Camaro Kills Girly Eclipse

[DkShadow]

Originally Posted by 89Turbo944

I highly bought it went form 0-170mph in 1 second flat. Cause thats how the f-14 does it. But thats besid the point.

When i was in highschool i drove a 1982 BMW 320i. It was heavly modified. Custom built turbo kit and a wack load of other things. No stupid stickers or nuttin.

But there was one guy in the mechanics class who always was braggin how fast his Z28 was. And how slow all imports are. So i said well my BMW is an import fancy a go?

He accepted. So there is a long strip infront of the school. We line up and go. He had me in first gear. I didnt make any boost till 4500rpm so he got a good car length on me. But by second i flew past him. Chirped 3rd 4th and 5th. He never said imports were slower than his Z28 from then on. He just said Hondas were slower

Camaro's are nice as american cars go. Im not a big fan but they are pretty nice. Got respect for ones that are tastefull. NO BIG WINGS OR SHIT LIKE THAT PLZ.

I would have punched you just for saying "fancy"

[DkShadow]

Originally Posted by turbo2nr

not to burst your bubble guys but not all eclipses (dsm) are slow they have some pretty quick ones out there that are sleepers.. so dont sleep to much on them.. but nice killl..
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SAYS WHO!!! IMPORTS ARE SLOW!!!!!!!!

[89Turbo944]

O and as for imports being slow. Well lambo or a ferrari, or porsche and tell me thay are slow.

[hot_red_z28]

Originally Posted by DkShadow

I would have punched you just for saying "fancy"

LMFAO!!! I was thinkin the same thing...

[Neutrino]

Originally Posted by 89Turbo944

I highly bought it went form 0-170mph in 1 second flat. Cause thats how the f-14 does it. But thats besid the point.

When i was in highschool i drove a 1982 BMW 320i. It was heavly modified. Custom built turbo kit and a wack load of other things. No stupid stickers or nuttin.

But there was one guy in the mechanics class who always was braggin how fast his Z28 was. And how slow all imports are. So i said well my BMW is an import fancy a go?

He accepted. So there is a long strip infront of the school. We line up and go. He had me in first gear. I didnt make any boost till 4500rpm so he got a good car length on me. But by second i flew past him. Chirped 3rd 4th and 5th. He never said imports were slower than his Z28 from then on. He just said Hondas were slower

Camaro's are nice as american cars go. Im not a big fan but they are pretty nice. Got respect for ones that are tastefull. NO BIG WINGS OR SHIT LIKE THAT PLZ.

first of all as redneck pointed out the f-14 does not go from 0-170 in 1 sec not even with the catapult


second i would like to know what compressor trim did that turbo had on your BMW?

[89Turbo944]

Well i have books that prove what im saying about hte F-14 Tomcat. ie The Encyclopedia Of Modern Warplanes/ Bill Gunston Pg. 131 middle of the page.

And as for the BMW i will have to let you know about that. The turbo was installed before i bought it. Engine was dead as well. Just did the fabrication of the intake manifold and exhaust manifold, and other ods and ends. I will hopefullt be baroughing my brother in lawys digital cam. ill try to get a good pic of the turbo and the stampings on the side.

Ill poste pics as soon as i have em.

[Neutrino]

Originally Posted by 89Turbo944

Well i have books that prove what im saying about hte F-14 Tomcat. ie The Encyclopedia Of Modern Warplanes/ Bill Gunston Pg. 131 middle of the page.

really cuz this says differently

http://science.howstuffworks.com/aircraft-carrier4.htm

"This totally steam-driven system can rocket a 45,000-pound plane from 0 to 165 miles per hour in two seconds! (a 20,000-kg plane from 0 to 266 kph)"

and so does this:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita.../cv-design.htm

"A steam-powered catapult accelerates an aircraft under full throttle, from 0 to 165 mph in 2 seconds during take-off to help it reach take-off speed"

and again

http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_carrier

"A steam-powered catapult accelerates an aircraft under full throttle, from 0 to 165 mph in 2 seconds during take-off to help it reach take-off speed."


getting the picture?

and don't say that there is little difference between 1 sec and 2 since its twice the acceleration.

[Steel]

Originally Posted by ldelaysionl

Funny you should say that, since early warplanes used nitrous to get bursts of speed in emergencies

i thoguth they used water injection, to basically increase the compression ratio.

[Neutrino]

idelaysionl is right nitrous was originally used in old airplanes and then later adapted in drag racing

[AmericanEagle]

Originally Posted by Neutrino

idelaysionl is right nitrous was originally used in old airplanes and then later adapted in drag racing

I swear you guys get off into that other shit sometimes.

[SpyderEclipseGst]

[quote=DkShadow]SAYS WHO!!! IMPORTS ARE SLOW!!!!!!!!


Well bring your mustang on down to AZ. Ill shhmoke ya!

[syr74]

Actually, as for how quickly a Tomcat accelerates on launch from a carrier I cannot comment, and honestly ain't all that concerned about. But, when someone mentioned earlier that Tomcats do not always take off at full military power he is correct. Let me explain.

The original F-14A was kind of underpowered for such a big aircraft. Fully loaded out that aircraft is a heavy mother and had to take off at full military power (in afterburner) The problem with this is afterburning uses a LOT of fuel in a very short amount of time.

There are two problems with a carrier plane taking off in full burner. Jet fuel is not cheap and is in limited supply onboard ship ...period, so they like it when you spend less at the pump.

But mainly, the biggest problem is it reduced loiter time when the Tomcat was running CAP, and essentially acting as the only real point of defense between the carrier and a cruise missile attack from soviet bombers (You know, that thing Tomcat pilots did when they were trying to keep the Soviets from slamming a few cruise missiles into a Nimitz class)

In that instance the Tomcat that took off in full burner is either a:Going to have to join up and mid air refuel much quicker than with no burner on takeoff or b: return to the carrier much quicker.

As Tomcats truly are the defender of the fleet and Tomcats and JP are both very limited quantites onboard a carrier assuming the onset of hostilities. Anything that keeps the Cats in the air longer doing their job defending the fleet, AND saves jet fuel is worth it's weight in gold to the Navy.

When the Tomcat got the engine upgrade in the B and later D models, the performance of the airplane improved greatly. And, afterburner was simply no longer necessary upon takeoff, which was stated as one of the major benefits and reasons for the engine upgrade in the first place. So no, the big Cats most definately do not always take off under full military power, and it would not make sense to do so.

Just a far off topic FYI.

[Alldar]

haha yeah the germans descoved nos in WWII

[DkShadow]

Originally Posted by 89Turbo944

O and as for imports being slow. Well lambo or a ferrari, or porsche and tell me thay are slow.

They are all slow. Slow and expensive!!

[DkShadow]

[quote=SpyderEclipseGst]

Originally Posted by DkShadow

SAYS WHO!!! IMPORTS ARE SLOW!!!!!!!!


Well bring your mustang on down to AZ. Ill shhmoke ya!

Wut Fer?






Arizona is not kind to Mustangs