I received the question below from George and he already has what he
needs. However it occured to me that as I will undoubtedly get more of
these queries, I should get better/faster at doing them. The issue I had
is that my default OS these days is Linux. I can run W98 stuff either by
rebooting (dual-boot setup) or through VMware which is pretty slow. I
noticed that CarTest2000 is in Java whereas CarTest (old) is a Windows
EXE. On a whim and with a little fooling around, I have CarTest2000
running in Linux/Windows just fine. This means that any OS (Mac?) that has
the Sun JRE1.3 runtime will run CarTest2000.
Now as to George's question...
I changed my N9TEA Sedan stuff to reflect the weight, dims, and HP of the
wagon. Keep mind that a wagon has a 4.111 rear axle.
I used a launch RPM of 1800 based upon comments in the past from John
Goodyear. Results of Simulation:
0-60 = 8.89 secs
1/4 mi = 16.93 @ 80.50 mph
Top Speed = 114 mph @ 4800 RPM
Note that if you factor the TS to George's 5300, you'll get 125 mph so the
simple math in CT is right on the money for gears and tires.
Now, George didn't mention if he went 125 mph or how he measured it.
I'd also like to hear from John Goodyear who might comment on those times
versus his own 505 SW at the strip experience.
a screen cspture of CT2000 may be viewed at:
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