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Old 04-06-2016, 05:01 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Vman455 View Post
He said it's an example, not the actual truck. Anyone running 170+ in the quarter isn't doing it on street tires.
That, and RWD or 4WD and >1000 hp.

I had a 135 hp Honda CBR1000F which did 0-125 mph in about 8 seconds, but it was a bike.
First gear went to over 80 mph; front wheel barely touching the tarmac; accelerating at about 25 mph per second.
Second gear took less than two seconds to redline from there.
Third took it over 125 mph.

If that car can spin the wheels at 160 mph it has more than twice the power to weight ratio my bike had. Supposing it is 4 times as heavy (including the driver) it needs 8 times the power.
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