At 08:23 AM 11/29/97 -0600, you wrote:
>I'm not doubting you at all Rob, but I just don't see how a truck weighing
>in at just under 4000 lbs. with (let's say) 255 hp can beat a car weighing
>in at around 3500 lbs. with 275 hp and similar torque. It just doesn't add
>up. And I haven't even gotten around to the aerodynamic aspects of each
>vehicle. We all know that the Dak has the aerodynamics of a brick. A
>Firebird is quite a bit better at cutting through the air. Was this an
>automatic Firebird? There's got to be something else there to explain why
>the Dak won. A stock Firebird LT1 can get to 60 in something like 5.2 sec
>while the Dak would be lucky to get there in the mid 7s. And that's a big
>difference. Could you tell me how I could get a copy of this article? I
>just can't believe it.
>
>Andy
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> Andy Callahan University of Kentucky quasideedle@uky.campus.mci.net
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> '97, black/mist gray, 4x2, Sport, club cab, V8, 3.55 SG, 5-speed, Tire &
> Handling Package, all the little goodies
> Mods: Firestone Firehawk SS10 275/60/15's, GT Classic steel tonneau
> cover, "Super Sucker" FIPK by Air Meldrum, CC bed mat
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Which Rob are you talking to Andy?
Rob Agnew
ragnew@islandnet.com
Victoria, B.C.
Canada
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