[quote]Originally posted by Catch22:
[And I'll bet the brakes are only slightly bigger than the brakes on my '91 Civic, and trying to stop 2700lbs.
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Your Civic has 240 mm Ft (disc) and 180 Rr (drums); the Beetle has 280 Ft and 232 Rr. 4-wheel disc.
GRJ
____________________________________________The Volvo... are getting around 140hp AT THE WHEELS (this was noted in an article about Sam Moore's car a few years ago in GRM IIRC.).
So for a Beetle to match the HP of the Volvo, it'd need a legal improvement of about 45 to 50 horsepower.
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I'm not to sure of your physics and math here Catch22, 140-115= 25 where I come from. (a Front driver does not loose as much HP as rear wheelers at the wheels: transposed engines with parallel shafts and all that stuff. And as a front driver I kind of lean towards the balance of FWD except in the big sweepers. It appears I may not be the one twisting some facts.
GRJ

[This message has been edited by grjones1 (edited July 25, 2004).]