What's the power to weight ratio on the Inline Four

What's the power to weight ratio of the Inline Four model? I would figure it would be pretty nice since the car is lighter than alot of the cars on the market. Does anyone know?

this is a serious technical question. Does anyone know?

Not good :lol:

Find the weight, divide it by the hp, and you have your answer.

does someone want to do the math for us?

2700ish/ 140hp = about 19 ish probably. Someone check

that sounds about right. although i think the weight is around 2600.

yup 19ish is right

ok 19 is it then. So what does that mean in comparison two some other cars in it's class?

(oh and to Tibby01, I picked 2700 because it depends what options you have on the car, Manual or Auto etc etc since the curb weight is from 2600-2900) (Base to GT)

The 1st number is from Manufacturer claimed power rating at the flywheel, the 2nd number is the one that really matters, dyno tested at the wheels.

03 Civic Si ------------ 16.8 --- 19.5
VW GTI 1.8T ---------- 16.1 --- 16.9
Tiburon V6 ------------ 17.6 --- 20.2
SER SpecV ------------ 15.4 --- 18.4
Mini Cooper S --------- 16.8 --- 17.1
SVT Focus ------------ 16.4 --- 18.6
Mazdaspeed Protege --- 16.4 --- 18.6
SRT4 ------------------ 13.0 --- 13.0

And a couple others not really in the same price range.

EVO 8 ------------------- 11.8 --- 13.7
STI --------------------- 10.6 --- 12.4
WRX -------------------- 13.6 --- 16.4
RSX-S ------------------ 14.0 --- 16.1
350Z ------------------- 11.1 --- 13.3

Alright, that tells us about the GT model, but does anyone have the same information for the base model?

well???

which year???

you know the 2003 is heavier than the RD2 tibs and the RD1 tibs are lighter than the RD2 tibs.

be a little more specific and i can help.

or just go to www.autotrader.com and click onthe research tab and find out for yourself.

Do you know what a stock 4 cylinder would dyno at? 120 ish?

to Tibby01- 2003 is the year

and to ldelaysionl, 122 on average, we took a friends Inline four on a dyno before I got mine

Well, assuming you guys are right with 2700 pounds...

19.3 flywheel --- 22.1 wheels

It's not really in the same class as the cars I listed above though, more along the lines of a Civic EX or Focus ZX3 etc.

you guys are funny...

he said power to weight, not weight to power.

on autotrader, it says the car weighs 2940lbs....so....140/2940= .047619
if you ment weight to power, then it is 2940/140= 21

:rolleyes:

power:weight

1 hp:22 pounds

weight: power

22 pounds:1 hp



Changing the order of words doesn't change the results. I doubt you'll find anyone who gives it to you as x hp per 1 pound.

alright then, so then so then top 3 rides that rank about the same power to weight or the inverse

well???

i dont understand what you are asking.

well we know that the Celica base model is a contender against the Tib, but can you think of some others?