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Old Sep 5, 2004 | 05:23 PM
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Question et or mph what wins a race?

help me out.... everyone talks about mph ...but we run on et not mph ..why
Old Sep 5, 2004 | 05:25 PM
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Default Re: et or mph what wins a race?

i had the very same question a lil while ago.


mph is supposedly an indication of how much power a vehicle produces.

et is making the most use of such power.

to me, mph is just as pitiful (in some cases) as knowing one's dyno results... it's pretty useless against a similar setup with a good chassis and suspension.
Old Sep 5, 2004 | 05:32 PM
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Default Re: et or mph what wins a race?

Originally Posted by fatboyee
i had the very same question a lil while ago.


mph is supposedly an indication of how much power a vehicle produces.

et is making the most use of such power.

to me, mph is just as pitiful (in some cases) as knowing one's dyno results... it's pretty useless against a similar setup with a good chassis and suspension.
i see some people on this site talk about mph but have a not so good et so i say why have mph with no et
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Default Re: et or mph what wins a race?

Turning on the win light wins a race.
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no shit?
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Default Re: et or mph what wins a race?

I thought the first 60' is what really matters?
Old Sep 5, 2004 | 07:55 PM
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First 1320' matters.
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Default Re: et or mph what wins a race?

on the highway.... a car with more mph will win... hence why supras are deadly from a roll.... and more mph means more hp if both cars are similar in weight and aerodynamics.

It is a toss up, if a car is running low mph but quick ET's then they are either really light and/or using every bit of that hp down the track... so good 60's and everything. But a car with enough hp/mph can out run that same car and have close to the same ET.



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