| QUOTE (Meteor @ Dec 24 2016, 05:12 PM) |
| So Project D AE86 (200-240 hp, low center of gravity, short wheelbase, suspension with serious work done to it, wide tires front and back, weight reduction here and there and weighed less than a ton to begin with) versus a stock C4 corvette. Corvette wins uphill or on a circuit unless the Corvette driver absolutely sucks. Takumi wins on the downhill every time because a stock C4 only has a power advantage, not a cornering or braking advantage. Corvettes have decent handling, but street legal tires only provide so much grip, and the non-Newtonian friction tires generate means they produce fewer Gs the more mass you put on them. The suspension will also be set for a bunch of different skill levels, rather than being fine tuned for faster drivers. The 86 will simply get more lateral Gs out of its tires than the stock Corvette will, and will also be braking much later on every corner, as well as getting just the right sort of suspension behavior from entry to exit. A C4 modified as heavily as either of Project D's cars is a different matter. |
Even going uphill, my money would be on the Project D 86.
Stock, the 80s vettes made 220-240 hp(ish. they got some changes over the years and it varies, but in the ballpark). Mind you they have more torque, but they also weigh 3100 pounds.
For a tangible comparison- My stock blackstop was enough to allow me to keep up with the acceleration of vehicles like 05 stis (300 hp, 300 pounds of torgue, nearly same weight, within 100 pounds depending on gas for either). Top of 3rd would have an STI walking away.
My cars not lightened, doesnt make 220+ hp, doesnt have shorter gear ratios in either the trans or the rear diff, etc.
As to the OP: Awesome cars man
We need some pictures.