at all. So much for the sport trim....
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Nov 1st, 2009 10:32 PM #13Deal Guru
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Congrats on turning 16 Originally Posted by trixstar
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Nov 1st, 2009 10:33 PM #14Civic with exhaust in the school parking lot! Originally Posted by KorruptioN
Congrats on turning 16
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Haha I wish I was 16. Originally Posted by KorruptioN
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