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Originally Posted by habitat
The math I used is very basic yes, it assumes many more variables than of the equations you've stated above. Still, you've stated no real mathematical calculations, rather pasted images from some how-to website.
Finally, all you who still want to believe that ryker's comprehensive equations will somehow put the Civic in front of the better equipped Odyssey can stop dreaming. Yea, Civic EX 5A is slower than fully equipped Odyssey, who cares the MATH that I've stated proves that this is understandable due to the weight/power advantage of the Odyssey.
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Your math is way to simple to prove anything. The numbers you show has the much higher advantage of peak power to weight Odessey only
.2 Quicker in the one selected source and you ignore the other source that has the Civic R18 as quicker despite your simple math.
Second this is not my math. It was the math created a few hundred years ago. A guy by the name of newton.
Accelerating a Car
Newton's second law of motion states that the acceleration of a body is related to the
force being applied and the mass of the body.
Your simple minded math only uses one single peak power (force) number. But in case you've noticed are cars are not equiped with a CVT trans and the RPMS vary along with gear torque multiplication.
To get the force you need to follow this math break down.
Lotus Elise Information, Shift Points, Chart
Then apply the division of weight to get the g-force.
What that is telling you is that your gears act as multipliers of engine torque and you need a nice flat torque band without any dips in power. What determines how fast you can accelerate is the amount of torque that reaches your rear wheel and that is determined by your gear ratios.