Power to weight - performance calculator

Bob Sherunckle · 2008-07-20T11:51:18+00:00

Yeah, yeah, you've all seen it before, put plug the numbers in again and see what it spits out.My Golf is so low powered and heavy that it falls off the bottom of the chart, so I added some power and took some weight off. ( added 3bhp, took off 40kg)The numbers actually seem quite accurate. Golf Ragtop - as slow as a week in the jail. Zzzzzzzzzz...... Power at Flywheel (BHP) : 104 Weight without Driver (KG) : 1110 Power to Weight Ratio (BHP Per Ton) : 95.20 0 - 60 (Secs) : 10.83 0 - 100 (Secs) : 36.93 60 - 100 (Secs) : 26.10 Quarter Mile (Secs) : 19.32 Terminal Speed (MPH) : 72.34 Drag Strip Quarter Mile (Secs) : 19.12 Drag Strip Terminal Speed (MPH) : 73.53Then I put the numbers in for the Sylva - these are much more accurate. Very accurate actually. Woohoo !! Power at Flywheel (BHP) : 137 Weight without Driver (KG) : 550 Power to Weight Ratio (BHP Per Ton) : 253.09 0 - 60 (Secs) : 4.58 0 - 100 (Secs) : 12.38 60 - 100 (Secs) : 7.80 Quarter Mile (Secs) : 13.05 Terminal Speed (MPH) : 102.65 Drag Strip Quarter Mile (Secs) : 12.95 Drag Strip Terminal Speed (MPH) : 103.89In time honoured fashion, your turn.

Jul 20, 2008 41 Replies

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Homer 17 years ago

It was originally a G60 but the engine died, it's now a standard 1.8 20V Turbo running a little extra boost with a DTA ecu.

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DanB 17 years ago

Sweet :-)

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