depends, if a car that normally weighs 1085 pounds, like mine is going
50 and stopping then you have a distance of whatever, however, if you
add 200 pounds to the whole deal the stopping distance does increase,
the same as a car stopping at 65 and trying to stop a big rig at 45 bout
the same distance given that the brakes are fully functional.
----Original Message Follows----
Subject: Re: Engine Swaps - What about stopping?
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 98 19:53:48 -0800
From: TeriAnn Wakeman <twakeman@cruzers.com>
To: "Robert J. Snyder" <rjsnydercpa@email.msn.com>,
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
>I always read with great interest the discussions regarding engine
swaps for
>TR-6 and Spitfire. I have a Spitfire 1500 that I was thinking of
upgrading
>with a GT-6 motor. I was also going to upgrade the vertical link and
brakes
>from a GT-6. However, I was wondering with the larger increases in
>horsepower: V-8 in TR-6 or V-6 in Spitfire, what break modifications
have
>been considered and are acceptable?
I have NEVER understood why people think you need better brakes if you
add more HP. If you are going 50 MPH in a car that has 75 HP, doesn't
it
take about the same amount of space & time to stop as the same car going
50 MPH with a 300 HP engine???
I always thought better brakes were desirable at any time & even more so
if you add an overdrive or higher diff ratios allowing you to go faster
that
n you could before.
Still wondering how how fast you can reach speed X, affects how quickly
you can go from X to zero.
TeriAnn Wakeman
Santa Cruz, California
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