imported_Joker

Who would win ?
both have intakes only short ram generic brand and both are 5spd

imported_gatherer

the hatchback is lighter so I think it would have a better power to weight ratio.

punkindrublic

ya if they are both dx models then the older hatch should win

imported_jason_alt

WHO would win?

The better driver.

imported_Joker

so its driver dependant? Even if the sedan is heavier?

punkindrublic

ya driver skill can make up for a lot.... proper shifting... taking the right lines... all of that can make a car that on paper is slower actually be faster

imported_gatherer

I thought we were discussing straight line competition where the driver is just another passenger

punkindrublic

the guy never really specified.... pending they were both is good working order the hatch back would win though

imported_jason_alt

The point is, bench racing is just that..... all hypothetical.

If you want to find out, look up some car and driver specs for each vehicle, and compare the two.. there's your answer. But then you realize that car and driver's numbers may be a tenth off from road and tracks numbers, which are also maybe a tenth or so off from oem's numbers... and factors come into play which affect these numbers such as temperature, tire pressures, elevation... etc... AND driver.

So in conclusion, if you disregard all those factors and want to know WHAT will win (as opposed to WHO) when you're bench racing ,then its very simple... the vehicle with the greater horsepower to weight ratio.....



... and then there's gear ratios.... LOL.... but forget i just said that

punkindrublic

well if they are both dx's so they have the same gears... and the same motor... i believe... they wouldn't have changed that much anyways.... so then it would just come down the weight... which the hatchback would win...

try comparing a 5.0L mustang... and an h22 powered civic... that would be one discussion there