944 man said:
Another misguided post by Roger - PtW means little when faced with massive Turbo torque. I suspect that PtW figures are flawed too, unless you've repeatedly weighed the car and I say this as someone who has weighed 944s a hundred times.
Misguided ? [edited by admin]
A car that close to double it's original stock weight is I can assure you (As much as that's possible!) means much
more than as you say "little" but rather a substantial / Huge difference.
Massive turbo Torque as you put it, can be problematic and difficult to apply, control and use. This is why many Supercars are
Normally aspirated and better for a smoother more drive-able throttle control and power delivery,
but you know all this and more I'd of thought!
If you'd weighed a 944 a hundred times you should get Freeview or visit the Local bowling green for a round only there's
more to life than that!
I weighed my car before any mods in 2012 and then after the extensive ,modifying & resto (3.5 years later)
Start 1260kg , finish weight 1040kg (1/2 tank fuel) on the local Skip weighbridge which may not be that accurate but it's calibrated for Industry and any direct back to back comparison is reasonable, just like Rolling roads as long as you use the same one a more accurate difference will be had.
When the corner weights and Geo were set the Computer scale pads / Racing equipment they gave a more accurate figure which was 1010Kg with very fuel little on board. Since then more reductions have taken place and once the lighter Suspension and Lightweight doors are fitted, I'll return to my local bridge to record the hopeful figure beginning with 9.
thankfully 100 visits will not be required
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However I think Wheel changes might be approaching a fair figure, recent testing on the costa del North Wales routes revealed
some interesting handling traits running D90 6" Front wheels 205/50/16, and 8" rears 205/55/16...
I has some oversteer balance for the first time ever, even more so because the rear demo tyres were 8 year old 3mm Winters!, the front were winters also but 6mm and only 2 years new..
The Positive rake put more weight on the front axle (Changing the near 250kg per each corner weights) and the smaller front tyre (Incorrect ratio - height) combined with the stretched rears 205 on a 8J is what made the front turn and bite better and the rear girate and begin to consider oversteering. Straight line traffic light traction suffered for the first time and broke loose as the rock hard old rears had nothing else to offer! braking was good though with 6" skinny front rims and 8" wide tyres (2" of slop)..
This set was heavy though @ 73kg, so they came off and the Special lightweight 16" Cup set put back on, with a new lighter
paint finish but with a narrower tyre (195/55/16) on the 7J, with 205/55/16 rear on 7J.
This set is 62kg for all four and as expected created a huge difference to the (Acceleration) performance but the front combo was too harsh, had less compliance over bumps and a more choppy ride, so the R&D continues as I clarify the spec and make a decision if the Euro exchange rate will change dramatically with all the recent Goverment Fiasco or not?
Only i need to send thousands of Euro's across to Holland for my Bespoke Intrax Suspension order......
R
