blessed

This is the same srt-4 that I just posted the other night, but I thought you all would like to see the difference of drag!

After we ran a few times with my top up, I wanted to compare for shits and giggles, and dam can I say im pissed that I ran all thoes times before with my top down!

In the 1st race I would start to pull in 4th gear (w/the top up)...in the 2nd race with my top down HE would start to pull in 4th...I missed 5th in both races but you can get an idea of the difference with it up/down..

F***ing drag! Takes some of the fun out of racing!

http://home.earthlink.net/~matchframe/images/

dcak

duh, that's why they call it 'drag' racing...
JK
I can't view the vid on this computer, but that's cool that someone finally did a comparison.

dcak

Next do a run with you dressed up like an ugly woman and see how that drag affects things...

-9.8m/s/s

Drag forces are applied at an exponential rate as speed increases. So less is always better. It is all ways tempting to race with the top down. You get all those fun audio and visual inputs!

yellafeva

Yet another proof that top-down in the S greatly reduces acceleration at high speeds.

Venomous S

so in other words this is like a performance mod for you running with the top up from now on

blessed

LOL, Actually yea! I always, always run with it down...not anymore

smile

great video. thanks for sharing.

Quik S2K

It's actually noticeable (well to me) Just pay attention next time your in your car, go somewhere with the top down, and on the way back put it up and try getting on it a bit, IMO its very noticeable.

For comparison, when me and my hubby have both cars out, its a much closer race when I have the top up, with it down it's not even funny, he can pass me easily and keep pulling away.

nigashorty

haha blessed u be racing alot mang..thats tight..i hardly get cars buckin up to me...once a little accord (like he was standing still)...and another was a camaro (doode spun his wheel at the light, i said ok, his face was depressing after that)....rsx (had intake, went from 20mph role, smoked him) ...i think thats all...hahaha