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0-60 for 500HP turbo E46 (archive)
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Posted by Benjamin Treynor on October 29, 2000 at 18:03:57:

In Reply to: lol posted by Samir on October 29, 2000 at 15:19:23:


"Samir Special"...I like that;)

Could you run this simulation for my car using 500 HP. I'm curious to see the 0-60 improvement because a friend of mine just won 0-60 bragging rights by purchasing a Z06 vette [0-60 4.0].

Thank you
Samir @ Technik

Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings. To get 500HP from a 3.2L engine, you'll need a big turbo, which in turn means turbo lag. Based on my own experience (700HP 3.0L engine) your turbo will come online between 3,500 and 4,000RPM. Your 0-60 will be in the 4.3 - 4.4sec range, but your 1/4 will be 12.7 @ 118-119. Just challenge your friend to a rolling start from, say, 50 mph and you'll be fine.

Ben

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