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[2ride4life7]

just to remind you guys

so despite better horse power and torque figures the '02 was almost a full second slower than the '01.

I think that the difference in heat and air denisity would not make more than a second difference if it were true it would only make under 0.0 of a second.

A big factor in your arguement wicth you both forgot to mention is, as the bike accelerates it will face higher wind resistance, so the colour of a bike would not be in contact with the air around it long enough it to make an effect on the air density hence it must be bogus.

so lets stop trying to blank each other out and have a beer  i love beer

[glenn9171]

Of course my reply was a joke.  That is why I put the "      " at the end of it.  I really didn't expect anyone to take it seriously. :mrgreen:

[mrslush50]

oh good.  i was starting to worry there for a little bit.

[V8Pinto]

If a stock GS runs about 13.98 in the quarter, it compares very well to a fox chassis mustang.  My Mustang ran 14.2 in the quarter and the 0-60 time was around mid 5's I think.  

So the GS should be at or below that (the 5.0 Mustang is pretty torquey).

[V8Pinto]

Every drag racer knows primer is the fastest color.  The guy you lose too is always driving a primer beater with the headliner hanging down and tape holding the mirrors on.  Then he stomps on the gas and smokes you.

Primer is faster.

[mrslush50]

that i'll believe.

[Delta88]

Is Bondo a color?

[JasonB]

I beleive Primer is faster due to the rougher surface which helps airflow and decreases drag much like the dimples on a golfball.

[glenn9171]

I beleive Primer is faster due to the rougher surface which helps airflow and decreases drag much like the dimples on a golfball.

Actually its just the opposite.  A golf ball spins when it is airborn.  The backwards spin is accentuated by the dimples and causes more drag.  This drag as the ball spins causes lift.  Drag by a rough surface like primer on a vehicle slows it down.  This is why all top fuel dragsters have a nice, smooth, waxed surface.  By the way, they say a white paint job on a top fuel funny car weighs 8 lbs. less sthan a black paint job.

[V8Pinto]

It's getting deep in here.........

:lol:

[Arpee]

By the way, they say a white paint job on a top fuel funny car weighs 8 lbs. less sthan a black paint job.

...yeah, and then they put 80lb. of stickers  from their sponsors on it....

[Michael]

If that were true then black would be the fastest color not blue.  The color "black" is created when every wavelength of visible light is absorbed.  Black is actually the absence of any reflected light.  Therefore, by your above reasoning, the most heat would be created, thereby reducing the air pressure around the bike, and decreasing the friction created by air resistance.

That's not quite right either.  Shiny silver things would actually be faster because they stay cool themselves by absorbing the visible radiation and re-emitting it at different wavelengths.  This means that they stay cool (and so don't expand with the heat) but heat the air around them with the re-emitted radiation (the heated air expands and becomes less dense so producing less drag).  Of course you'd need very sensitive measuring equipment to detect any difference, and would need to be travelling a hell of a lot faster than the GS is capable of to have that difference mean anything.  In other words, in our world it's all  

[mrslush50]

my mistake.  but my logic was still sound.  i just picked the wrong color.

[Rashad]

My bike is Waaaay faster than a FOX body...ughh..

Numbers are numbers... but 0-60 i will kill (and have killed) most mustangs. That statistic hurts.

[glenn9171]

By the way, they say a white paint job on a top fuel funny car weighs 8 lbs. less sthan a black paint job.

...yeah, and then they put 80lb. of stickers  from their sponsors on it....

Without the stickers, they don't get paid.  You have to sacrifice something for the payday.