How to build a 10 second car

[obi_waynne]

We look at what it takes to build a 10 second car and examine the power and weight requirements to reach the sub 11 second goal on the drag strip. Follow our tips and you can make a 10 second car quite cheaply and within your budget with some power mods and serious weight reduction.

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[TCJBOLDIE]

Just call Vin Diesel

 

[old-git]

Maybe, but his 10 seconds take around 25 with 15 gear changes and switching the nitrous on half way through the run.

 

[obi_waynne]

That's the beauty of cinema! Facts and real life do not have to come into play.

 

[old-git]

I can accept that with fantasy and SF, but something that portrays itself as comtempory street culture should, IMO, retain some semblance of reality. But that would make it a boring film for its adolescence audience

 

[old-git]

Back to the plot..............As long as you have sufficient grip, power to weight ratio is all you have to consider. 500bhp/tonne is my guess, although this is a little lower than quoted in the article.

 

[obi_waynne]

What does your quarter mile calculator work it out to be OG? Just out of interest really?

 

[old-git]

Around 450-500bhp/tonne. There are, obviously, many variables that have some bearing on the actual figure for a particular car, but gearing doesn't seem to make a lot of difference. What you lose on the start you gain at the finish and vice versa.

 

[Aerial Andy944]

Don't know what half of the parts are but Darkside have managed to make a 10 sec car out of a humble VW 2.0 diesel engine.

 

[TCJBOLDIE]

Maybe, but his 10 seconds take around 25 with 15 gear changes and switching the nitrous on half way through the run.

 

[old-git]

Don't know what half of the parts are but Darkside have managed to make a 10 sec car out of a humble VW 2.0 diesel engine.
Specs here http://www.darksidedevelopments.co.uk/arosa-mk2-2-0-16v-bkd/

They weigh around 860kg in standard trim. 468bhp equates to 544bhp/tonne but I bet they have gone on a weight saving binge so low 10s tie in with my guess pretty well

 

[obi_waynne]

Don't know what half of the parts are but Darkside have managed to make a 10 sec car out of a humble VW 2.0 diesel engine.

Amazing but look at all that black smoke!

 

[old-git]

Unfortunately, that seems to be standard on highly tuned diesels, except those built by people who really know what they are doing - Audi's Le Mans winning cars for example.

 

[Aerial Andy944]

You should see it now the exhaust is coming straight out of the bonnet

 

[obi_waynne]

Unfortunately, that seems to be standard on highly tuned diesels, except those built by people who really know what they are doing - Audi's Le Mans winning cars for example.

Maybe they fit them with DPF's!