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12-19-2002, 01:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Could the IRS in the 1999 and up Cobras be hiding any power?
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12-19-2002, 04:17 PM   #2 (permalink)
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If you swap it into a earlier style car it will take off time in accelleration, turning, and have better handling.
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12-19-2002, 07:41 PM   #3 (permalink)
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IRS? HP loss? Hmmmm...

It would take some road testing to figure that one out. Otherwise bust out the TI-86 Calculator and start figureing out some mechanical figures and forces to dig deeper into that question.

Seariously though, dyno testing would be the best test bench for such a question or mystery.

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12-23-2002, 01:07 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Well, from what I have heard, you can expect a loss of 6% through each u-joint. But, you have to compound this percentage.
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