TURBO vs N.A

[Falc]

ok ok, it should be 0.32 and 0.33. So the diff is 0.01, one magnitude smaller now!

Edited July 8, 2005 by Falc

[Falc]

If the websites are right, not much diffrence also. Cd for 147 is 0.32, 156 is 0.31. Another 0.01 difference.

[Littleblackalfa]

heh... you'll be surprised... simply park both side by side, and you'll find the 147 resembling a lorry compared to the 156... and the 156 is also shorter car.

[Littleblackalfa]

yeah... but at 200km/h, I think that 0.01 would make quite a difference. especially since the 156 has longer gear ratios.

 

but for some reason, I've been having trouble hitting above 215km/h as of late... dunno why. and I've lightened the car also... strange...

[Cheeze]

can't help notice that u frequently use the word long/short gear ratios..in a nut shell, how does longer ratio affect the car vs shorter ratio??? thanks!!

[Genie47]

The terminology is not long ratio but tall ratio. Short is correct. Yes, tall ratios would mean you can squeeze more out in terms of top speed. The needle seems to go up and up and up with a tall ratio. A short ratio will give you very good acceleration. One of the ways to cheat in the gear ratio game is to change the final drive.

[Hang_kilat]

bro, when u say this i suddenly remebered when i used to play Rallisport2

for short and winding roads, id go for shorter ratios, but for long-straights id go for longer ratios.

 

so basically, short ratios lets u accelerate faster while longer ratios gives u a higher topspeed (for that particular gear?).

 

is my understanding correct??

[Littleblackalfa]

heh... yeah... tall ratios. I told you talk about ratios I dunno how to read mah. whahahaha... for some reason I'm used to saying "long" rather than "tall".

[Genie47]

Play GT4. The education is even better than Rallisport.

[Sheltie2306]

Hey, what's the picture in your icon ?? can't figure out

[Normal_aspirated]

think is a rodent, a guinea piggy.

[Falc]

Yeah, it's a cavy (guinea pig), cute and gentle little thing. Low maintenance too, unlike our cars.

[Falc]

Oh, there is a Sheltie breed too for gp.

 

[Sheltie2306]

I used to keep hamster, but their life span too short, can

Edited July 11, 2005 by Sheltie2306

[Falc]

That's the bad part abt small mammal pets. Though, GP has abit longer life span 4-8 yrs, and they don't bite. But without doubt, dog's still man's best friend.

[Normal_aspirated]

they like to bite my finger till bleed.

......probably having teething problem....Ouch!

[Sheltie2306]

No leh .. most of them never bite, I remember one of them ALWAYS bite, can't be growing teeth for the whole life right. But anyway, pet and animal talk are always more friendly and less ego conflict hor....

[Normal_aspirated]

my house hv one 9 year old burmese mixed breed male cat. I find male one is not so grouchy as the female one. I guess is the nature of things........even female homo sepiens.