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0 pointsfhood8y ago0 comments

Wing shouldn't matter all that much in this case. Grip is most important in the initial moments of acceleration on the drag strip where having a wing isn't quite as important. This car[1] runs in the 7s without a wing at all.

[1] http://st.hotrod.com/uploads/sites/21/2017/09/149-test-tune-...

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neom8y ago· 2 in thread

Fair! That said, I do doubt those cars weigh close to the same. :)

fhoodOP8y ago

Oh absolutely. That car is almost certainly a tube frame with a fiberglass shell.....was what I was going to say but then I looked into it and actually it's still sheet metal and weighs 3800 pounds. It has run a 6.987, and probably has north of 2,000 horsepower. Oh and it is street legal.

neom8y ago

I'm confused. :( You think the hotrod will weigh the same as or more or less than the new roadster? I looked around and I couldn't find the roadster weight anywhere.

snug8y ago

Does it have a willy bar? It's also gonna be pretty heavy with lots of torque when it hits off the line.

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