That needle does clime fast.. in km/h. It is km/h, isn't it?
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I've done similar things to confirm the butt dyno. I prefer (since I have a manual) to do a third gear pull from about 45mph to...well the speed-limit
I feel this type of pull eliminates any kind of variable with wheel-spin and is a real world evaluation of my car's day to day performance since I can't get lap times or run the quarter as often as I'd like.
I think the big reason US MINI owners don't run the quarter more often is because it's really not what the car is most adept at. In the UK the MINI is more typical of the type of car that shows up to the strip while in the US that's still the domain of Mustangs and other RWD/V-8 setups and while a 4cyl/FWD car can turn impressive numbers, the MINI is so much more impressive in the handling department. -
hey joe! endulge me while i post my own vid
the acceleration part is around 57 sec.s in. i think anyone looking at that section of the video can tell i'm moving "fairly quickly." i've driven through evo's, sti's, corvettes, and m3's at hpde so i think something's working right! sorry for this not so data based response.....but i ain't got no d-pic......yet!
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hAwtxOIlg4"]YouTube - mynes header video[/ame] -
I have a couple speedo videos of our cars but they were done more for camera mount stability testing than recording speed info.
My wife's car: (note dsc light) 15% sc, intake and invidia
http://mini.midwestdrivers.net/videos/dash.html
Mine when stock:
http://mini.midwestdrivers.net/videos/mount.html
