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Originally Posted by r1vale
Yes, it's the same car, they bought it from Jas.
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But concerning the results, it seems to me they took their time in the pits and didn't release the car as fast as they could have, but instead checked it and took a look at the data first.
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Thanks for the detailed response, especially regarding why it was classed SP3. It all makes sense now.
I see the FT's laptimes varied a bit, but its best lap was in-between the best laps of the two V3 Civics, while the SP3 Civics are clearly in a different league.
I'm not at all concerned about these results. I assumed they'd be taking it easy, and the FT still did reasonably well (also the cars I find to be the most fun to drive aren't especially fast at a track like Nurburgring).
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Originally Posted by 82mm 4g63
Downshifting and pegging it wasn't the point, having the other vehicle take their foot off the accelerator was.  |
Even in my lowly '99 MX5, I've never had a problem passing on the highway, and I certainly never worry about someone easing off so I can finish passing them.
Doing it on roads with oncoming traffic is a different story. There are situations in which my WRX and RX8 could pass with little effort where my MX5 needs me to build up a little speed first. But it's all relative... there are many situations where my motorcycle could pass and my WRX and RX8 couldn't.
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Originally Posted by 82mm 4g63
I don't think he was saying 200hp is too low, the piece he quoted said "Assuming they manage to keep that BMEP while moving peak power to 7000rpms, the FT86 engine would have 175hp." I assumed he was saying 175hp is too low.
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He also quoted the rest of Nurburgring's post:
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Originally Posted by Nurburgring
Now we know direct injection is being implemented, which usually means a BMEP improvement in the 8-10% range. Using a 10% improvement, BMEP 178,75 @ peak power, calculations show that the engine would have 193 SAE hp. There is NO WAY this engine is making 210hp. It will barely make it to 200.
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193 HP, not 175 HP.
Weight will be far more important than whether it makes 193 or 200 HP. IMO, either will be fine if it's 2555 pounds.