seb
21-04-2004, 22:09
Got an AP-22 (http://www.race-technology.com/WebPage/Products/Accelerometer/ap22/Ap22Introduction.htm) to play with today and took it out for some fun in the 205.
The result:
http://www.raceshoot.com/0-60dash.gif (13KB)
0-10: 1.03
0-20: 1.97
0-30: 2.95
0-40: 4.28
0-50: 5.33
0-60: 6.53
That's in a standard mi16, no spare, just me driving (75kg). The road was damp, but I drove about as perfectly as could be expected - I dont think it'd be much quicker in the dry, maybe a bit.
I think the straightness of the in-gear acceleration rate is down to it being wet, grip was the limiting factor, not the engine's power curve? That said actually you'd expect it to be the derivitive of a power curve, and f you approximate a power curve to a parabola then a straight line for acceleration is right I think? :)
And to add credibility to the 6.53 second figure we have a revlimiter hit at 63mph after 6.95 seconds - and that can't be subject to error really, the speed is spot on for max revs in 2nd :D
The result:
http://www.raceshoot.com/0-60dash.gif (13KB)
0-10: 1.03
0-20: 1.97
0-30: 2.95
0-40: 4.28
0-50: 5.33
0-60: 6.53
That's in a standard mi16, no spare, just me driving (75kg). The road was damp, but I drove about as perfectly as could be expected - I dont think it'd be much quicker in the dry, maybe a bit.
I think the straightness of the in-gear acceleration rate is down to it being wet, grip was the limiting factor, not the engine's power curve? That said actually you'd expect it to be the derivitive of a power curve, and f you approximate a power curve to a parabola then a straight line for acceleration is right I think? :)
And to add credibility to the 6.53 second figure we have a revlimiter hit at 63mph after 6.95 seconds - and that can't be subject to error really, the speed is spot on for max revs in 2nd :D