Car Talk!

[The Real Bingo]

oh i know the elise is a good car... handles amazing and it has the celica engine
good car but i just dont like the look of it

anyways ima go make my dinner so flame me all you want

LOL. What Whir said translated: the Lotus Elise is a car with a small engine that will go faster than you say.

[SoloCamo]

All the engine and transmission have to do is overcome wind resistance to obtain 140 mph. Of course, if the car is shaped like a house, it's not going to go that fast. But if you have a sleek, light car, I say you can easily overcome drag with a 170 horsepower engine and the right gears.

yes and a celica well not maybe a box but is not aerodynamic at all (the 1986 one that is)

[EpyonMelee]

It has a Celica motor? News to me. The model I am familiar with had 118HP and I'm sure it did 145. That's all.

the current Lotus Elise has the celica GT-s motor, but with more valve timing so its 190Hp.

[SoloCamo]

exactly, at over 130MPH drag becomes a big problem.

why do you think the muscle cars such as your impala has such a low top speed?

3speed auto and yes the wind resistance.

[EpyonMelee]

yes and a celica well not maybe a box but is not aerodynamic at all (the 1986 one that is)

actually the 1986 year for the Celica and the Corolla in GT-S form were amazing cars.

[EpyonMelee]

3speed auto and its yes the resistance.

exaclty what i told you, tranny and the Drag coefficent.

[SoloCamo]

ill b back soon so we can continue our discussion

[Whir]

I disagree. It was quite aerodynamic when compared to other cars of the era.

Really, the issue here is that you think I'm lying. That irritates me.

[EpyonMelee]

I disagree. It was quite aerodynamic when compared to other cars of the era.

Really, the issue here is that you think I'm lying. That irritates me.

80's sports cars were cool.

[SoloCamo]

I disagree. It was quite aerodynamic when compared to other cars of the era.

Really, the issue here is that you think I'm lying. That irritates me.

im not calling you a liar, i just IMO dont beleive 130hp is going 145. yes its possible im wrong and yes its possible you all are wrong. i guess we will never know

[EpyonMelee]

im not calling you a liar, i just IMO dont beleive 130hp is going 145. yes its possible im wrong and yes its possible you all are wrong. i guess we will never know

we do know. its possible.

[The Real Bingo]

Down a hill, sure it will. Hell, if the hill is long and steep enough, gravity alone will accellerate it to that speed.

[EpyonMelee]

gravity will come to a terminal Velocity.

9.8 M/s.

[The Real Bingo]

gravity will come to a terminal Velocity.

9.8 M/s.

Yeah, but not at 145 miles per hour. Actually, it all depends upon the drag and mass of the object.

[Whir]

I think I'll go hop in my Neon Highline (top speed of about 90) and drive recklessly to somewhere I can get food. Then I'll come back (recklessly) and it won't have taken me any more time than it would have if I had driven a 911 Turbo because speed limits exist for a reason! Whoah.

[The Real Bingo]

Yeah, but just think, Whir....You'd get there in style with a 911 Turbo!

[EpyonMelee]

Yeah, but just think, Whir....You'd get there in style with a 911 Turbo!

you would get to 60 faster than anyone else. driving itself become more pleasurable.

[Whir]

The guy who owned the GT-S got to drive around in a (I think) '78 911 Turbo that a guy we worked with owns and restored from the ground up. He said he started to get scared at 160. Not sure if he was fibbing or not. But that's fast. Really fast. Even in a Porsche.

[EpyonMelee]

The guy who owned the GT-S got to drive around in a (I think) '78 911 Turbo that a guy we worked with owns and restored from the ground up. He said he started to get scared at 160. Not sure if he was fibbing or not. But that's fast. Really fast. Even in a Porsche.

yea, over 150 is scary, no doubt about it.

believe it or not the 70-80s porches were faster than the current ones.

[SoloCamo]

The guy who owned the GT-S got to drive around in a (I think) '78 911 Turbo that a guy we worked with owns and restored from the ground up. He said he started to get scared at 160. Not sure if he was fibbing or not. But that's fast. Really fast. Even in a Porsche.

160 isnt that fast in a porsche that car should feel really nice at those speeds. they are built for it. i could understand being scared at those speeds if the car wasnt meant for it such as the supsension and brakes arent going to slow you down good and whatnot