Is it better to launch with top down?
10-20-2005, 03:38 AM
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Is it better to launch with top down?
I know that the Fox Verts are the heaviest of the Fox bunch and this might be a dumb question but I was thinking about this last night.
Would it be better to laugh with the top down or up?
In my opinion the weight will be distributed to the rear wheels for better traction but at the same time will create drag what do you guys think?
Would it be better to laugh with the top down or up?
In my opinion the weight will be distributed to the rear wheels for better traction but at the same time will create drag what do you guys think?
10-20-2005, 07:51 AM
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RE: Is it better to launch with top down?
ORIGINAL: Black Snake
I know that the Fox Verts are the heaviest of the Fox bunch and this might be a dumb question but I was thinking about this last night.
Would it be better to laugh with the top down or up?
In my opinion the weight will be distributed to the rear wheels for better traction but at the same time will create drag what do you guys think?
I know that the Fox Verts are the heaviest of the Fox bunch and this might be a dumb question but I was thinking about this last night.
Would it be better to laugh with the top down or up?
In my opinion the weight will be distributed to the rear wheels for better traction but at the same time will create drag what do you guys think?
yes it would cause us to laugh more, lol
you need a roll bar to run with roof down and it will hurt aerodynamics, and isnt that weight still before the wheels, you want it as far as back as possilbe
10-20-2005, 11:17 AM
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RE: Is it better to launch with top down?
even w/ a roll bar you can't run top down...only a shelby w/ or other roadster can run that way, when they have NO ROOF AT ALL
but no, it's not gonna make a diff...just get sticky tires and launch away
the weight of a 'vert isn't in the top so much...it's in the added bracing. the top is kinda light
my lx 'vert aod weighed over 3600 w/ 1/2 tank and me in it...(and i'm only 140)
but no, it's not gonna make a diff...just get sticky tires and launch away
the weight of a 'vert isn't in the top so much...it's in the added bracing. the top is kinda light
my lx 'vert aod weighed over 3600 w/ 1/2 tank and me in it...(and i'm only 140)
10-20-2005, 05:29 PM
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RE: Is it better to launch with top down?
ORIGINAL: nitrous_bob
even w/ a roll bar you can't run top down...only a shelby w/ or other roadster can run that way, when they have NO ROOF AT ALL
but no, it's not gonna make a diff...just get sticky tires and launch away
the weight of a 'vert isn't in the top so much...it's in the added bracing. the top is kinda light
my lx 'vert aod weighed over 3600 w/ 1/2 tank and me in it...(and i'm only 140)
even w/ a roll bar you can't run top down...only a shelby w/ or other roadster can run that way, when they have NO ROOF AT ALL
but no, it's not gonna make a diff...just get sticky tires and launch away
the weight of a 'vert isn't in the top so much...it's in the added bracing. the top is kinda light
my lx 'vert aod weighed over 3600 w/ 1/2 tank and me in it...(and i'm only 140)
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