Wheels Typhoon Times

[FINER6]

Well here is something for us all to think about, with the F6's crap times why is this so?

In gear acceleration times... 80-120km/h

Typhoon:

3rd-3.8sec 4th- 4.7sec 5th- 6.6sec 6th- 9.6sec

GT:

3rd- 4.2sec 4th- 6.0sec 5th- 7.5sec 6th- 11.4sec

Clubsport:

3rd- 4.0sec 4th- 5.7sec 5th- 7.5sec 6th- 12.8sec

I have no doubt that ones this thing hooks up it will make a 13 sec pass.

Edited 24/11/04 01:11 AM by FINER9

[Geeseman]

The rolling times vs the standing times accentuate the fact that there is something wrong with the gearing in the car. It can pull in its power band but you'd expect a Turbo car to. In a 0-100 dash or when you get stuck outside the power band of the T when you're up against a GT and you'll get hosed.

[240 T]

Look at it this way boys

FPV GT Mk II

Motor: 13.85

Wheels: 14.20

I wouldn't be to stressed about what wheels's times are....

Edited 24/11/04 04:13 AM by 240 T

[F6 RAPID]

The T6 does this now doesn't it? Why wouldn't the Typhoon?

Not according to their times.

Something is a miss here. Perhaps the phoon does hit 9lb early on but it must be drawn back to stock levels above 4500rpm or something for the GT to pull away so hard.

Turbo6man said "Rolling acceleration"geeseman. Not standing start.

[F6_Tornado]

In gear acceleration times... 80-120km/h

Typhoon:

3rd-3.8sec 4th- 4.7sec 5th- 6.6sec 6th- 9.6sec

GT:

3rd- 4.2sec 4th- 6.0sec 5th- 7.5sec 6th- 11.4sec

Clubsport:

3rd- 4.0sec 4th- 5.7sec 5th- 7.5sec 6th- 12.8sec

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Pure Torque and so much so low is what that shows pure and simple.

3.2 seconds on the Clubie in Long gear shows that the F6 is pure torque not Kw.

I bet wheels red lined the f6 in every cog when they would be far better off making the b**ch pull.

Old habits die hard and the GT and the Clubie need to Rev hard to go hard wear as the f6 wants to take another gear early and pull.

The above results show that, but it’s a total new ball game and people need to take time to get a handle on how to make the torque work for you and not the rev’s.

Those results are way above most peoples expectations and id hate to be along side one in a HSV scrambling for another cog and some revs to try and hold my own..

Wooooooooooooooooooooop's where did he go???????????

[Typhoon]

That box out sounds like an excuse for their drivers for not posting better times. Regardless, it shows the trend that the phoon is slower than the GT and the HSV, which is mirrored in the times seen in motor mag.

How they can say it's faster in each gear and off the mark when they say in the article the phoon has lag and the v8's throttle response is better is absurd.

Even their own times contradict their statements. 

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look geeseman the typhoon is the fastest car in oz history! Look at the 80/120 rolling run and you will find in every gear its faster then anything else ever in oz I wish everyone would stop looking at 1/4 mile times and open there dam eyes!!!

[fordboy1981]

I presume the phoon is slower mainly from a marketing point of view...

but if you want to mod, you just can't go past the phoon, just add an edit with some decent boost and stand back!

Dave.

WOOHOO!! 700th post!

[Flukey]

Look at it this way boys

FPV GT Mk II           

Motor:    13.85

Wheels:  14.20

I wouldn't be to stressed about what wheels's times are....

 

Couldnt agree more Mr T. Wheels testers drive like were taking Miss Daisy to church on Sunday morning. NFI if you ask me.

[Geeseman]

Turbo6man said "Rolling acceleration"geeseman. Not standing start.

I know but when a standard T almost beats a GT in 0-100 times you'd expect the phoon with more torque to do a lot better. Perhaps not

[FPV 521]

Turbo6man said "Rolling acceleration"geeseman. Not standing start.

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I know but when a standard T almost beats a GT in 0-100 times you'd expect the phoon with more torque to do a lot better. Perhaps not

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I agree.

What do the standard Turbo and Typhoon weigh?