<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by LTHL VPR:
When people say 'this car's faster than that car' or 'it's the fastest' it really depends mostly on the driver. I know many people argue the MPH is the true indicator of power, and in some ways they are right. However, when wheelspin occurs and you are moving, then you are wasting power which will negatively impact the MPH at the end. On many occasions we have seen a good driver in one of our customer's cars go not only faster through the 1/4 mile (expected), but they almost always increase the MPH trap speed as well, sometimes as much as 7mph. It seems to make sense that they controlled the wheel spin, put more power to the pavement, and were able to achieve higher MPH results. An easy way to test this would be to do a 0-60 mph run with minimal wheelspin and mark where your car hit 60mph. Then do one where you just dump the clutch, smoke the tires, and continue to smoke them until you hit 60mph. I would bet that it would take you a farther distance to hit 60 mph. You may have only hit 48mph at the same mark. Now a dragstrip is a fixed length. The more tirespin you have the longer/farther it will take you to hit certain speeds. Hopefully this makes sense.
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My experience is that your MPH goes up in cooler weather with denser air. Your MPH goes DOWN the better you hook the car up. MPH is a function of how much power you put down along the track. Shifting faster is good for 2-3mph. When you spin off the line, you hurt your ET, but often your MPH will be higher.
My best ET had a 118MPH trap. One of my worst ET's (mid 12's) had a 120.5MPH trap.
I'd be REALLY surprised if anyone gained 7mph just from hooking right - unless they really blew the launch the first time.
Regarding Linfenfelter, he builds awesome cars. He doesn't talk trash, he doesn't open his yap and put down other tuners or packages, he lets his cars speak for him. He is a class act in every sense of the word. He is successful because he is customer service oriented, his products are *ultra* reliable and they perform flawlessly for years and are very streetable.
Don't all the Viper tuners get all defensive now - I'm not saying the same is not true of the Viper tuners, but I do see alot of folks clamoring for the spotlight and getting upset when not every comment is a glowing review. Don't worry... let your product do your talking... advertise, make sure people know about it, and if it's good, they will come. The best way to market isn't to stamp out all negative comments, it's to let people see it for themselves and decide, based on your product and your service.
My LPE383 would run neck and neck with my buddy's LT1-383 built by a no-name tuner. Only difference is his car was being "adjusted" every other week and blew up 3 times in 30k miles. I beat the snot out of mine every weekend at the track and never once had a problem.
I'm not saying some of our Viper tuners aren't as good as LPE... but a good name and good reputation comes from always *always* being nice even if someone thinks your car *****, and letting your cars do the talking.
