[Edited on 17/8/09 by cd.thomson]
How much difference does weight make in a bec?
I have the zx9r and i had the zx12 titanium can on which is pretty light, and i have just baught the modified r1 which was for sale on here and it
quite weighty in comparrision, its a couple of kg heavier at least.
Would this make a much noticable difference in power when driving with the extra weight?
Also i have a large car battery and the floor is lined with rubber and i have the mk embossed plastic panels for the interior.
Is this lot going to make a noticable difference in power?
using the letstorquebhp calculator (so all things considered the same apart from weight) I calculate every kilo off a 450kg car would decrease 0-60
time between 0.005s and 0.01s
[Edited on 17/8/09 by cd.thomson]
Roughly...every 2kg lost is the same as 1bhp gained.
Will it make a difference?...Yes.
Will you notice that difference?...No
adrian
OK THANKS FOR THE ADVICE GUYS, SO I HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT AND I DO NOT HAVE TO MAKE ANY PURCHASES ON LIGHTWEIGHT RACING BATTERYS AND STRIPPING THE INTERIOR WHICH IS GREAT NEWS
When i took my mate out (15 stone) i noticed it, when i left my jack handle down the side of the passenger seat, didn't notice a thing, full tank of fuel compaired to more or less empty, i only noticed the rear handling felt slightly better.
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Originally posted by evo.rocks
OK THANKS FOR THE ADVICE GUYS, SO I HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT AND I DO NOT HAVE TO MAKE ANY PURCHASES ON LIGHTWEIGHT RACING BATTERYS AND STRIPPING THE INTERIOR WHICH IS GREAT NEWS
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Originally posted by evo.rocks
How much difference does weight make in a bec?
I have the zx9r and i had the zx12 titanium can on which is pretty light, and i have just baught the modified r1 which was for sale on here and it quite weighty in comparrision, its a couple of kg heavier at least.
Would this make a much noticable difference in power when driving with the extra weight?
Also i have a large car battery and the floor is lined with rubber and i have the mk embossed plastic panels for the interior.
Is this lot going to make a noticable difference in power?
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Originally posted by ReMan
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Originally posted by evo.rocks
How much difference does weight make in a bec?
I have the zx9r and i had the zx12 titanium can on which is pretty light, and i have just baught the modified r1 which was for sale on here and it quite weighty in comparrision, its a couple of kg heavier at least.
Would this make a much noticable difference in power when driving with the extra weight?
Also i have a large car battery and the floor is lined with rubber and i have the mk embossed plastic panels for the interior.
Is this lot going to make a noticable difference in power?
Oh you got it did you?
How do you like the sound?
If your above 10 stone , then you need to look closer to home before you start removing bits of car! l
thyat said, something "very" heavy like the battery will of coure make a bit of difference.
But as alrady said.
I cant tell the difference with a full or empty tank of fuel.
But I can if I'v got a passenger!
Cheers
Col
Replacing the car battery with a bike battery would be quite a weight saving and cheap too. You don't need a racing battery, just go with the
same battery as the donor bike had.
Other than that, the cheapest weigh of increasing the power/weight ratio is to lay off the pies
Nick
haha, yeah i baught the modified r1 can that was suggested, its a nice little thing just i was concerned due to the extra weight.
I havent actually put it on the car yet, i am awaiting a new link pipe off jetex exhausts which should arrive tommorow then i need to make a new
bracket to attach it to, i think ime gunna get the pipe ceramic coated in black aswell, its only £20.
How do these r1 cans sounds?
I like them they don't seem to hit the power and give a nice burble on the blade
Going to get my replacement this week
Hoping it will keep me below 100dB for Mallory
[Edited on 18/8/09 by ReMan]
[Edited on 18/8/09 by ReMan]