Rover V8 power ....
Discussion
tting purposes lol
Big Daft Lad said:
Dunno about rollers but my arse says my V6 has about 90...
lol!I think the best way is just to test out your vehicle's performance on the REAL road against as many similar models as possible.
Those of us who've driven fleet cars or vans...supposedly the same spec, will know that they can be so different in performance and handling.
It's only about 60 quid for a R/R session though, if you really want to be disappointed...and they might even tell you where the likely hiding place is of all those escaped horses.
grahamw48 said:
if you really want to be disappointed...and they might even tell you where the likely hiding place is of all those escaped horses.
Find all the lost horses here:I love the analogy at the bottom of that page..10/10..
think about the young bull who remarked to an older bull, "Look! There are some moos down there in the meadow! Let's run down and sort a couple of them out" to which the older bull replied "Nah! Let's walk down and do the lot! Otherwise, you'll never know how much fun you coulda had!"
think about the young bull who remarked to an older bull, "Look! There are some moos down there in the meadow! Let's run down and sort a couple of them out" to which the older bull replied "Nah! Let's walk down and do the lot! Otherwise, you'll never know how much fun you coulda had!"
Suppose there are many factors including the type of road, type of day and what has been done to the motor and is there a y in the name of the day for a good reading.
Slightly related on power. I did find this interesting was during the runway runs at Duxford many moons ago, what passed what or what kept up or could not pass xyz etc or in the case of the Cerbs, what warp speed they could attain. This was in a good mix of the marque including cars from all the way back. Especially if you had a gaggle of V8's going for it. Quite close really for some, I assumed that was down to the driver?
Slightly related on power. I did find this interesting was during the runway runs at Duxford many moons ago, what passed what or what kept up or could not pass xyz etc or in the case of the Cerbs, what warp speed they could attain. This was in a good mix of the marque including cars from all the way back. Especially if you had a gaggle of V8's going for it. Quite close really for some, I assumed that was down to the driver?
A fun way of testing the performance of your car is to go to a drag race 'run wot u brung' meet, and for normally about 30 quid entry you can have several runs up the strip, and receive a printout of all your times and speeds achieved. No special licence or anything needed.
Result: a realistic picture of how your car performs against other machinery of all types... on the road.
Of course there is skill involved, but no more than in a normal traffic lights grand prix.
Our own Trickie Dickie on his first outing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iEep1poQ7g&fea...
Me on mine (showing how leaving the line with wheelspin for 200 yards does NOT help
)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujywKNIRLno
Result: a realistic picture of how your car performs against other machinery of all types... on the road.
Of course there is skill involved, but no more than in a normal traffic lights grand prix.
Our own Trickie Dickie on his first outing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iEep1poQ7g&fea...
Me on mine (showing how leaving the line with wheelspin for 200 yards does NOT help
)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujywKNIRLno
Edited by grahamw48 on Sunday 27th February 18:08
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