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Where are those older posts?
There used to be a Pie&Piston archive - no longer there.
When go back in General Gassing (the section for all off-topic long before the founding of P&P by PetrolTed), it only reaches back to 2011:
Can we have the earlier threads back? The number of threads and posts between 2000 and 2011 is likely to be less than what has been posted in 2020...
I want to find the thread where we discussed if folding down the rear seat would make a car faster
There used to be a Pie&Piston archive - no longer there.
When go back in General Gassing (the section for all off-topic long before the founding of P&P by PetrolTed), it only reaches back to 2011:
Can we have the earlier threads back? The number of threads and posts between 2000 and 2011 is likely to be less than what has been posted in 2020...
I want to find the thread where we discussed if folding down the rear seat would make a car faster
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?h=0&...
The original ‘folding seats to save weight’ thread was deleted years ago. Fortunately the key post exists all over the place
ETA oh go on then ...
The original ‘folding seats to save weight’ thread was deleted years ago. Fortunately the key post exists all over the place
ETA oh go on then ...
Corsa driver said:
It only carries 1 person, Me. It has no extra weight in the car, all glove compartments, cubby holes and the boot is empty. The rear exhaust may or may not add power. It has only ever run on Optimax, I know you get more boost out if this fuel on bigger engined cars but every little helps. The tyres are always inflated to 38 PSI to give extra grip and less tyre slouch. Often I put the rear seats flat, this reduces weight. (Like why you crawl flat across a frozen pond so as not to break the ice). I regularly drive with around £10 of fuel, again weight saving, and often I use engine cleaner in the fuel load to remove debris from the fuel injectors. The car is always clean improving aerodynamic progress. I have timed the 0 - 60 at 9.3 seconds, and this shaves a couple of seconds off the standard time. Hope this answers your question.
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The rear seat thing, It is rare that I fold them down, but it has to be said that when folded they remove a bit of weight. Vertical seats exert more downward force because the energy is focused on a smaller surface area. When horizontal, the weight is spread and so is less per Centimetre squared.
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The rear seat thing, It is rare that I fold them down, but it has to be said that when folded they remove a bit of weight. Vertical seats exert more downward force because the energy is focused on a smaller surface area. When horizontal, the weight is spread and so is less per Centimetre squared.
Edited by bigandclever on Saturday 30th January 22:44
bigandclever said:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?h=0&...
The original ‘folding seats to save weight’ thread was deleted years ago. Fortunately the key post exists all over the place
ETA oh go on then ...
I thought this was the original PH thread on this:The original ‘folding seats to save weight’ thread was deleted years ago. Fortunately the key post exists all over the place
ETA oh go on then ...
Corsa driver said:
It only carries 1 person, Me. It has no extra weight in the car, all glove compartments, cubby holes and the boot is empty. The rear exhaust may or may not add power. It has only ever run on Optimax, I know you get more boost out if this fuel on bigger engined cars but every little helps. The tyres are always inflated to 38 PSI to give extra grip and less tyre slouch. Often I put the rear seats flat, this reduces weight. (Like why you crawl flat across a frozen pond so as not to break the ice). I regularly drive with around £10 of fuel, again weight saving, and often I use engine cleaner in the fuel load to remove debris from the fuel injectors. The car is always clean improving aerodynamic progress. I have timed the 0 - 60 at 9.3 seconds, and this shaves a couple of seconds off the standard time. Hope this answers your question.
...
The rear seat thing, It is rare that I fold them down, but it has to be said that when folded they remove a bit of weight. Vertical seats exert more downward force because the energy is focused on a smaller surface area. When horizontal, the weight is spread and so is less per Centimetre squared.
...
The rear seat thing, It is rare that I fold them down, but it has to be said that when folded they remove a bit of weight. Vertical seats exert more downward force because the energy is focused on a smaller surface area. When horizontal, the weight is spread and so is less per Centimetre squared.
Edited by bigandclever on Saturday 30th January 22:44
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Scrump said:
I thought this was the original PH thread on this:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Added to Legendary Threads Wiki https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Scrump said:
I thought this was the original PH thread on this:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
A thousand humble apologies https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Bodo said:
Added to Legendary Threads Wiki https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Some proper gems in there, hours of fun ahead reading those.
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