745i vs. ss s/c WTF???
12-06-2006, 11:32 AM
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745i vs. ss s/c WTF???
ok before you mess with me about this one: i suck at racing my cobalt! i can drive it fine but am still practicing the launch. this guys saw me whip it past him.. pulls up to the light.. we go for it on green. i had a better r/t than him, yet he walked a bit in first due to the infamous traction probs. then in second i pulled pretty hard, had him by a nose, then missed 3rd cause i got so excited that i was winning. 
i thought these things were supposed to be german engineered quickness... it didn't seem that way. correct me if i'm wrong, but if i knew how to drive i think i could have walked him. is it possible he may have let off and then got back on? when i was in second he was definitly WOT.
NE1 else race one of these? i don't care who hates on the cobalt.. she's definitly not slow
i thought these things were supposed to be german engineered quickness... it didn't seem that way. correct me if i'm wrong, but if i knew how to drive i think i could have walked him. is it possible he may have let off and then got back on? when i was in second he was definitly WOT.NE1 else race one of these? i don't care who hates on the cobalt.. she's definitly not slow
12-06-2006, 11:46 AM
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BMW 745
Engine Type 4.4-liter DOHC 32-valve V8 engine with aluminum block and aluminum heads
Horsepower 325 @ 6,100 rpm
Torque 330 @ 3,600 rpm
Curb Weight 745i - 4376 lbs, 745iL - 4464 lbs.
Cobalt SS/SC
Horsepower 205
Weight 2806 lbs
Cobalt Weight/Power = 13.68 lb/hp
745 Weight/Power = 13.46 lb/hp
Seems like a pretty even match to me.
Engine Type 4.4-liter DOHC 32-valve V8 engine with aluminum block and aluminum heads
Horsepower 325 @ 6,100 rpm
Torque 330 @ 3,600 rpm
Curb Weight 745i - 4376 lbs, 745iL - 4464 lbs.
Cobalt SS/SC
Horsepower 205
Weight 2806 lbs
Cobalt Weight/Power = 13.68 lb/hp
745 Weight/Power = 13.46 lb/hp
Seems like a pretty even match to me.
12-06-2006, 12:02 PM
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those things are no joke even though they are heavy as hell. they run very similar 1/4 times to us. the 750 runs slightly quicker even. the 760... watch out for those! haha even though i have never heard of any of these racing. this thread is a first.
12-06-2006, 12:09 PM
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Cobalt SS/SC
Horsepower 205
Weight 2806 lbs
Cobalt Weight/Power = 13.68 lb/hp
06 Civic Si hp=197@7800rpm
torque=139@6100
weight 2701 lbs
civic power to weight ratio = 13.71065 lb/hp
WTF????? they are supposed to be faster than us? how come they aren't?
Horsepower 205
Weight 2806 lbs
Cobalt Weight/Power = 13.68 lb/hp
06 Civic Si hp=197@7800rpm
torque=139@6100
weight 2701 lbs
civic power to weight ratio = 13.71065 lb/hp
WTF????? they are supposed to be faster than us? how come they aren't?
12-06-2006, 12:11 PM
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i agree, that car is big as hell, and just like the range rover sport, fairly impressive, considering the size of it. i bet they drive real nice too.
12-06-2006, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by chevysalesman614
Cobalt SS/SC
Horsepower 205
Weight 2806 lbs
Cobalt Weight/Power = 13.68 lb/hp
06 Civic Si hp=197@7800rpm
torque=139@6100
weight 2701 lbs
civic power to weight ratio = 13.71065 lb/hp
WTF????? they are supposed to be faster than us? how come they aren't?
Horsepower 205
Weight 2806 lbs
Cobalt Weight/Power = 13.68 lb/hp
06 Civic Si hp=197@7800rpm
torque=139@6100
weight 2701 lbs
civic power to weight ratio = 13.71065 lb/hp
WTF????? they are supposed to be faster than us? how come they aren't?
12-06-2006, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by chevysalesman614
Cobalt SS/SC
Horsepower 205
Weight 2806 lbs
Cobalt Weight/Power = 13.68 lb/hp
06 Civic Si hp=197@7800rpm
torque=139@6100
weight 2701 lbs
civic power to weight ratio = 13.71065 lb/hp
WTF????? they are supposed to be faster than us? how come they aren't?
Horsepower 205
Weight 2806 lbs
Cobalt Weight/Power = 13.68 lb/hp
06 Civic Si hp=197@7800rpm
torque=139@6100
weight 2701 lbs
civic power to weight ratio = 13.71065 lb/hp
WTF????? they are supposed to be faster than us? how come they aren't?
12-06-2006, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by chevysalesman614
Cobalt SS/SC
Horsepower 205
Weight 2806 lbs
Cobalt Weight/Power = 13.68 lb/hp
06 Civic Si hp=197@7800rpm
torque=139@6100
weight 2701 lbs
civic power to weight ratio = 13.71065 lb/hp
WTF????? they are supposed to be faster than us? how come they aren't?
Horsepower 205
Weight 2806 lbs
Cobalt Weight/Power = 13.68 lb/hp
06 Civic Si hp=197@7800rpm
torque=139@6100
weight 2701 lbs
civic power to weight ratio = 13.71065 lb/hp
WTF????? they are supposed to be faster than us? how come they aren't?
12-06-2006, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Darksun
doesn't count because there numbers arent to the wheels mean while our car actually makes our claimed HP to the wheels.
12-06-2006, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by N8s07SS
Agreed. If you took the average of most people's dyno #'s on here of 210-220 whp, and then calculated the crank hp from those numbers, our power to weight ratio would be closer to 12 lb/hp, or even lower.
12-06-2006, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Darksun
also i doubt a SS/SC weighs in in reality at around 2800 pounds with out driver. its more in the 2900 range.
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