How can this be?
How can this be? One of my buddies with a bolt on M6 Z28 that runs 13 flat gave me a ride in his car one day and for some reason it felt a lot faster than my H/C stalled auto that runs 11.9s. How in the hell can this be?
Ok then. I thought I was going nuts or something. I was thinking how in the hell can a car that is a full second slower then me feel faster. Is it because of the instant throtle responce?
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If you still have your 3.23 gears, that could be the difference. The M6 cars for the most part have 3.40s unless they were ordered with something else. One thing I've noticed on the chassis dyno is how much more hp manual cars make than the autos. My friend's 3.23 geared auto LS1 SS put 310 on the dyno, then my other buddy's manual LS1 Z28 put 340 down on the dyno, and they were both mechanically similar cars concerning the engine.
If you still have your 3.23 gears, that could be the difference. The M6 cars for the most part have 3.40s unless they were ordered with something else. One thing I've noticed on the chassis dyno is how much more hp manual cars make than the autos. My friend's 3.23 geared auto LS1 SS put 310 on the dyno, then my other buddy's manual LS1 Z28 put 340 down on the dyno, and they were both mechanically similar cars concerning the engine.
I let my brother drive my car and yelled out holy ****. he asked why I said that when I know my cars power, I said it feels insane over here. Alot quicker from the passanger seat. Optimus is right, its the effect.
Hmmm... maybe I should get somone I trust to drive my car while I am in the passenger seat. I know my car is faster than his, I have ran him before and I kill him. It was just weird then he gave me a ride and it felt faster than mine.
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It feels faster because you are not in control. In your head basically, as a passenger cars always feel faster. The m6 tends to distort this further by giving you solid knock backs into your seat.
An auto simply has lower numbers due to the auto robbing more power than a m6 in power lost through drivetrain efficiency.
If you take equivalent cars with the same engine, both should run the same, but the m6 will dyno higher. The secret to the auto is in the stall and speed in which it shifts at. It'll launch better and shift faster. The m6 will make better use of its power BUT has the difficulty of launching with a clutch (with a fragile rear end no less) and time lost from shifting.
An auto simply has lower numbers due to the auto robbing more power than a m6 in power lost through drivetrain efficiency.
If you take equivalent cars with the same engine, both should run the same, but the m6 will dyno higher. The secret to the auto is in the stall and speed in which it shifts at. It'll launch better and shift faster. The m6 will make better use of its power BUT has the difficulty of launching with a clutch (with a fragile rear end no less) and time lost from shifting.
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Between the M6 and you being in the passengers seat it probably did feel faster. The ripping through gears makes a car feel faster where as an A4 is smoother and therefore you not as able to notice how hard it's pulling. Also, in my experience being in the passengers seat of even your own car makes it seem faster. Not really sure why that is though
Between the M6 and you being in the passengers seat it probably did feel faster. The ripping through gears makes a car feel faster where as an A4 is smoother and therefore you not as able to notice how hard it's pulling. Also, in my experience being in the passengers seat of even your own car makes it seem faster. Not really sure why that is though