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Old 09-05-2012, 02:11 AM   #49
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Originally Posted by DeeezNuuuts83 View Post
I'm not trying to be a fanboy, but what in your opinion would constitute a car being "so much faster" or not? I don't want to play the numbers game but the performance specs and lap times of the two cars are likely going to be very different... even though the satisfaction from behind the wheel will be above average for either car.
Thank you, that's all I'm trying to say. "close" is a subjective measure of course, but to me, that means fractions of a second, or that either car could win in any given situation, all things being equal. That's not the case, the Evo is faster in any race situation or condition.

And trap speeds ARE the definitive measure of power to weight, short of an actual dyno. The fact that they vary has more to do with specific power available under various weather conditions, but the variance over a large sample will be consistent and give you the consistent view of what the power to weight ratio in fact is.
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