Im busy looking at some software called CarTest which lets you feed in parameters about your car and it simulates how it would perform in a pure acceleration simulation.
Ive fed in the figures from my car (2001 Clio 1.4 16V) and from the 172 and while overall the figures returned seem accuate Im still not convinced of its accuracy.
For the 172 I fed in the following info
engine disp : 1998cc (Front engined, normally aspirated)
172bhp @ 6250rpm
148lb/ft @ 5750rpm
max engine speed = 7200rpm
manual 5 spd transmission
1st 3.36
2nd 1.86
3rd 1.32
4th 1.09
5th 0.82
Final Drive Ratio 4.06
Front driving wheels
Car test weight (car + full tank + 70kg driver) 2546lb
weight on front wheels 64%
wheelbase 97in.
tyre section width 195mm
wheel diameter 15in.
tyre profile 50
coefficient of drag 0.350
overall height 55in.
overall width 55in.
ground clearance 4in.
using the softwares take off optimiser I simulated a standing start -> top speed holding the clutch at 2000rpm and dumping the clutch.
Results were as follows:
0-30 2.2s
0-40 3.9s
0-50 5.2s
0-60 6.5s
0-70 9.1s
0-80 11.1s
0-90 14.5s
0-100 17.6
0-100ft 3.1s
0-500ft 8.3s
1/4 mile 15.2s @92.5mph
top speed 138mph in 97.8s in a distance of 17006ft
optimum shift points:
1st 7200rpm @ 35mph
2nd 7070rpm @ 64mph
3rd 6790rpm @ 87mph
4th 6930rpm @ 108mph
The tests were simulated at sea level, 65 degrees F, on a flat road
shift time is 0.5s
engage time is 0.2s
Id like to make sure that the info Im entering is correct and that the info returned is also correct.
According to the software my 1.4 16V will do a 0-60 in 10.2s and the 1/4 mile in 17.8s which are both very low compared to what Ive heard discussed on the forum (or maybe in the perfect world this is possible).
Im looking forward to a good debate on this
