http://thevettenet.com/corvette_specs.php?year=1996
http://www.corvsport.com/Corvette/C4/19 ... tions.html
Jack stopped by today and wanted me to take a look at his toyota 4x4 truck that needed a tune up, so we parked it to let it cool off and took my 1996 corvette to the local napa auto parts to get the parts he required, after we got back Jack remarked that the corvette was impressively fast, now keep in mind Jack drives a 6 cylinder toyota 4x4 thats fairly heavy and while its a decent truck its not going to win any serious races and my 1996 corvettes hardly fast, in-fact its almost stock,other than a recent tune-up and crane roller rockers and some very minor air filter changes., (its a low mid 13 second car)
but to Jack its fairly fast! this got me to thinking about all the cars Ive driven, and its was rarely the fastest ones that were the ones I liked, the most, my fastest personally owned car was a radically modified 1968 corvette that ran consistent 10.26-27 at about 135-136mph most of the time, but keep in mind back in the mid 1970s that was respectable and it kept me flat broke and fully involved. my most missed car was slower it ran at least a full 1/2 second slower on its best day, but it was a hell of a lot more fun to work on, and drive and I miss it far more , it was my 1965 lemans, with a 496 big block chevy engine that eventually got swapped into the corvette after several more modifications
this picture I found on the internet could be its twin
and I had cars that were never fast, but they were still fun to drive, like the 1967 firebird I had when I was dating
theres also something to be said for having a back seat and a truck at times
viewtopic.php?f=38&t=898&p=3239&hilit=first+lemans#p3239
viewtopic.php?f=87&t=9950&p=38333&hilit=+pontiac+lemans#p38333
POWER TO WEIGHT CALCULATIONS
http://vexer.com/automotive-tools/1-4-mile-ET-HP-MPH-calculator
http://www.wallaceracing.com/et-hp-mph.php
https://robrobinette.com/et.htm
http://www.ajdesigner.com/fl_horsepower_elapsed_time/horsepower_elapsed_time.php
http://www.tuneruniversity.com/blog/2012/03/power-to-weight-ratio/
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